Ravi Viswanathan

Ravi Viswanathan

Founder and Managing Partner

Ravi is an experienced company builder and dedicated partner to entrepreneurs and investors. In 2018, Ravi raised $1.35B to found NewView Capital, architecting an innovative portfolio acquisition of 31 companies from NEA. Today, with more than $2.6B under management, NVC invests in high-potential technology companies on a primary, secondary, or hybrid basis, complementing flexible funding with the operational impact and trusted connections needed to realize scale and build value.

Prior to founding NVC, Ravi was a General Partner at NEA, where he oversaw investment in enterprise software and fintech companies and co-led the firm’s Technology Venture Growth Equity effort. His investments of note include Braintree (acquired by PayPal), MuleSoft (acquired by Salesforce), GlobalLogic (acquired by Apax Partners), TeleAtlas (Euronext: TA, acquired by TomTom), Cyence (acquired by Guidewire), Acquia (acquired by Vista Equity Partners), Scout (acquired by Workday), Plaid, and Forter. Ravi spent several years at Goldman Sachs in the Private Equity Group before joining NEA. He began his career in consulting at McKinsey & Co and as a scientist at Raychem Corporation. 

Ravi holds an MBA from Wharton, a PhD in Chemical Engineering from University of California Santa Barbara, and a BS in Bioengineering from the University of Pennsylvania. He is also the Chair of the Wharton Entrepreneurship Advisory Board.

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