# Raghu Raghuram, CEO

> Raghu Raghuram, CEO. 1 investment on record. The rounds they were named in and the filings that name them, each with its source.

Source: https://millionrounds.com/person/raghu-raghuram (Millionrounds; every figure on the page links to its filing or article)

San Francisco, US · Angel

# Raghu Raghuram

CEO

Latest rounds

- **Colabo** Venture · $1.5M May 2014

Backs *Software*

Profile summary

- **Rounds named:** 1 last May 2014
- **Filings:** - with regulators
- **Podcasts:** 1 +4 mentions

What this record rests on

- ✓ **Named in rounds** 1 round name them
- **On filings** No filing names them
- **Linked to a firm** No firm on record
- **Claimed** Not claimed yet

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## Rounds they were named in

- **Rounds:** 1
- **Led:** 0
- **Disclosed:** $1.5M
- **Active:** 2014

2014

- [Colabo](https://millionrounds.com/company/colabo) *Venture* **$1.5M** *US* May 2014 Joined · +2 investors · historical

By stage

- Venture **1**

What they backed

Software **1**

Alongside

- [Paul Maritz *1*](https://millionrounds.com/fund/paul-maritz)
- [Ray Rothrock *1*](https://millionrounds.com/fund/ray-rothrock)

Rounds where a report named this person rather than a firm, matched on name: read it as a strong hint, not proof, since people share names.

## Hear them before you pitch them

- [The a16z Show](https://millionrounds.com/podcasts/a16z) · 27 Oct 2025 · 30 min Raghu Raghuram: AI, Robotics, and the Rebirth of Infrastructure With [Raghu Raghuram](https://millionrounds.com/person/raghu-raghuram) Mentions [Ben Horowitz](https://millionrounds.com/fund/ben-horowitz)[Martin Casado](https://millionrounds.com/person/martin-casado) About this episode From Netscape to VMware, Raghu Raghuram has been at the center of nearly every major inflection point in enterprise technology. In this episode, Raghu joins Ben Horowitz, Martin Casado and David George to reflect on the early internet wars with Microsoft, how Netscape’s browser battles shaped a… More on the show's page Listen on Apple PodcastsThe show's page

### Mentioned in

Episodes that name Raghu Raghuram in their description, which is not the same as being on them.

- [The a16z Show](https://millionrounds.com/podcasts/a16z) · 3 Jul 2026 · 43 min a16z Goes Global: Why American Tech Must Lead the World Mentions [Ben Horowitz](https://millionrounds.com/fund/ben-horowitz)[Raghu Raghuram](https://millionrounds.com/person/raghu-raghuram) About this episode Ben Horowitz is joined by Anne Neuberger, Raghu Raghuram, and Jen Kha to discuss a16z's expanding international strategy and the growing role technology plays in economic growth, national security, and global partnerships. The conversation explores why America's technology leadership matters… More on the show's page Listen on Apple PodcastsThe show's page
- [The a16z Show](https://millionrounds.com/podcasts/a16z) · 29 Oct 2025 · 33 min Building the Real-World Infrastructure for AI, with Google, Cisco & a16z Mentions [Google](https://millionrounds.com/fund/google-assistant-investments)[Jeetu Patel](https://millionrounds.com/person/jeetu-patel)[Raghu Raghuram](https://millionrounds.com/person/raghu-raghuram) About this episode AI isn’t just changing software, it’s causing the biggest buildout of physical infrastructure in modern history. In this episode, Raghu Raghuram (a16z) speaks with Amin Vahdat, VP and GM of AI and Infrastructure at Google, and Jeetu Patel, President and Chief Product Officer at Cisco, about the… More on the show's page Listen on Apple PodcastsThe show's page
- [The a16z Show](https://millionrounds.com/podcasts/a16z) · 6 Aug 2025 · 43 min How to Build a Successful Company in an Era of Disruption Mentions [Jeetu Patel](https://millionrounds.com/person/jeetu-patel)[Raghu Raghuram](https://millionrounds.com/person/raghu-raghuram) About this episode What happens when a startup becomes a giant, and then has to reinvent itself all over again? In this episode, Martin Casado sits down with Raghu Raghuram (former CEO of VMware) and Jeetu Patel (President and CPO at Cisco) for a deep, tactical conversation on scaling, disruption, and navigating… More on the show's page Listen on Apple PodcastsThe show's page
- [In Depth](https://millionrounds.com/podcasts/in-depth) · 16 May 2024 · 58 min Lessons from Sentry on scaling DevTools and finding product market fit (again) | Milin Desai (Sentry, VMware, Riverbed) Mentions [David Cramer](https://millionrounds.com/fund/david-cramer)[Carl Eschenbach](https://millionrounds.com/person/carl-eschenbach)[Martin Casado](https://millionrounds.com/person/martin-casado)[Pat Gelsinger](https://millionrounds.com/person/pat-gelsinger)[Raghu Raghuram](https://millionrounds.com/person/raghu-raghuram) About this episode Milin Desai is the CEO at Sentry, an application monitoring tool for developers. Sentry has recently passed two key milestones: 100K customers and over $100M in ARR. Before Sentry, Milin was a GM at VMware and scaled their cloud networking into a billion-dollar business. Prior to stepping into… Listen on Apple Podcasts

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