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Satish Dharmaraj
InvestorManaging Director, early at Redpoint Ventures
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
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.
Deals · 6
Barrel Reserve Technologies, Inc.Board seat
via Redpoint Ventures · filed Oct 2025 · $2.2M raise
Omni Analytics, Inc.Board seat
via Redpoint Ventures · filed Mar 2025 · $68.8M raise
Tiger DataBoard seat
via Redpoint Ventures · filed Feb 2022 · $109.5M 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 StorageSnowflakeSonos
Investor
AcompliAlphaSheetsAstro TechnologyAutoGPTBig Switch NetworksBitwardenClick HouseCloud.comCockroach LabsCollateCyberhavenDescriptDgraph LabsDimdimDragonflydbDuo SecurityeeroERPLYEverpureFinchGigaGogobotHumanSignaliBloom TechnologiesLangtrace AI (Scale3 Labs)LightstepLiveKitMapr TechnologiesMaximaMistral AIModalNextdoorOpsaniPathPosterousPulsePure StorageSemgrepSimplegeoSimpoSnowflakeSonosSpringpathStorSimpleTact.aiTiger Data (creators of TimescaleDB)VMOpsWorkatoZendesk New York
Sources: curated public sources · SEC Form D filings.
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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, early at Redpoint Ventures.
- 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, Infer, Laserlike, Omni Analytics, Inc., Solo, Tiger Data.
- What companies has Satish Dharmaraj invested in?
- Investments tracked here include Big Switch, Coin, Gogobot, Infer, MapR, Peel, Pure Storage, Snowflake, Sonos, Acompli, AlphaSheets, Astro Technology, and 47 more.
- Does Satish Dharmaraj lead rounds?
- Yes — Satish Dharmaraj has led 9 tracked investments.
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