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Satish Dharmaraj

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Managing Director, Redpoint Ventures

Early-stage AI, infrastructure, and security investor

Menlo Park, CA$1M–$20M checks4 notable investments
Pre-SeedSeedSeries A
WebsiteLinkedInRedpoint Ventures
AIInfrastructureSecurityEnterprise SaaS

Background

Satish Dharmaraj joined Redpoint in 2009 with extensive founder and executive experience. He founded Zimbra, acquired by Yahoo! for $350M, where he led the messaging division. He previously held VP and GM roles at Sun, Openwave, and IBM, and contributed to Java infrastructure at Sun. He has been ranked #5 on the Forbes Midas List.

Investment Focus

Stages

Pre-SeedSeedSeries A

Typical check: $1M–$20M

Sectors

AIInfrastructureSecurityEnterprise SaaS

Based in: Menlo Park, CA (North America)

Notable Investments

Snowflake

Cloud data warehousing platform

ClickHouse

Columnar OLAP database

Mistral AI

Generative AI models

Modal

Generative AI infrastructure

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Last updated: Jun 11, 2026