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About
Ray Levitt is a Senior Advisor at Blackhorn Ventures, which he joined as an Operating Partner in 2017 and where he led more than 20 Built Environment sector investments before transitioning to his current role in 2026. He has served as President of the Farmers Investment Club, a Stanford-based angel investment partnership, since 2005, and previously held faculty positions at MIT and Stanford, retiring in 2017 as Kumagai Professor of Engineering, Emeritus. He holds a civil engineering degree from the University of Witwatersrand and an MS and PhD in Construction Management from Stanford University, and co-founded three software startups: Vité Corporation, Design Power, Inc., and Rackwise, Inc.
Experience
- Blackhorn VenturesSenior Advisorcurrent2025 — presentPalo Alto, California, United States
- Blackhorn VenturesOperating Partnercurrent2017 — presentPalo Alto, California, United States
- Verified ✅Investorcurrent2022 — present
- Farmers Investment ClubPresidentcurrent2014 — present
- Vité CorporationCo-Founder, Initial CEO and Chairmancurrent1996 — presentPalo Alto, CA
- Stanford UniversityKumagai Professor in Engineering, Emeritus1980 — 2019Stanford, CA, USA
- Design Power, Inc.Co-Founder and Chairman, Design Power, Inc.1989 — 2002Cupertino, California
- MITAssociate Professor1975 — 1980Cambridge, MA
Skills & more
Strategy18Program Management15Governance8Organizational Design10Management Consulting9Entrepreneurship8Management13Executive Coaching1Research10Energy1Start-ups4Leadership6
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Colleagues at Blackhorn Ventures
Amanda Rohrer
Senior Associate at Blackhorn Ventures
Bill Ritter
Senior Advisor at Blackhorn Ventures
Cameron Carver
Senior Associate at Blackhorn Ventures
Christina Curtis
Senior Advisor at Blackhorn Ventures
Christopher Lai
Founding Managing Partner at The March Group
David Mindell
Co-Founder at Unless
Dr. Raymond Levitt
Senior Advisor at Blackhorn Ventures
Enrique Zambrano
Managing Partner at Proeza Ventures
Frequently asked questions
- Who is Ray Levitt?
- Ray Levitt is a Senior Advisor at Blackhorn Ventures, which he joined as an Operating Partner in 2017 and where he led more than 20 Built Environment sector investments before transitioning to his current role in 2026. He has served as President of the Farmers Investment Club, a Stanford-based angel investment partnership, since 2005, and previously held faculty positions at MIT and Stanford, retiring in 2017 as Kumagai Professor of Engineering, Emeritus. He holds a civil engineering degree from the University of Witwatersrand and an MS and PhD in Construction Management from Stanford University, and co-founded three software startups: Vité Corporation, Design Power, Inc., and Rackwise, Inc.
- Where does Ray Levitt work?
- Ray Levitt is at Blackhorn Ventures.
- Where did Ray Levitt go to school?
- Ray Levitt studied at Stanford University (Doctor of Philosophy (PhD), Civil Engineering--Construction Engineering & Management); Stanford University (Master of Science (MS), Civil Engineering--Construction Engineering & Management); University of the Witwatersrand (B.Sc., Civil Engineering).
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Shared employers
Also worked at Verified ✅3
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