Vivek Ramaswami
Vivek Ramaswami is a partner at Madrona, which he joined in 2022, working from California with founders in enterprise AI, security and developer tools, mostly after product-market fit. He previously helped launch Steadfast Capital's venture arm, was a principal at Redpoint for five years, and started his career in technology investment banking at Goldman Sachs.
Founded & Funded Investor Spotlight with Vivek Ramaswami
Get to know Madrona Partner Vivek Ramaswami. Learn what drew him to venture capital and working with founders, what he looks for in founders, where he focuses, and what he enjoys doing outside the office. (00:00:00) Introduction (00:00:15) Vivek Ramaswami's background (00:00:55) Why venture capital (00:02:47) What Vivek looks for in founders (00:04:38) One thing every founder needs (00:06:54) Sectors in which Vivek is interested (00:09:33) Why Madrona (00:11:24) Vivek's book recommendation (00:13:16) What Vivek does outside of the office
Organizations
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Madrona Partner · current
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Republican Party Gubernatorial Candidate · current
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Strive Founder · current
Education
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Ivey Business School at Western University HBA, Business
