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Vivek Ramaswami

Investor

Partner at Madrona Venture Group · Partner at Madrona Venture Labs

San Francisco, California

Writes $10K – $50K checks · typically $25K

About

Vivek Ramaswami is a Partner at Madrona based in San Francisco, focusing on early-stage investments in AI tools and security. He shares perspectives on artificial intelligence through his Substack publication, Aspiring for Intelligence.

Likely email· guessed from name + firm domain, not firm-published

Beyond investing

Education
Studied at Richard Ivey School of Business (undergraduate degree)

From published sources — common ground for a warm intro.

Experience

  1. MadronaPartnercurrent2022 — presentSan Francisco Bay Area
  2. Gray SwanBoardcurrent2026 — present
  3. Dropzone AIInvestorcurrent2025 — present
  4. RecraftBoardcurrent2025 — present
  5. AnagramBoardcurrent2024 — present
  6. Read AIBoardcurrent2024 — present
  7. TigeraBoardcurrent2024 — present
  8. Ultravox.aiBoard2026
  9. STEADFAST Capital VenturesPartner2020 — 2022San Francisco Bay Area
  10. Redpoint VenturesPrincipal2015 — 2020San Francisco Bay Area
  11. Goldman SachsAnalyst2013 — 2015San Francisco Bay Area

Skills & more

Microsoft Excel22Microsoft Office11Bloomberg11Capital Markets22Investment Banking37Financial Modeling39Financial Analysis33Valuation12Economics10

From Vivek's professional profile.

Colleagues at Madrona Venture Group

Alexandra Estep
Controller at Madrona Venture Group
Alison McCulloch
Executive Assistant at Madrona Venture Group
Alli Sherwin
Executive Assistant at Madrona Venture Group
An Cayas
Executive Assistant at Madrona Venture Group
Andrew Leary
IT Support Engineer at Madrona Venture Group
Anna Baird
Venture Partner at Madrona Venture Group
Anna Chen
Investor at Madrona Venture Group
Anna Schmitz
Receptionist at Madrona Venture Group

Frequently asked questions

Who is Vivek Ramaswami?
Vivek Ramaswami is a Partner at Madrona based in San Francisco, focusing on early-stage investments in AI tools and security. He shares perspectives on artificial intelligence through his Substack publication, Aspiring for Intelligence.
Where does Vivek Ramaswami work?
Vivek Ramaswami is Partner at Madrona Venture Group.
What check size does Vivek Ramaswami write?
Vivek Ramaswami typically writes checks of $10K – $50K.
Where did Vivek Ramaswami go to school?
Vivek Ramaswami studied at Ivey Business School at Western University (HBA, Business).

Same school

Also attended Ivey Business School at Western University340

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Shared employers

Also worked at Madrona63

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Also worked at Gray Swan4

John CarpenterInformation Technology Director at Madrona Venture GroupDavid LangerFounder and Managing Partner at LIONHEART VENTURESJohn CarpenterInformation Technology Director at Madrona Venture LabsNick WinterFounder/CEO at CodeCombat

Also worked at Anagram3

John CarpenterInformation Technology Director at Madrona Venture GroupHarley SugarmanInvestor at Bloomberg BetaJohn CarpenterInformation Technology Director at Madrona Venture Labs

Also worked at Tigera4

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