Raju Rishi is a General Partner at RRE Ventures, which he joined in 2015. Before RRE he was a Venture Partner at Sigma Prime Ventures in Boston from 2012 to 2015, founded several venture-backed companies, and held senior roles at AT&T, Lucent Technologies and Bell Laboratories. He has served on the boards of more than 30 companies, among them Bitly, Sailthru, Hyla, Latch and Tive, and served as lead independent director of Latch, Inc. He holds B.S. and M.S. degrees in Materials Science and Engineering from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology.
Education
B.S. in Materials Science and Engineering, Massachusetts Institute of Technology
M.S. in Materials Science and Engineering, Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Previous Experience
Venture Partner, Sigma Prime Ventures (2012-2015)
AT&T
Lucent Technologies
Bell Laboratories
Notable Investments
KnockCatioLatch, Inc.TiveBitly
Career Timeline
2012
Became a Venture Partner at Sigma Prime Ventures in Boston, a role he held until 2015.
2015
Joined RRE Ventures as a General Partner.
2017
Announced RRE Ventures' Series A investment in Knock.
2021
Filed a Form 3 as a director of Latch, Inc. following the company's business combination in June 2021.
2023
RRE Ventures led the incubation round of Catio in early 2023.