RJ

Ram Jambunathan

Exec @Intapp. ex-SVP @SAP. Building growth businesses. Advising investors and entrepreneurs.

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Invests in

Stages:

  • Min Investment:

    $100,000.00
  • Max Investment:

    $10,000,000.00
  • Target Investment:

    $1,000,000.00

Education

Work Experience

2023

  • VP, Strategy & Planning

    2023

    Responsibilities include Corporate strategy, Markets strategy, Corporate planning, Pricing & Packaging, Portfolio, Growth Transformation initiatives, and PMI

  • Advisory Board Member

    2023

    providers of the leading employee offboarding platform for HR, legal and finance teams

  • Board Member

    2017 - 2023

    MLA’s Hire an Esquire is the leading tech-enabled, automated marketplace for legal staffing and recruiting, with more than 15,000 attorneys and legal professionals in our network and >2% of the active U.S. attorney population on their network

2021 - 2023

  • Board Observer

    2021 - 2023

    OwnID is the leading next-gen passwordless identity platform for enterprises

2013 - 2023

  • SVP, SAP and General Manager, SAP.iO

    2020 - 2023

    As General Manager of SAP.iO, I am privileged to lead SAP's strategic business unit for building high growth Ventures that can have $1B+ market cap impact in a 5-10 year time horizon, in enterprise areas including Sustainability, Finance, Commerce, Procurement, and Future of Work. Current businesses include: * Sustainability: SAP Greentoken, SAP ReCommerce, Everloop by SAP, EarthCommerce by SAP * Finance: Paid Promptly by SAP, Tax Eye by SAP * Procurement: Source Agent by SAP * Future of Work: Brilliant Hire by SAP I also oversaw the spinout of OwnID, an emerging leader in passwordless security.

  • SVP, Head of Corporate Strategy, SAP and Managing Director, SAP.iO

    2019 - 2020

    As Head of Corporate Strategy I lead a team responsible for developing and aligning long-term strategy across various SAP organizational (board) areas, including Cloud and Application strategy, Go-to-market strategy, Technology, and SAP’s Lines of Business. The team combines both a deep understanding of enterprise software with a structured approach to problem-solving that drives unique insights and an ability to help "see around corners". Our understanding of where adjacent opportunities and disruption may come is informed by many sources, including the startup ecosystem, and particularly through SAP.iO, SAP’s strategic business unit focused on accelerating innovations and pathfinding new areas relevant to SAP and its customers. As Managing Director of SAP.iO, my responsibilities include the SAP.iO Fund (SAP’s early stage startup investment fund) and the SAP.iO Foundries, our global network of equity-free startup accelerators. * The SAP.iO Fund invests in B2B software startups, and has invested in 30+ companies to-date * The SAP.iO Foundries are in-residence programs (now in 11 global startup hubs) that offer a 3 fold value proposition: * Curated mentorships from experts internal and external to SAP * Exposure to SAP technologies and support for accelerating integrations to SAP systems * Opportunities to meet and Collaborate with SAO customers In addition, SAP.iO supports SAP.iO No Boundaries, SAP’s unique commitment to supporting inclusive entrepreneurship in the B2B software industry. By 2023, SAP.iO has committed to support more than 200 startups founded or led by under-represented entrepreneurs, and will dedicate up to 40% of the investible capital in the SAP.iO Fund to invest in startups founded or led by under-represented entrepreneurs in tech

  • SVP and Managing Director, SAP.iO

    2016 - 2020

    As Managing Director for SAP.iO, I am responsible for investing in and accelerating early-stage external startup innovation - the next gen "Rising Stars" in enterprise SW who can strategically expand the SAP ecosystem around SAP applications, technologies, and digital platform. My responsibilities include: -- the SAP.iO Fund - making direct investments in early stage (Seed to Series A) B2B startups that are building solutions that enable customers to further realize value from their investments in SAP. We have made 30+ investments to-date, board observer at companies including Plum.io -- the SAP.iO Foundries – our global network of top-tier, equity-free, intensive programs for B2B startups, including accelerators, that provide them access to curated mentorship, exposure to SAP technologies and APIs, and opportunities to collaborate with SAP customers. SAP.iO Foundries are in major startup hubs including Berlin, New York, San Francisco, Paris, and Tel Aviv. We currently accelerate 100+ startups annually

  • Global Vice President, Cloud Product and Platform Strategy, Corporate Strategy Group

    2014 - 2016

    I am a Global VP of Corporate Strategy focused on Cloud Product and Platform Strategy. My team's strategic responsibilities cover the following areas: - Cloud Product (database, analytics, and LoB-focused) - Cloud Platform - Business Network - Global Partner Operations / Ecosystem - Startup Innovation / Incubation - Internet of Things (IoT)

  • Global Go-To-Market Strategy Lead for Industry and Ecosystem

    2014 - 2015

  • Head of Go-to-Market Strategy for Americas

    2013 - 2014

2018 - 2023

  • Board Observer

    2018 - 2023

    Plum is a leader in next-gen talent management and talent attraction, enabling better talent decisions with proven science. Using a single psychometric assessment, Plum brings objectivity to talent decisions across the employee lifecycle.

  • Board Member

    2019 - 2023

    The DePaul ID Lab partners and collaborates with clients to provide excellent service on turning innovative ideas into functional and testable prototypes at a quick turnaround.

2012 - 2013

  • Head of Strategy, Office of the President

    2012 - 2013

2009 - 2012

  • Senior Principal, Value Engineering

    2009 - 2012

  • Co-Founder

    2009 - 2009