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Ajay Rayasam

VC at Osage University Partners

Cambridge, Massachusetts

VC

Invests in

  • Min Investment:

    $5,000,000.00

  • Max Investment:

    $10,000,000.00

  • Target Investment:

    $7,500,000.00

Skills

Venture Capital
Entrepreneurship
Product Management
Business Strategy
Financial Analysis
Start-ups
Business Development
Strategy
Due Diligence
Market Research
Product Design
User Experience (UX)
Data Analysis
Research
Portfolio Management
Banking
Financial Modeling
Emerging Technologies
Account Management
Project Management

Education

Work Experience

Osage University Partners (OUP)

2021

  • Senior Associate

    2023

  • Associate

    2021 - 2023

    Osage University Partners (OUP) is a venture capital firm ($800 AUM) that invests in university spinouts.

Innospark Ventures

2020 - 2021

  • AI Venture Fellow

    2020 - 2021

    Innospark Ventures ($100M AUM) is a venture capital firm that invests in AI startups.

The Engine

2019 - 2019

  • Summer Associate

    2019 - 2019

    Spun out of MIT, The Engine ($435M AUM) is a venture capital firm that invests in Tough Tech startups.

IBM

2018 - 2018

  • Product Manager

    2018 - 2018

    Selected as one of two graduate-level product managers for Patterns (Maelstrom), IBM Design's summer internship program. Launched a web application that improved accessibility standards at IBM.

Kubisys Inc.

2013 - 2017

  • Chief Of Staff

    2016 - 2017

    An enterprise software startup that raised over $15M with clients such as Vitamin Shoppe, United Health and Ropes & Gray. Led business development, served as the Chief of Staff, and launched mission-critical software.

  • Product Manager

    2013 - 2016

Citi

2011 - 2011

  • Analyst

    2011 - 2011