United States · Investor

Ram Shriram

Last cheque observed Jul 2025. Silence since then is not evidence of inactivity: our sources miss unannounced rounds.

QuietVC firm

Seed

Cheques on record
0%of best year0cheques in 12 months, 36 on record
Since the last cheque455days00hrs00min00sec
Median round$11MRounds led1 of 36Sole investor1 roundsExits13 from the portfolioMostly inUnited States, 88%
Pitch Ram Shriram

Ram Shriram highlights

  1. 01

    36 rounds on record

  2. 02

    Mostly Seed and Series A: 85% of its rounds

  3. 03

    Sole investor in 1 rounds, median $20M

  4. 04

    13 exits from the portfolio

What they do

Type
VC firm (from a list, unverified)
Cheque size
Not stated
Stages
Seed
Based in
United States
Cold pitches
Not stated

The record

Every round we can evidence, newest first36 appearances

  1. 2025

    1 round

  2. Jul
    Manifold LabsSeries A · OSS Capital L.P.$11MWith 7 others
  3. 2019

    1 round

  4. Jun
    RealityEnginesSeed · US · TechCrunch$5.3MLed
  5. 2016

    1 round

  6. Nov
    Gusto$90MWith 103 others
  7. 2015

    3 rounds

  8. Apr
    MixmaxSeed · US$1.5MWith 8 others
  9. Mar
    RazorpaySeed · IN$2.6MWith 19 others
  10. Mar
    ClipMineSeed · US$1.1MWith 2 others
  11. 2014

    7 rounds

  12. May
    SkycatchSeries A · US$13MWith 8 others
  13. May
    Urban EnginesUSUndisclosedWith 6 others
  14. Apr
    Paperless PostSeries C · US$25MWith 6 others
  15. Mar
    ExpaVenture · US$50MWith 15 others
  16. Feb
    CampanjaSeries A · SE$5.0MWith 5 others
  17. Feb
    DataFoxSeed · USUndisclosedWith 4 others
  18. Jan
    FlexportSeed · US$6.9MWith 38 others
  19. 2013

    4 rounds

  20. Oct
    DataFoxSeed · US$1.8MWith 14 others
  21. Aug
    HeapSeed · US · techcrunch.com$2.0MWith 18 others
  22. Aug
    EagerPandaSeed · US$3.4MWith 13 others
  23. Jun
    CloudtopSeed · SE$1.8MWith 10 others
  24. 2012

    5 rounds

  25. Dec
    GustoSeed · US · techcrunch.com$6.1MWith 25 others
  26. Jun
    BlueboxSeries A · US · techcrunch.com$9.5MWith 3 others
  27. May
    ExecSeed · US · techcrunch.com$3.3MWith 15 others
  28. Apr
    SocialcamSeed · US · techcrunch.comUndisclosedWith 38 others
  29. Apr
    Planetary ResourcesSeed · USUndisclosedWith 5 others
  30. 2011

    1 round

  31. Apr
    Decide.comSeries B · US · techcrunch.com$6.0MWith 3 others
  32. 2010

    3 rounds

  33. Nov
    Callaway Digital ArtsSeries A · US$6.0MWith 2 others
  34. Mar
    OptimizelySeed · US · techcrunch.com$1.2MWith 20 others
  35. Jan
    Inkling SystemsSeed · US · techcrunch.com$925KWith 3 others
  36. 2009

    1 round

  37. Oct
    Bump TechnologiesSeries A · US · techcrunch.com$3.4MWith 6 others
  38. 2007

    3 rounds

  39. Apr
    MintSeries A · US · prnewswire.com$4.7MWith 6 others
  40. Feb
    PlatialSeries A · US · techcrunch.com$2.6MWith 6 others
  41. Jan
    Anchor IntelligenceSeries A · US$2.0MWith 8 others
  42. 2006

    3 rounds

  43. Oct
    Validity SensorsSeries A · US · venturebeat.com$20MWith 7 others
  44. Jan
    Next JumpVenture · US$20MSole investor
  45. Jan
    CleartripVenture · IN · venturebeat.com$3.0MWith 1 other
  46. 2005

    2 rounds

  47. Dec
    StumbleUponSeed · US · techcrunch.com$1.5MWith 3 others
  48. Oct
    PlatialSeed · US · techcrunch.com$800KWith 5 others
  49. 1998

    1 round

  50. Nov
    GoogleSeed · US$1.0MWith 3 others

An announcement gives the size of the round, not the size of this investor's cheque: the only rounds that imply a cheque are those where they were the sole named investor.

Exits from the portfolio

Companies it backed that were later bought or listed13 in all

Urban EnginesBought by GoogleUndisclosedSept 2016
CampanjaBought by [24]7UndisclosedOct 2015
Blue BoxBought by IBM (International Business Machines)UndisclosedJun 2015
ExecBought by HandyUndisclosedJan 2014
Bump TechnologiesBought by Google$30MDec 2013
Validity SensorsBought by Synaptics$255MOct 2013
Bump TechnologiesBought by Google$30MSept 2013
Decide.comBought by eBayUndisclosedSept 2013
SocialcamBought by Autodesk$60MJul 2012
MintBought by Intuit$170MSept 2009
StumbleUponBought by StumbleUpon$29MApr 2009
StumbleUponBought by eBay$75MMay 2007
GoogleListedUndisclosedAug 2004

An exit counts when it came after the firm's first round in the company. From historical deal records.

Who they invest alongside

The investors most often in the same rounds as Ram Shriram. A count of rooms they were both in, not a relationship either has claimed.

SV AngelVC firm9rounds togetherGoogle VenturesCorporate VC7rounds togetherPaul BuchheitAngel7rounds togetherRon ConwayAngel6rounds togetherY CombinatorAccelerator6rounds togetherAlexis OhanianAngel5rounds togetherJoshua SchachterVC firm5rounds togetherKleiner Perkins Caufield & ByersVC firm5rounds togetherSam AltmanAngel5rounds togetherAmidzad PartnersVC firm4rounds togetherAshton KutcherVC firm4rounds togetherCota CapitalVC firm4rounds together

Recently backed

The latest companies Ram Shriram put money into.

Manifold Labs$11M · Jul 2025Gusto$90M · Nov 2016

Mentioned on podcasts

Episodes that name Ram Shriram in their description, not their title.

Quick answers about Ram Shriram

What does Ram Shriram invest in?

Ram Shriram invests most often at Seed and Series A (85% of the rounds on record).

How active is Ram Shriram?

36 investments on record, 0 of them in the last 12 months, and it led 1. The most recent was in Jul 2025.

What has Ram Shriram invested in recently?

Its most recent investments on record: Manifold Labs (Series A, Jul 2025), RealityEngines (Seed, Jun 2019) and Gusto (Nov 2016).

How big are Ram Shriram's cheques?

The median round it joins is $11M.

Does Ram Shriram lead rounds?

Sometimes: it led 1 of its 36 investments on record (3%).

Where does Ram Shriram invest?

Most of the companies it backs are in the United States (88%), India (6%) and Sweden (6%).

Is Ram Shriram investing now?

No investments in the last 12 months; the latest was in Jul 2025.

Who does Ram Shriram invest alongside?

Most often SV Angel (9 rounds together), Google Ventures (7 rounds together) and Paul Buchheit (7 rounds together).

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