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Sujatha Ramanujan

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Managing Director at Luminate · Board director at NanoPattern

Rochester, New York Metropolitan Area

Writes $100K – $2M checks · typically $1M

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About

Sujatha Ramanujan is Chief Investment Officer at NextCorps and Managing Director at Luminate. She holds a PhD and has led global teams across portfolio management, investment development, and technology commercialization, with experience bringing Class 3 FDA-regulated medical devices to multiple continents and overseeing operations exceeding $50M EBITDA. Her technical background spans optics, photonics, imaging, semiconductors, and medical devices, supported by over 50 patents and numerous peer-reviewed publications.

Board director at NanoPattern

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NanoPattern's investors · 3

National Science FoundationAlexandria · since 2020New World AngelsBoca Raton · since 2025Service Provider CapitalVail

Co-founders at NanoPattern

YKYu Kambe
Yu KambeCEO & Cofounder
DTDmitri Talapin
Dmitri TalapinCofounder

Experience

  1. NextCorpsChief Investment Officercurrent2024 — presentRochester, New York, United States
  2. Luminate Accelerator & InvestmentManaging Directorcurrent2017 — present260 East Main St., Rochester NY 14604
  3. Uttara LightPresidentcurrent2017 — presentFairport, NY
  4. SunDensity Inc.Member Board of Directorscurrent2020 — presentRochester, NY
  5. Double Helix OpticsBoard of Directors, Optics Companiescurrent2019 — presentBoulder, Colorado, United States
  6. Intelon OpticsMember Board of Directorscurrent2019 — presentBoston, Massachusetts, United States
  7. New York PhotonicsMember Board of Directorscurrent2018 — presentRochester, New York, United States
  8. Intrinsiq Materials USA, Inc.Chief Operating Officer and Vice President2011 — 2017Rochester, New York Metropolitan Area
  9. Carestream HealthCTO CAD Business2007 — 2008
  10. Kodak Health GroupDirector External Alliances2005 — 2006
  11. Eastman KodakProgram Manager1995 — 2003

Skills & more

Startup Development4Mergers & Acquisitions (M&A)2Renewable Energy1Energy IndustryFinancial ModelingDue DiligenceAcquisitionsInvestment ManagementStart-ups ManagementTeam ManagementNetworkBoard of Directors
+12 moreEntrepreneurshipVenture CapitalEngineering ManagementCross-functional Team LeadershipManagementCommercializationManufacturingMarket DevelopmentMedical DevicesNanotechnologyProduct DevelopmentStrategy

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Who is Sujatha Ramanujan?
Sujatha Ramanujan is Chief Investment Officer at NextCorps and Managing Director at Luminate. She holds a PhD and has led global teams across portfolio management, investment development, and technology commercialization, with experience bringing Class 3 FDA-regulated medical devices to multiple continents and overseeing operations exceeding $50M EBITDA. Her technical background spans optics, photonics, imaging, semiconductors, and medical devices, supported by over 50 patents and numerous peer-reviewed publications.
Where does Sujatha Ramanujan work?
Sujatha Ramanujan is Managing Director at Luminate and Board director at NanoPattern.
What check size does Sujatha Ramanujan write?
Sujatha Ramanujan typically writes checks of $100K – $2M.
Where did Sujatha Ramanujan go to school?
Sujatha Ramanujan studied at University of Michigan (Doctor of Philosophy (PhD), Electrical Engineering).

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