Ramanan Raghavendran
InvestorManaging Partner at Amasia · Co-founder & Managing Partner, Amasia at Kickstart Ventures · Board director at Topanga · Board director at Inbenta Holdings · Board director at Skillshare
San Francisco, California
Writes $100K – $5M checks · typically $1.5M
About
Ramanan Raghavendran runs the In Our Hands podcast and Substack interviewing academics and practitioners about climate and sustainability, and co-hosts climate storytelling shows that foreground narrative, culture and psychology.
Likely email· guessed from name + firm domain, not firm-published
- r•••@amasia.vcreveal75% confident
Invests in
Climate TechEdTechFintechHealthtechSaaS
Board director at Topanga
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Topanga's investors · 6
Co-founders at Topanga
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Adam BaileyExecutive Officer, Director
Board director at Inbenta Holdings
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Inbenta Holdings's investors · 1
Co-founders at Inbenta Holdings
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Jordi TorrasExecutive Officer, Director
Board director at Skillshare
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Skillshare's investors · 10
AmasiaBurlingame · $100K – $5M checks · since 2016Burda Principal InvestmentsMunichFounder CollectiveCambridgeKickstart VenturesManila · $30K – $20M checksMenlo GroupMenlo ParkRunway Growth CapitalMenlo Park · $10M – $150M checksSpark CapitalSan Francisco · $500K – $25M checksTop Corner CapitalBurlingameUnion Square Ventures (USV)New York City · $1M – $8M checksVTF CapitalLas Vegas · $300K – $2M checks
Co-founders at Skillshare
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Michael KarnajaprakornExecutive Officer, Director
Experience
- AmasiaManaging Partnercurrent2012 — presentSan Francisco and Singapore
- Kubera PartnersManaging Partner2007 — 2012New York and Mumbai
- TH Lee Putnam VenturesManaging Director2002 — 2007New York
- Insight PartnersPartner1997 — 2002New York and Mumbai
- General Atlantic PartnersSenior Associate1992 — 1996New York and Greenwich
- McKinsey & CompanyBusiness Analyst1989 — 1992New York and London
Skills & more
Strategy13Start-ups14Venture Capital55Private Equity30Business Strategy17Investments33Due Diligence14Equities6Management7Mergers & Acquisitions7Enterprise Software6Entrepreneurship3
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ValuationCorporate FinanceLanguages English · Hindi · Tamil
From Ramanan's professional profile.
Deals · 2
Inbenta HoldingsBoard seat
via Amasia · filed Dec 2016 · $12.6M raise
SkillshareBoard seat
via Amasia · filed May 2016 · $12M raise
Attribution from SEC filings, press coverage, and firm rosters.
Other disclosed investments
Board seats
Per SEC Form D filings.
Colleagues at Amasia
Network1
Investors connected to Ramanan in public investor directories — a warm-intro map.
Frequently asked questions
- Who is Ramanan Raghavendran?
- Ramanan Raghavendran runs the In Our Hands podcast and Substack interviewing academics and practitioners about climate and sustainability, and co-hosts climate storytelling shows that foreground narrative, culture and psychology.
- Where does Ramanan Raghavendran work?
- Ramanan Raghavendran is Managing Partner at Amasia and Board director at Topanga and Board director at Inbenta Holdings and Board director at Skillshare.
- What does Ramanan Raghavendran invest in?
- Ramanan Raghavendran invests in Climate Tech, EdTech, Fintech, Healthtech, SaaS.
- What check size does Ramanan Raghavendran write?
- Ramanan Raghavendran typically writes checks of $100K – $5M.
- What boards does Ramanan Raghavendran sit on?
- Ramanan Raghavendran holds tracked board seats at Inbenta Holdings, Skillshare, Topanga.
- Where did Ramanan Raghavendran go to school?
- Ramanan Raghavendran studied at University of Pennsylvania (Master's degree, Liberal Arts and Sciences/Liberal Studies); University of Pennsylvania (Bachelor of Science (B.S.), Computer Science and Engineering); The Wharton School (Bachelor of Science (B.S.), Economics).
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Also attended The Wharton School1,557
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Also worked at TH Lee Putnam Ventures4
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Also worked at General Atlantic Partners121
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