Partner at Norwest Venture Partners

Where does Rama Sekhar work?

Rama Sekhar is Partner at Menlo Ventures.

What check size does Rama Sekhar write?

Rama Sekhar typically writes checks of $1M – $30M.

Where did Rama Sekhar go to school?

Rama Sekhar studied at The Wharton School (Master of Business Administration - MBA, Finance and Entrepreneurship); Rutgers University (Bachelor's degree, Electrical and Computer Engineering).

Rama Sekhar

Investor

Partner at Menlo Ventures

Palo Alto, California

Writes $1M – $30M checks · typically $12.5M

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526 people in our graph share verified history with Rama — schools, employers, funds. One of them is your warm intro.

Rebecca JamesunlockedRama: together at The Wharton School (2008–2009)

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Experience

Menlo VenturesPartnercurrent2024 — present
Clerk.comBoard Membercurrent2025 — present
GraphiteInvestorcurrent2025 — present
Zafran SecurityBoard Membercurrent2025 — present
Astrix SecurityBoard Membercurrent2024 — present
GatherInvestorcurrent2024 — present
ProductivBoard Member2019 — 2024
Norwest Venture PartnersPartner2009 — 2023Palo Alto, CA
Amberflo.ioBoard Member2022 — 2023
Numbers Station AIBoard Observer2022 — 2023
HarnessBoard Observer2021 — 2023
VezaBoard Member2020 — 2023
ClearDATABoard Observer2018 — 2023
InfluxDataBoard Member2019 — 2022
DremioBoard Member2018 — 2022
AlgorithmiaBoard Member (acquired by DataRobot)2019 — 2021
AgariBoard Member (acquired by Fortra)2016 — 2021
Bitglass, Inc.Board Observer (acquired by Forcepoint)2013 — 2021
FOSSABoard Observer2019 — 2020
QuboleBoard Member (acquired by Idera)2014 — 2020

Deals · 2

AlgorithmiaLed round

via Norwest Venture Partners · filed Apr 2019

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InfluxDataLed round

via Norwest Venture Partners · filed Jan 2019

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Attribution from SEC filings, press coverage, and firm rosters.

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Frequently asked questions

Who is Rama Sekhar?: Partner at Norwest Venture Partners
Where does Rama Sekhar work?: Rama Sekhar is Partner at Menlo Ventures.
What check size does Rama Sekhar write?: Rama Sekhar typically writes checks of $1M – $30M.
Where did Rama Sekhar go to school?: Rama Sekhar studied at The Wharton School (Master of Business Administration - MBA, Finance and Entrepreneurship); Rutgers University (Bachelor's degree, Electrical and Computer Engineering).

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