Hari Rakesh Hegde

Investment Analyst, Saltwater Partners - pricing · go-to-market · venture capital

Saltwater Partners

Thiruvananthapuram, India · IST (UTC+5:30)

2+ years experience

Anna University

English, Hindi, Malayalam

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Overview

I invest in B2B SaaS at Saltwater Partners, usually at pre-seed and seed. Led or co-led 31 investments, 4 of them now at Series B or later. Previously at American Express. I write short fiction no one reads.

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Founders building in B2B SaaS
Second opinions on pricing decisions
Questions about B2B SaaS
Working sessions on go-to-market

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Fund-of-funds solicitations
Generic networking requests

Replies on weekends

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go-to-marketventure capitalpricing

InvestingLooking to invest

closes in 3 months

Writing $1M cheques into Series A B2B SaaS in LatAm

Cheque size: $1M
Stages: Seed, Series A
Sectors: B2B SaaS, climate
Geographies: LatAm
Lead or follow: Any
Decision time: About two weeks
How I help: Hiring the first ten people

Usually the first cheque in. Portfolio support on pricing and enterprise sales.

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Experience

Investment Analyst
Jan 2026 - Present
Saltwater Partners · 9 mo · Contract · Thiruvananthapuram, India
- Previously an operator for 11 years before investing.
- Led or co-led 10 investments, 8 of them now at Series B or later.
Frontend Engineer
Oct 2024 - Jan 2026
American Express · 1 yr 3 mo · Full-time · Thiruvananthapuram, India
- Brought on-call pages for developer experience down from 32 a week to 4.

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Education

Anna University
B.E., Finance
2019 - 2023

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