Satish Dharmaraj
InvestorManaging Director 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.
Invests in
AI & Machine LearningConsumerCybersecurityData & InfrastructureEnterprise SoftwareFintechSaaS
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
Education
- Clemson UniversityComputer Science
Same school
Also attended Clemson University23
+ 17 more
Shared employers
Also worked at Zimbra3
Also worked at Openwave Systems9
+ 3 more
Also worked at Transarc1
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.
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