Satish Dharmaraj
InvestorManaging Director at Redpoint Ventures · Board director at Barrel Reserve Technologies, Inc. · Board director at Finch Legal Inc. · Board director at Omni Analytics, Inc.
Saratoga, California
Writes $100K – $50M checks · typically $25M
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About
Satish Dharmaraj, an immigrant who arrived with $5k debt, founded Zimbra (sold to Yahoo for $350M), wrote market theses and backed Acompli, acquired by Microsoft for $200M.
Contact· self-published, not guessed
Likely emails· guessed from name + firm domain, not firm-published
- s•••@redpoint.comreveal100% confident
- s•••@redpoint.comreveal75% confident
Invests in
AI & Machine LearningConsumerCybersecurityData & InfrastructureEnterprise SoftwareFintechSaaS
Beyond investing
- Founded
- Dharmaraj founded the email software company Zimbra in 2003.
- Education
- Studied at Government College of Technology, Coimbatore (Bachelor of Engineering, Electronics and Communication Engineering) Studied at Harvard Business School (executive management degree)
From published sources — common ground for a warm intro.
Board director at Barrel Reserve Technologies, Inc.
Intro paths
In turn, Satish can intro founders to Barrel Reserve Technologies, Inc.'s investors below.
Barrel Reserve Technologies, Inc.'s investors · 1
Board director at Finch Legal Inc.
Intro paths
In turn, Satish can intro founders to Finch Legal Inc.'s investors below.
Finch Legal Inc.'s investors · 1
Co-founders at Finch Legal Inc.
Board director at Omni Analytics, Inc.
Intro paths
In turn, Satish can intro founders to Omni Analytics, Inc.'s investors below.
Omni Analytics, Inc.'s investors · 2
Co-founders at Omni Analytics, Inc.
Experience
- Redpoint VenturesManaging Directorcurrent2009 — present
- ZimbraCEO2003 — 2009
- Redpoint VenturesEIR2003 — 2004
- Openwave SystemsVice President, Messaging Products, Openwave2000 — 2003
- onebox.comDirector, Engineering and Network Operations1998 — 2000
- JavasoftProject lead, Servlets and JSP1996 — 1998
- TransarcSoftware Architect1991 — 1995
- Transarc CorporationStaff Engineer1991 — 1995
Deals · 8
Barrel Reserve Technologies, Inc.Board seat
via Redpoint Ventures · filed Oct 2025 · $2.2M raise
Finch Legal Inc.Board seat
via Redpoint Ventures · filed Jun 2025 · $23.7M raise
Omni Analytics, Inc.Board seat
via Redpoint Ventures · filed Mar 2025 · $68.8M raise
TimescaleBoard seat
via Redpoint Ventures · filed Feb 2022 · $109.5M raise
Solo.io, Inc.Board seat
via Redpoint Ventures · filed Oct 2021 · $135M raise
Datagrid Systems, Inc.Board seat
via Redpoint Ventures · filed Nov 2020 · $5.5M raise
LaserlikeBoard seat
via Redpoint Ventures · filed Dec 2016 · $21M raise
InferBoard seat
via Redpoint Ventures · filed Jan 2015 · $28.5M raise
Attribution from SEC filings, press coverage, and firm rosters.
Other disclosed investments
Led
Big SwitchCoinGogobotMapRPeelPure StorageSonosTruera
Investor
AcompliDimdimPosterousPulseVMOps
Sources: curated public sources · SEC Form D filings.
Colleagues at Redpoint Ventures
Network6
Investors connected to Satish in public investor directories — a warm-intro map.
Frequently asked questions
- Who is Satish Dharmaraj?
- Satish Dharmaraj, an immigrant who arrived with $5k debt, founded Zimbra (sold to Yahoo for $350M), wrote market theses and backed Acompli, acquired by Microsoft for $200M.
- Where does Satish Dharmaraj work?
- Satish Dharmaraj is Managing Director at Redpoint Ventures and Board director at Barrel Reserve Technologies, Inc. and Board director at Finch Legal Inc. and Board director at Omni Analytics, Inc..
- What does Satish Dharmaraj invest in?
- Satish Dharmaraj invests in AI & Machine Learning, Consumer, Cybersecurity, Data & Infrastructure, Enterprise Software, Fintech, SaaS.
- What check size does Satish Dharmaraj write?
- Satish Dharmaraj typically writes checks of $100K – $50M.
- What boards does Satish Dharmaraj sit on?
- Satish Dharmaraj holds tracked board seats at Barrel Reserve Technologies, Inc., Datagrid Systems, Inc., Finch Legal Inc., Infer, Laserlike, Omni Analytics, Inc., Solo.io, Inc., Timescale.
- What companies has Satish Dharmaraj invested in?
- Investments tracked here include Big Switch, Coin, Gogobot, Infer, MapR, Peel, Pure Storage, Sonos, Truera, Acompli, Dimdim, Posterous, and 2 more.
- Where did Satish Dharmaraj go to school?
- Satish Dharmaraj studied at Clemson University (Computer Science).
- Does Satish Dharmaraj lead rounds?
- Yes — Satish Dharmaraj has led 9 tracked investments.
Same school
Also attended Clemson University34
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Shared employers
Also worked at Zimbra2
Also worked at Redpoint Ventures76
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Also worked at Openwave Systems13
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