Rajiv Raghunandan
When Rajiv isn’t tracking his investments & sectors at Arali, he can be seen networking & building relationships with people. He is a big believer in relationships and their value in the venture capital business. Rajiv also is very passionate about execution & operations and drives internal processes at Arali.
Rajiv’s corporate career spans over two decades in corporate finance, business consulting, outsourcing and technology. During his corporate stint, he has built and managed a $100M P&L, has overseen M&A, consulted and sold to large enterprise clients. His career includes leadership roles at Arvind Garments, Arthur Andersen, Infosys BPO and Infrahedge – a subsidiary of State Street.
He has been part of the start up ecosystem since 2009 initially as an angel investor & advisor and then set up seedX, a boutique advisory firm for early stage fund raising working with founders on their side before launching Arali as a seed stage fund in 2018. Rajiv is an Amitabh movie buff, cricket tragic and armchair sports lover. He has rediscovered his love for reading, has been a diligent yoga student over the last three years and above all loves his chatting sessions with friends & family. He also runs Hejje, a not for profit initiative focused on senior citizen care and children’s education.
He has been part of the start up ecosystem since 2009 initially as an angel investor & advisor and then set up seedX, a boutique advisory firm for early stage fund raising working with founders on their side before launching Arali as a seed stage fund in 2018. Rajiv is an Amitabh movie buff, cricket tragic and armchair sports lover. He has rediscovered his love for reading, has been a diligent yoga student over the last three years and above all loves his chatting sessions with friends & family. He also runs Hejje, a not for profit initiative focused on senior citizen care and children’s education.