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Raju Sarma is a senior venture builder, and Los Angeles garage Leader. Over the last decade, Raju pioneered the concept of corporate-backed venture building and was a founding team member of what became the largest corporate venture builder in the world. His leadership has led to the creation of more than 200 ventures globally, generating billions in incremental value for corporate partners and several stand-alone unicorns.
Raju has built ventures across several industries and sectors, including energy, climate tech, battery technology, industrial goods, mobility and transportation, FinTech, consumer, retail, and social impact.
Beyond corporate venturing, Raju has supported a number of funds, startups and scaleups directly, helping them accelerate their trajectory and scale through corporate partnerships. His ability to drive innovation and growth in these sectors has established him as a leader in the venture building space.
Raju is committed to climate and sustainability through his venturing work and is particularly focused on the role that corporates can have and the value they can capture.
He has built and accelerated climate tech ventures across energy, utilities and industrial sectors, with a particular emphasis on energy, electrification, battery technology and storage, and carbon capture and management.
Raju believes that corporations play an important and critical role in accelerating the world to net zero and beyond. They bring unique endowments to the table with their ability to be the first customer, accelerate product-market fit, and scale climate tech solutions across their ecosystems and value chains.
Through his work, Raju is dedicated to building ventures that not only achieve financial success but also contribute to the global effort against climate change.
