I invest in promising startups. I help entrepreneurs. I build software products. Chairman at Tamasha Labs, pursuing passion projects.Previously, founder and CEO of Act-On Software. Grew out of proverbial garage to become one of the fastest growing private companies in America (Forbes List 2013, Inc 500 List in 2013, 2014 & 2015, Deloitte Fast500 list in 2013, 2014 and 2015). Portland Business Journal Tech CEO of the Year in 2015.Earlier, co-founder and CTO of Responsys, one of the first cloud-based marketing technology companies. Went public (NASDAQ: MKTG) and was subsequently acquired by Oracle for $1.5 Billion.Early employee at EDA pioneer Mentor Graphics Joined in 1983, when it had no revenues and a few dozen (amazing) employees. Left after it became a behemoth, a public company with $400M in revenue and 2,500+ employees.
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PartnerElevate Capital FundSaratoga, Ca, Us -
ChairmanTamasha Labs Jan 2022 - Present
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Founder & Board MemberAct-On Software, Inc. Jan 2008 - PresentPortland, Oregon, UsSavoring the journey without having to do the driving 🙂 -
Founder, Chairman & CeoAct-On Software, Inc. Jan 2008 - Oct 2015Portland, Oregon, UsFounder, Chairman & CEO.Forbes List of America's Most Promising Companies - 2013Inc 500 List of America's Fastest Growing Private Companies - 2013, 2014, 2015Deloitte Technology Fast 500 - 2013, 2014, 2015Forrester Wave: Leader - 2014 Portland Business Journal Tech CEO of the Year - 2015http://www.bizjournals.com/portland/print-edition/2015/01/30/ceos-of-the-year-tech-raghu-raghavan-of-acton.html -
Board MemberRfpio Inc. Sep 2016 - PresentBeaverton, Oregon, Us -
Board MemberRfpio Inc. 2016 - PresentBeaverton, Oregon, Us -
PartnerElevate Capital Fund 2017 - PresentHillsboro, Or , UsPartner in impact fund focused on diversity and inclusion. The fund provides aspiring entrepreneurs from under-served groups with venture capital and guidance to turn their startups into great companies. -
Board MemberTie Oregon Jan 2016 - Jan 2019
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Co-Founder & CtoResponsys, Inc. Jan 1998 - 2006UsOne of two founders. Conceived, architected and built pioneering online marketing application service on a multi-tenanted SaaS platform. Built top-notch product development organization spanning 3 geographic locations.IPO in 2011 (NASDAQ: MKTG). Hurray!Acquired by Oracle in December 2013 for $1.5B. -
PresidentIndius, Inc. 1993 - 1998Boutique software company that developed and licensed C++ and Java technology and components. The Indius Java Components were among the earliest in the industry, featured on Netscape's website and adopted by hot startups like Ariba.
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Director Of TechnologyWatson Wyatt 1989 - 1993London, England, GbBuilt the team and led the development of one of the first client server systems (Windows 3 front-end, Oracle mainframe back-end) for HR administration. This was pre Peoplesoft.Fortune 500 clients for the system.Watson Wyatt company has now become Towers Watson, and is one of the pre-eminent global professional services firm in the areas of people, risk and financial management. -
Software ArchitectMentor Graphics 1983 - 1989Wilsonville, Or, UsLed the development of the company's first IC layout system. Later on, took over the company's common user interface platform, which was a custom windowing system (multiple windows, keyboard and mouse support, drag and drop, bit-blt scrolling, etc.) for Apollo workstations. Part of the team at Mentor Graphics that worked closely with Bjarne Stroustrup on the development and evolution of C++ (we were among the first users of the language).
Raghu Raghavan Education Details
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Indian Institute Of Technology, BombayElectrical Engineering -
University Of MinnesotaComputer Science
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Raghu Raghavan attended Indian Institute Of Technology, Bombay, University Of Minnesota.
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