T.M. Ravi
InvestorManaging Director at The Hive Β· Managing Director and Co-founder at The Hive Southeast Asia Β· Venture Partner at Clearstone Venture Partners
Palo Alto, California
Writes $1.5M β $3M checks Β· typically $1.8M
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Sumant MandalunlockedT.M. Ravi: together at The Hive (2012β2026)
T.M. Ravi: together at FogHorn Systems, Inc
Γ4T.M. Ravi: together at UCLA
Γ3T.M. Ravi: together at Indian Institute of Technology, Kanpur
About
Co-founder and Managing Director of The Hive, a serial entrepreneur who has started over 25 startups and was founder & CEO of Mimosa Systems, Peakstone Corporation, and Media Blitz. He held marketing leadership roles at Iron Mountain, Computer Associates, and Cheyenne Software, and holds an MS and PhD from UCLA and a B.Tech from IIT Kanpur.
ContactΒ· self-published, not guessed
Invests in
AI & Machine LearningEnterprise Software
Experience
- Montalvo Arts CenterMember Board of Trusteescurrent2025 β present
- TrustLogixInvestorcurrent2024 β present
- Purgo AIInvestorcurrent2024 β presentPalo Alto, California, United States
- The Hive, LLCFounder & Managing Directorcurrent2012 β presentPalo Alto, CA
- Point Reyes National Seashore Association - PRNSABoard Member2020 β 2025Point Reyes Station, California, United States
- Montalvo Arts CenterBoard Member2014 β 2020
- FogHorn Systems, IncCo-Creator2014 β 2017Palo Alto
- Iron MountainChief Marketing Officer2011
- Iron Mountain DigitalChief Marketing Officer2010
- Mimosa SystemsFounder, President & CEO2003 β 2009
- Peakstone CorporationPresident & CEO1999 β 2002
- Computer AssociatesVice President1996 β 1998
- Cheyenne SoftwareVice President1995 β 1996
- Media Blitz, Inc.President & CEO1993 β 1995
Skills & more
Board LevelEarly Stage InvestmentStart-ups99Big Data99Go-to-market Strategy99Strategy99Security64Business Alliances49Strategic Partnerships78Storage28Analytics40Mobile Devices32
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LeadershipCloud ComputingMessagingSales EnablementBusiness DevelopmentMulti-channel MarketingProfessional ServicesAdvisory BoardsEnterprise SoftwareSenior Executive LeadershipVenture CapitalFraud DetectionFrom T.M.'s professional profile.
Colleagues at The Hive
Alistair Croll
Investor & GTM Advisor at Highline Beta
Asha Jadeja
Motwani Jadeja Family Foundation at The Hive
Ashok N. Srivastava
SVP & Chief Data Officer, Intuit at The Hive
Bhaskar Ghosh
Partner & CTO, 8VC at The Hive
Dan Morales
CIO, Universal Music Group at The Hive
Dana Moraly
Partner; Chief Financial & Administrative Officer at March Capital Partners
David Serre
Managing Director, Co-Head of Business Development and Portfolio Management, JAB Consumer at JAB Holding Company
Dhruba Borthakur
Founder & CTO, Rockset at The Hive
Network2
Bill Elkus
Managing Partner at Clearstone Venture Partners
David Evans
Managing Partner at Sentiero Ventures
Investors connected to T.M. in public investor directories β a warm-intro map.
Frequently asked questions
- Who is T.M. Ravi?
- Co-founder and Managing Director of The Hive, a serial entrepreneur who has started over 25 startups and was founder & CEO of Mimosa Systems, Peakstone Corporation, and Media Blitz. He held marketing leadership roles at Iron Mountain, Computer Associates, and Cheyenne Software, and holds an MS and PhD from UCLA and a B.Tech from IIT Kanpur.
- Where does T.M. Ravi work?
- T.M. Ravi is Managing Director at The Hive.
- What does T.M. Ravi invest in?
- T.M. Ravi invests in AI & Machine Learning, Enterprise Software.
- What check size does T.M. Ravi write?
- T.M. Ravi typically writes checks of $1.5M β $3M.
- Where did T.M. Ravi go to school?
- T.M. Ravi studied at UCLA (PhD, computer science); Indian Institute of Technology, Kanpur (BTech).
Founder mafias
UCLA mafia360
Also came through, then founded or led a company.
Ben HorowitzFounded OpswareVlad TenevMasterβs DegreeFounded Harmonic +1Ryan KingBSFounded ChimeKent WakefordFounded Breaking +4William GuttmanBachelor of Arts (BA)Founded CurvePoint +3Ryan RoweBSFounded Archive Resale +2
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Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur mafia104
Also came through, then founded or led a company.
Shvet JainB. TechFounded Panther +1Dheeraj PandeyBSFounded DevRev Developer Tools San Francisco +1Saurabh SrivastavaBTechFounded Warpdrive by Synthetic Minds +1Sagar SetuBachelor of Technology (BTech) - Master of Technology (M Tech) Dual DegreeFounded Kritsnam +1Kushagra ManglikBachelor of Technology (BTech)Founded Coupl +1Naveen TewariBachelor of Technology - BTechFounded Inmobi +1
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The Hive mafia7
Also came through, then founded or led a company.
Kamesh RaghavendraChief Product OfficerFounded Geminus +1Alistair CrollO'Reilly Media & Solve for everythingFounded Startupfest +1Mohan ReddyCTOFounded SkyHive +1Kamesh RaghavendraManaging DirectorFounded Geminus +1Sumant MandalCo-FounderFounded Mimosa SystemsAlexis GaubaData Science InternFounded Raindrop
The Hive Southeast Asia mafia3
Also came through, then founded or led a company.
Trustlogix mafia2
Also came through, then founded or led a company.
Same school
Also attended UCLA903
Ben HorowitzCo-founder & General Partner at Andreessen HorowitzKirsten GreenFounder and Managing Partner at Forerunner VenturesVlad TenevCo-founder & CEO of RobinhoodRyan KingCo-founder of ChimePaul FieldingFinance & Operations at General CatalystMelody MaExecutive Assistant and Lead Receptionist at Trinity Ventures
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Also attended Indian Institute of Technology, Kanpur173
HemamAdvisor at Clear VenturesAshish GuptaChairman and Partner at MFV PartnersVeenu ChoudharyDirector, Investment at Vertex Ventures Sea Management Pte. Ltd.Shantanu NigamManaging Partner at SeedToBNakul MandanFounder of Audacious Ventures, an early stage VC firm partnering with ambitious technology foundersJatin GargAI Lead at Audacious
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Shared employers
Also worked at Montalvo Arts Center3
Also worked at TrustLogix6
Also worked at FogHorn Systems, Inc14
Jamie MontgomeryCo-Founder & Managing Partner at March Capital PartnersSanjeev KumarVenture Partner at FusionSumant MandalCo-Founder at The HiveKamesh RaghavendraChief Product Officer at The HiveMichael DolbecManaging Partner, Momenta at The HiveKenneth Benson SawyerCo-Founder and Managing Partner at Saints Capital
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Also worked at Iron Mountain8
Sumant MandalCo-Founder at The HivePaul DeningerOperating Partner at Material ImpactMeghan WalshExecutive Assistant at Equal Opportunity VenturesBen HolzmanInvestor at Venture Guides Management, L.P.Ian LevineManaging Director at Launchpad Venture GroupRobert BrennanCEO at OpenHands AI
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