Sailesh Ramakrishnan
InvestorGeneral Partner at RS TM Holdings · Managing Partner at Rocketship.vc
Saratoga, California
Writes $1M – $5M checks · typically $3M
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About
Sailesh Ramakrishnan combines AI, cancer modeling and Mars rover contingency work at NASA Ames with a founder exit selling LocBox to Square, using algorithmic, data-driven sourcing to find climate-tech outliers.
Invests in
AI & Machine LearningConsumerEdTechFintechSaaS
Experience
- Rocketship.vcManaging Partner, Co-foundercurrent2014 — present
- LocBoxFounder, CTO & VP Engineering2011 — 2014San Francisco
- @WalmartLabsDirector, Engineering2011
- KosmixDirector, Product Development2009 — 2011
- KosmixDirector, Engineering2007 — 2009
- KosmixLead, Monetization and Metrics2008
- KosmixLead, Traffic and Monetization2007 — 2008
- KosmixMonetization Lead2007
- KosmixMember of technical staff2006 — 2007
- QSS Group Inc- NASA Ames Research CenterComputer Scientist2002 — 2006
- University of Pittsburgh Cancer InstituteResearch Systems Engineer1996 — 2000
Skills & more
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AlgorithmsProduct DevelopmentBusiness StrategySocial MediaBig DataDistributed SystemsScalabilitySoftware DevelopmentLeadershipSearchPythonSaaSFrom Sailesh's professional profile.
Investments
Investor
Agnikul CosmosFyndIppopayJarMeographMindgroveQashioStocardUravu LabsYulu
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Frequently asked questions
- Who is Sailesh Ramakrishnan?
- Sailesh Ramakrishnan combines AI, cancer modeling and Mars rover contingency work at NASA Ames with a founder exit selling LocBox to Square, using algorithmic, data-driven sourcing to find climate-tech outliers.
- Where does Sailesh Ramakrishnan work?
- Sailesh Ramakrishnan is General Partner at RS TM Holdings.
- What does Sailesh Ramakrishnan invest in?
- Sailesh Ramakrishnan invests in AI & Machine Learning, Consumer, EdTech, Fintech, SaaS.
- What check size does Sailesh Ramakrishnan write?
- Sailesh Ramakrishnan typically writes checks of $1M – $5M.
- What companies has Sailesh Ramakrishnan invested in?
- Investments tracked here include Agnikul Cosmos, Fynd, Ippopay, Jar, Meograph, Mindgrove, Qashio, Stocard, Uravu Labs, Yulu.
- Where did Sailesh Ramakrishnan go to school?
- Sailesh Ramakrishnan studied at University of Michigan (PhD Candidate, Artificial Intelligence); University of Pittsburgh (M S, Intelligent Systems); Virginia Tech (MS, Construction Management).
Same school
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Also attended University of Pittsburgh184
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Also attended Virginia Tech286
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Also attended Indian Institute of Technology, Madras234
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Shared employers
Also worked at LocBox1
Also worked at @WalmartLabs142
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Also worked at Kosmix7
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Also worked at University of Pittsburgh Cancer Institute72
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