Rajeev Madhavan
Founder at Clear Venture Management LLC
Profile
Rajeev Madhavan is a Co Founder and Partner of Clear, where he focuses on early stage technology investments.
Rajeev brings operational skills from founding, building and running (as CEO) two highly successful companies.
He has the uncanny ability to deeply understand what entrepreneurs are trying to do, and to steer them onto a successful path.
He has been a venture investor in over 35 companies.
Rajeev’s notable exits include Toast (IPO), Reflektion (Sitecore), Robin ( Rakuten), Apigee (IPO), YuMe (IPO), Virident (acquired), Magma (IPO), Groupon (IPO), VxTel (acquired), LogicVision (IPO) and Ambit (acquired).
Prior to founding Clear in 2014, Rajeev founded three successful startups.
The most recent, Magma Design Automation, became the 4th largest Electronic Design Automation company in the world under his leadership.
Rajeev served as Magma’s Chairman and CEO from when he co-founded the company in 1997 through its acquisition by Synopsys in February 2012 for $580 million.
Magma was listed on Nasdaq in 2001 and was ranked as the 2nd fastest growing Technology Company in 2005 by Forbes.
Rajeev Madhavan active positions
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Cato Digital, Inc.
Cato Digital, Inc. Packaged SoftwareTechnology Services Cato Digital, Inc. provides software-defined power solutions for next-generation data centers. The company is based in Milpitas, CA. The company's Virtual Power Systems (VPS) technology platform, Intelligent Control of Energy (ICE), dynamically adjusts power delivery as demand fluctuates across data-center workloads, servers, and racks, enabling data center and cloud providers to generate significant additional revenue within existing power and IT footprints while avoiding millions of dollars in capital expenditures and operating expenses. Additionally, VPS empowers enterprise customers to reduce power infrastructure wait times and costs. The company was founded by Shankar Ramamurthy. Dean Nelson has been the CEO of the company since 2019. | Director/Board Member | 2013-11-30 |
Atmosic Technologies, Inc.
Atmosic Technologies, Inc. Electronic Production EquipmentElectronic Technology Atmosic Technologies, Inc. operates as a fabless semiconductor company that designs ultra-low power wireless solutions. Its products include M2 Series and M3 Series. The company is headquartered in Campbell, CA. | Director/Board Member | - |
Clear Venture Management LLC
Clear Venture Management LLC Investment ManagersFinance Clear Venture Management LLC (Clear Venture) is a venture capital firm founded in 2011 by Rajeev Madhavan and Christopher J.Rust. The firm is headquartered in Palo Alto, California. | Founder | 2010-12-31 |
Evidently Inc
Evidently Inc Packaged SoftwareTechnology Services Evidently Inc is an American company that provides a cognitive AI platform for data-driven medicine. The company is based in Santa Clara, CA. The company's EHR-embedded app gives clinicians the ability to provide faster and better care. | Director/Board Member | 2022-02-28 |
Kognitos, Inc.
Kognitos, Inc. Packaged SoftwareTechnology Services Kognitos, Inc. is a natural language automation platform that allows organizations to extract deep domain expertise from their seasoned employees. The company was founded in 2020 and is based in an undisclosed location. The platform enables low upfront and maintenance costs through its human-like error handling. Kognitos is the leader in natural language process automation and aims to build a future where all business applications will be written in English. The American company was founded by Binny Sher Gill, who has been the CEO since incorporation. | Director/Board Member | 2022-12-31 |
Opsera, Inc.
Opsera, Inc. Packaged SoftwareTechnology Services Opsera, Inc. is a unified DevOps platform that offers comprehensive orchestration for CI/CD pipeline creation and management, a marketplace of pre-built integrations, and complete analytic and reporting capabilities with actionable intelligence. The company is based in Palo Alto, CA. The platform enables toolchain automation within DevOps and CI/CD pipelines, increasing productivity, efficiency, and security of organizations. Opsera automates any CI/CD toolchain, enables declarative pipelines, and provides unified insights across the entire software delivery process. The company was founded in 2020 by Chandra Ranganathan and Kumar Chivukula. Kumar Chivukula has been the CEO since 2020. | Director/Board Member | 2019-12-31 |
Former positions of Rajeev Madhavan
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Robin Systems, Inc.
Robin Systems, Inc. Packaged SoftwareTechnology Services Robin Systems, Inc. operates an online platform for container-based compute and storage virtualization. It offers Robin Cloud Platform which is a container-based, application-aware, compute and storage platform liberates applications from servers, VMs, and storage boundaries. The company was founded by Krishna Yeddanapudi in 2013 and is headquartered in San Jose, CA. | Chief Executive Officer | - |
WootCloud, Inc.
WootCloud, Inc. Electronic Equipment/InstrumentsElectronic Technology WootCloud, Inc. engages in the provision of security solution for threat detection. It offers real-time device threat detection, and actionable automated insights. The company was founded by Srinivas Akella and Siva Natarajan Mandalam in January 2017 and is headquartered in San Jose, CA. | Director/Board Member | 2022-03-31 |
Reflektion, Inc.
Reflektion, Inc. Packaged SoftwareTechnology Services Reflektion, Inc. operates a retail analytics platform for retailers and brands. It offers ecommerce solutions that include Personalized Site Search, a solution that leads visitors with a path to various products; Predictive Product Recommendations, a platform that creates a one-to-one connection with shoppers; and a mobile solution that unifies customers shopping by integrating various devices. The company was founded by Amar Chokhawala in 2012 and is headquartered in San Mateo, CA. | Chairman | 2021-08-31 |
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Training of Rajeev Madhavan
Queen's University | Graduate Degree |
National Institute of Technology (Surathkal) | Undergraduate Degree |
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Listed companies | 1 |
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ZF COMMERCIAL VEHICLE CONTROL SYSTEMS INDIA LIMITED | Producer Manufacturing |
Private companies | 14 |
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LogicVision, Inc.
LogicVision, Inc. Electronic Equipment/InstrumentsElectronic Technology LogicVision, Inc. produces and develops semiconductor testing instruments and related technologies. It offers a portfolio of products for the automated development, integration, and deployment of embedded test technology. The company was founded in 1992 and is headquartered in San Jose, CA. | Electronic Technology |
Magma Design Automation LLC
Magma Design Automation LLC Information Technology ServicesTechnology Services Magma Design Automation develops software for electronic design automation. The company was founded by Rajeev Madhavan on March 16, 2012 and is headquartered in Mountain View, CA. | Technology Services |
Reflektion, Inc.
Reflektion, Inc. Packaged SoftwareTechnology Services Reflektion, Inc. operates a retail analytics platform for retailers and brands. It offers ecommerce solutions that include Personalized Site Search, a solution that leads visitors with a path to various products; Predictive Product Recommendations, a platform that creates a one-to-one connection with shoppers; and a mobile solution that unifies customers shopping by integrating various devices. The company was founded by Amar Chokhawala in 2012 and is headquartered in San Mateo, CA. | Technology Services |
Cato Digital, Inc.
Cato Digital, Inc. Packaged SoftwareTechnology Services Cato Digital, Inc. provides software-defined power solutions for next-generation data centers. The company is based in Milpitas, CA. The company's Virtual Power Systems (VPS) technology platform, Intelligent Control of Energy (ICE), dynamically adjusts power delivery as demand fluctuates across data-center workloads, servers, and racks, enabling data center and cloud providers to generate significant additional revenue within existing power and IT footprints while avoiding millions of dollars in capital expenditures and operating expenses. Additionally, VPS empowers enterprise customers to reduce power infrastructure wait times and costs. The company was founded by Shankar Ramamurthy. Dean Nelson has been the CEO of the company since 2019. | Technology Services |
Falcon Computing Solutions, Inc.
Falcon Computing Solutions, Inc. Packaged SoftwareTechnology Services Falcon Computing Solutions, Inc. provides acceleration solutions to big-data applications. Its products include compile and runtime tools and libraries that span multiple vertical markets, enabling order of magnitude improvements in performance and power efficiency. The company was founded by Jingsheng Cong Jason and Chang Jing in 2014 and is headquartered in Santa Clara, CA. | Technology Services |
Ambit Design Systems, Inc.
Ambit Design Systems, Inc. Packaged SoftwareTechnology Services Ambit Design Systems, Inc. developed critical design automation technology used in system-on-a-chip design. The company was headquartered in San Jose, CA. | Technology Services |
The UCLA Foundation
The UCLA Foundation Miscellaneous Commercial ServicesCommercial Services The UCLA Foundation collects and manages funds for social purposes. It receives contributions made by alumni, friends, private foundations and corporations on behalf of UCLA’s many schools, units and departments, disburses the contributions according to the expressed wishes of the donor and actively promotes philanthropy across the campus. The company was founded in 1945 and is headquartered in Los Angeles, CA. | Commercial Services |
Robin Systems, Inc.
Robin Systems, Inc. Packaged SoftwareTechnology Services Robin Systems, Inc. operates an online platform for container-based compute and storage virtualization. It offers Robin Cloud Platform which is a container-based, application-aware, compute and storage platform liberates applications from servers, VMs, and storage boundaries. The company was founded by Krishna Yeddanapudi in 2013 and is headquartered in San Jose, CA. | Technology Services |
Clear Venture Management LLC
Clear Venture Management LLC Investment ManagersFinance Clear Venture Management LLC (Clear Venture) is a venture capital firm founded in 2011 by Rajeev Madhavan and Christopher J.Rust. The firm is headquartered in Palo Alto, California. | Finance |
Atmosic Technologies, Inc.
Atmosic Technologies, Inc. Electronic Production EquipmentElectronic Technology Atmosic Technologies, Inc. operates as a fabless semiconductor company that designs ultra-low power wireless solutions. Its products include M2 Series and M3 Series. The company is headquartered in Campbell, CA. | Electronic Technology |
WootCloud, Inc.
WootCloud, Inc. Electronic Equipment/InstrumentsElectronic Technology WootCloud, Inc. engages in the provision of security solution for threat detection. It offers real-time device threat detection, and actionable automated insights. The company was founded by Srinivas Akella and Siva Natarajan Mandalam in January 2017 and is headquartered in San Jose, CA. | Electronic Technology |
Opsera, Inc.
Opsera, Inc. Packaged SoftwareTechnology Services Opsera, Inc. is a unified DevOps platform that offers comprehensive orchestration for CI/CD pipeline creation and management, a marketplace of pre-built integrations, and complete analytic and reporting capabilities with actionable intelligence. The company is based in Palo Alto, CA. The platform enables toolchain automation within DevOps and CI/CD pipelines, increasing productivity, efficiency, and security of organizations. Opsera automates any CI/CD toolchain, enables declarative pipelines, and provides unified insights across the entire software delivery process. The company was founded in 2020 by Chandra Ranganathan and Kumar Chivukula. Kumar Chivukula has been the CEO since 2020. | Technology Services |
Kognitos, Inc.
Kognitos, Inc. Packaged SoftwareTechnology Services Kognitos, Inc. is a natural language automation platform that allows organizations to extract deep domain expertise from their seasoned employees. The company was founded in 2020 and is based in an undisclosed location. The platform enables low upfront and maintenance costs through its human-like error handling. Kognitos is the leader in natural language process automation and aims to build a future where all business applications will be written in English. The American company was founded by Binny Sher Gill, who has been the CEO since incorporation. | Technology Services |
Evidently Inc
Evidently Inc Packaged SoftwareTechnology Services Evidently Inc is an American company that provides a cognitive AI platform for data-driven medicine. The company is based in Santa Clara, CA. The company's EHR-embedded app gives clinicians the ability to provide faster and better care. | Technology Services |
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