Ramesh Murthy

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Angel Investor at Independent · venture capital, developer tools

Independent
Chennai, India · IST (UTC+5:30)
15+ years experience
XLRI Jamshedpur
English, Hindi, Tamil
Investing
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Overview

Angel investor, backing developer infrastructure companies. Previously an operator for 10 years before investing. Led or co-led 21 investments, 2 of them now at Series B or later. Before that: ITC and Microsoft. Most at home with open source and developer tools. I mentor first-time managers when I can.

Good reasons to reach out
  • Founders building in developer infrastructure
  • Speaking or podcast invitations
  • Thoughtful intros to people in my field
Please don't message about
  • Courses and coaching offers
  • Unpaid work or spec projects
  • Decks without a clear ask

Slower in the last week of each quarter

Skills
venture capitaldeveloper toolsopen sourcefintech
InvestingLooking to invest
closes in 2 months

Investing in seed developer infrastructure founders across Europe

Cheque size
$250k-$1M
Stages
Seed, Series A
Sectors
Developer infrastructure
Geographies
Global
Lead or follow
Any
Decision time
One meeting and a partner call
How I help
Fundraising strategy for the next round

Typically lead or co-lead. Former operator - I help with hiring and GTM.

Chennai, Indiaventure capitalopen sourcefintech
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Experience

  1. Angel Investor
    Aug 2023 - Present
    Independent · 3 yr 2 mo · Full-time · Chennai, India
    • Led or co-led 26 investments, 2 of them now at Series B or later.
    • Backed 42 founders at pre-seed and seed.
  2. Financial Analyst
    Aug 2020 - Aug 2023
    ITC · 3 yr · Full-time · Chennai, India
    • Saved $1 million a year renegotiating vendor contracts.
    • Built the operating model the board used for a $130 million raise.
  3. Senior Financial Analyst
    Sep 2017 - Aug 2020
    Microsoft · 2 yr 11 mo · Contract · Chennai, India
    • Took forecast accuracy to within 1% for 9 straight quarters.
    • Built the operating model the board used for a $260 million raise.
  4. Controller
    Jul 2015 - Sep 2017
    Intuit · 2 yr 2 mo · Full-time · Chennai, India
    • Ran diligence on 9 acquisitions.
    • Built the operating model the board used for a $35 million raise.
  5. FP&A Manager
    Oct 2011 - Jul 2015
    Wipro · 3 yr 9 mo · Full-time · Chennai, India
    • Saved $7 million a year renegotiating vendor contracts.
    • Took forecast accuracy to within 4% for 8 straight quarters.

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Education

  1. XLRI Jamshedpur
    MBA, Business Administration
    2009 - 2011
  2. IIT Madras
    B.Tech, Economics
    2005 - 2009

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