Ravi Viswanathan
Founder at NewView Capital Management LLC
Profile
Ravi is an experienced company builder and dedicated partner to entrepreneurs and investors.
In 2018, Ravi raised $1.35B to architect an innovative portfolio acquisition of 31 companies from NEA to found NewView Capital (NVC).
Today, with over $2.2 billion under management, NVC invests in technology companies through both direct investments and curated portfolio acquisitions, pairing funding with significant operational support.
Focusing primarily on growth-stage companies, the NVC portfolio includes Plaid, Duolingo, Forter, Hims & Hers, MessageBird, and Scopely.
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 Technology Practice 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.
Ravi Viswanathan active positions
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Availink, Inc.
 Availink, Inc. SemiconductorsElectronic Technology Availink, Inc. develops chips for consumer electronics markets. It offers a variety of demodulators, system-on-a-chips, embedded software solutions to digital TV and multimedia customers throughout the world. The firm produces chips for satellite, terrestrial and cable TV, as well as for OTT applications. The company was founded in 2005 by Feng-Wen Sun and Yimin Jiang and is headquartered in Germantown, MD. | Director/Board Member | - |
Suniva, Inc.
 Suniva, Inc. SemiconductorsElectronic Technology Suniva, Inc. develops, manufactures, and markets photovoltaic solar cells and modules. It products include optimus monocrystalline modules, ARTisun Series monocrystalline and monocrystalline cells. It serves to the commercial, government, micro-utility and residential clients. The company was founded by Ajeet Rohatgi in 2007 and is headquartered in Norcross, GA. | Director/Board Member | - |
| Braintree, Inc. | Director/Board Member | - |
Bloomreach, Inc.
 Bloomreach, Inc. Packaged SoftwareTechnology Services BloomReach, Inc. provides web search services for online retailers and commerce sites. It offers a personalized discovery platform with applications for organic search, site search, and content marketing and merchandising. The firm also offers Compass, a tool that understands products and identifies opportunities to maximize revenue, SNAP for Mobile that personalizes site search, content, and navigation to make each visit personal, and Organic Search that matches consumer intent to the client content. The company was founded by Raj K. De Datta and Ashutosh Garg in February 2009 and is headquartered in Mountain View, CA. | Director/Board Member | - |
Forter, Inc.
 Forter, Inc. Packaged SoftwareTechnology Services Forter, Inc. engages in the provision of intelligent technology and fraud prevention system services. It focuses on making decision, and use cases such as account abuse, loyalty programs, account takeover, return abuse, and promo abuse. The company was founded by Michael Reitblat, Liron Damri and Alon Shemesh in 2013 and is headquartered in New York, NY. | Director/Board Member | - |
SiteTracker, Inc.
 SiteTracker, Inc. Packaged SoftwareTechnology Services SiteTracker, Inc. develops enterprise project management software for site based projects. It serves to telecommunications, utilities, smart cities, and alternative energy industries. The company was founded by Timothy May and Brett Cupta in 2013 and is headquartered in Palo Alto, CA. | Director/Board Member | - |
Forter Ltd.
 Forter Ltd. Miscellaneous Commercial ServicesCommercial Services Forter Ltd. provides intelligent technology and fraud prevention system services. The firm offers Forter. The company was founded by Michael Reitblat, Liron Damri, and Alon Shemesh in 2013 and is headquartered in Tel Aviv-Yafo, Israel. | Director/Board Member | - |
Reltio, Inc.
 Reltio, Inc. Data Processing ServicesTechnology Services Reltio, Inc. provides enterprise data-driven applications and modern data management services. The firm?s products include cloud master data management, reference data management, workflow and collaboration, data as a service, reltio IQ and data-driven applications. It also provides solutions in the areas of key account management, cloud master data management, mergers and acquisitions and data monetization. The company was founded by Manish Sood and Anastasia Zamyshlyaeva in 2011 and is headquartered in Redwood Shores, CA. | Director/Board Member | 2018-10-22 |
NewView Capital Management LLC
 NewView Capital Management LLC Investment ManagersFinance NewView Capital Management LLC (NewView Capital) is a venture capital firm founded in 2018. The firm is headquartered in Burlingame. | Founder | 2018-09-30 |
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Training of Ravi Viswanathan
| University of Pennsylvania | Undergraduate Degree |
| University of California, Santa Barbara | Doctorate Degree |
| The Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania | Masters Business Admin |
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| Private companies | 27 |
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| Raychem Corp. | Electronic Technology |
ViXS Systems, Inc. /Old/
 ViXS Systems, Inc. /Old/ Information Technology ServicesTechnology Services ViXS Systems, Inc. designs and develops video processing technologies. It is a semiconductor company enabling advanced video processing technologies for consumer electronic (CE) and personal computer (PC) platforms. The firm's XCode video processors are deployed worldwide in a variety of designs such as IPTV/cable set-top boxes, multimedia PC boards, digital TVs, PVRs, and Blu-ray and HD DVD products. The company was founded in 2001 by Sally J. Daub, Hugh Pin Chow and Indra Laksono and is headquartered in Toronto, Canada. | Technology Services |
Liquidia Technologies, Inc.
 Liquidia Technologies, Inc. Pharmaceuticals: MajorHealth Technology Liquidia Technologies, Inc. is a clinical biopharmaceutical company focused on the development and commercialization of human therapeutics using its proprietary PRINT technology to transform the lives of patients. It operates in two segments: Pharmaceutical Products and Partnering & Licensing. The two product candidates from its pipeline: LIQ861 for the treatment of pulmonary arterial hypertension and LIQ865 for the treatment of local post-operative pain. Liquidia Technologies was founded by Joseph M. DeSimone, Ashok K. Mendiratta, Edward T. Samulski, William R. Kenan, Ginger Denison and Jason Rolland in 2004 and is headquartered in Morrisville, NC. | Health Technology |
Availink, Inc.
Availink, Inc. SemiconductorsElectronic Technology Availink, Inc. develops chips for consumer electronics markets. It offers a variety of demodulators, system-on-a-chips, embedded software solutions to digital TV and multimedia customers throughout the world. The firm produces chips for satellite, terrestrial and cable TV, as well as for OTT applications. The company was founded in 2005 by Feng-Wen Sun and Yimin Jiang and is headquartered in Germantown, MD. | Electronic Technology |
Imergy Power Systems, Inc.
 Imergy Power Systems, Inc. Electrical ProductsProducer Manufacturing Imergy Power Systems, Inc. develops and manufactures electrochemical energy storage systems. Its products include ESP5, ESP30 and ESP250. The company was founded in 2005 by Saroj Sahu and is headquartered in Fremont, CA. | Producer Manufacturing |
Course Hero, Inc.
 Course Hero, Inc. Internet Software/ServicesTechnology Services Course Hero, Inc. engages in the development of online learning platform for course-specific study resources. It offers crowd sourced study documents, expert tutors, customizable flashcards and online courses. The firm helps users to maintain or improve grades all for less than the cost of a textbook. The company was founded by Jared Grauer, Gregor Carrigan, David Grauer, and Andrew T. Grauer in 2006 and is headquartered in Redwood City, CA. | Technology Services |
Suniva, Inc.
Suniva, Inc. SemiconductorsElectronic Technology Suniva, Inc. develops, manufactures, and markets photovoltaic solar cells and modules. It products include optimus monocrystalline modules, ARTisun Series monocrystalline and monocrystalline cells. It serves to the commercial, government, micro-utility and residential clients. The company was founded by Ajeet Rohatgi in 2007 and is headquartered in Norcross, GA. | Electronic Technology |
Skyline Solar, Inc.
 Skyline Solar, Inc. Electrical ProductsProducer Manufacturing Skyline Solar, Inc. manufactures photovoltaic systems for commercial, industrial, education, government, and utility markets. It offers silicon cells, durable mirrors, solar panels, reflectors, and single-axis tracking systems. The company was founded in 2007 by Robert MacDonald, William J. Keating and Eric Johnson and is headquartered in Mountain View, CA. | Producer Manufacturing |
Soraa, Inc.
 Soraa, Inc. SemiconductorsElectronic Technology Soraa, Inc. develops gallium nitride chip-based laser diodes. Its products can be used in consumer, biomedical, defense and industrial applications. Its products include VIVID 2 LED MR16 lamps, premium LED MR16 lamps, outdoor LED MR16 lamps and snap system LED MR16 lamps and accessory solutions. The company was founded by Shuji Nakamura, Steven Denbaars, and James Speck in 2008 and is headquartered in Fremont, CA. | Electronic Technology |
Stitcher, Inc.
 Stitcher, Inc. Specialty TelecommunicationsCommunications Stitcher, Inc. engages in the provision of mobile audio services. It offers news radio, technology podcasts, business news, and sports radio. The company was founded by Noah Shanok, Mike Ghaffary, and Peter J. Devroede in 2007 and is headquartered in San Francisco, CA. | Communications |
| Braintree, Inc. | |
McKinsey & Co., Inc.
 McKinsey & Co., Inc. Miscellaneous Commercial ServicesCommercial Services McKinsey & Co., Inc. provides management consulting services. It specializes in design, marketing and sales, analytics, operations, transformation and restructuring, risk, strategy and corporate finance, and sustainability and resource productivity. The company was founded by James O. McKinsey in 1926 and is headquartered in New York, NY. | Commercial Services |
Goldman Sachs & Co. LLC
 Goldman Sachs & Co. LLC Financial ConglomeratesFinance Goldman Sachs & Co. LLC (GS&Co.) is a securities brokerage firm headquartered in New York City. Founded in 1927, the firm is a subsidiary of The Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. (NYSE: GS). GS&Co. provides services to help hedge funds manage risk, monitor portfolios, maintain liquidity and build their businesses. They offer clients access to global equity and derivatives markets, as well as foreign exchange, commodities, European Lefts, rates and credit across the Americas, Europe and Asia. The firm proactively monitors capital markets, searching for pockets of liquidity and news that may require changes to those strategies. Integration with the Goldman Sachs network gives clients access to the firm's sectored block trades and their insights into price discovery. Their electronic trading program provides clients with tools to manage their trades from pre-trade analytics to post-trade analysis. | Finance |
NEA Management Co. LLC
 NEA Management Co. LLC Investment ManagersFinance New Enterprise Associates LLC (New Enterprise Associates) is a venture capital firm founded in 1977. The firm headquartered in Menlo Park, California. | Finance |
D2L Corp.
 D2L Corp. Internet Software/ServicesTechnology Services D2L Corp. provides cloud-based learning environment and solutions. It specializes in learning solutions in an open and extensible platform to clients and learners in higher education, K-12, healthcare, government, and the corporate sector. The company was founded by John Baker in 1999 and is headquartered in Kitchener, Canada. | Technology Services |
Jentro Technologies GmbH
 Jentro Technologies GmbH Packaged SoftwareTechnology Services Jentro Technologies GmbH provides navigation software and services for mobile phones. The company was founded by Erno Hempel and is headquartered in Munich, Germany. | Technology Services |
Acquia, Inc.
 Acquia, Inc. Information Technology ServicesTechnology Services Acquia, Inc. engages in the provision of software solutions. It offers Acquia cloud site factory services. The firm?s services include learning, professional, onboarding, global support and technical account management services. The company was founded by Dries Buytaert, Michael J. Skok, and Jay Batson in 2007 and is headquartered in Boston, MA. | Technology Services |
Bloomreach, Inc.
Bloomreach, Inc. Packaged SoftwareTechnology Services BloomReach, Inc. provides web search services for online retailers and commerce sites. It offers a personalized discovery platform with applications for organic search, site search, and content marketing and merchandising. The firm also offers Compass, a tool that understands products and identifies opportunities to maximize revenue, SNAP for Mobile that personalizes site search, content, and navigation to make each visit personal, and Organic Search that matches consumer intent to the client content. The company was founded by Raj K. De Datta and Ashutosh Garg in February 2009 and is headquartered in Mountain View, CA. | Technology Services |
Boulder Wind Power, Inc.
 Boulder Wind Power, Inc. Electrical ProductsProducer Manufacturing Boulder Wind Power, Inc. develops and manufactures permanent magnet generators and full power converter technology for utility-scale wind turbines. Its products include medium speed generators, low speed generators, ultra low speed generators, and power conversion. The company was founded by Sandy Butterfield, Jim Smith and Matthew Jore in 2009 and is headquartered in Louisville, CO. | Producer Manufacturing |
Goji Ltd.
 Goji Ltd. Electronics/AppliancesConsumer Durables Goji Ltd. manufactures cooking ovens. It ovens uses radio waves for quick, precise and efficient cooking and is a global business with customers doing business on every major continent. The company was founded by Shlomo Ben-Haim in 2006 and is headquartered in Des Plaines, IL. | Consumer Durables |
Topia Ltd.
 Topia Ltd. Information Technology ServicesTechnology Services Topia Ltd. provides an online mobility management platform for companies and employees. It offers global mobility management, relocation and assignment support, and talent mobility cloud. The company was founded by Brynne Kennedy Herbert and Steve Black in September 2011 and is headquartered in London, the United Kingdom. | Technology Services |
Forter, Inc.
Forter, Inc. Packaged SoftwareTechnology Services Forter, Inc. engages in the provision of intelligent technology and fraud prevention system services. It focuses on making decision, and use cases such as account abuse, loyalty programs, account takeover, return abuse, and promo abuse. The company was founded by Michael Reitblat, Liron Damri and Alon Shemesh in 2013 and is headquartered in New York, NY. | Technology Services |
Reltio, Inc.
Reltio, Inc. Data Processing ServicesTechnology Services Reltio, Inc. provides enterprise data-driven applications and modern data management services. The firm?s products include cloud master data management, reference data management, workflow and collaboration, data as a service, reltio IQ and data-driven applications. It also provides solutions in the areas of key account management, cloud master data management, mergers and acquisitions and data monetization. The company was founded by Manish Sood and Anastasia Zamyshlyaeva in 2011 and is headquartered in Redwood Shores, CA. | Technology Services |
MindTickle, Inc.
 MindTickle, Inc. Packaged SoftwareTechnology Services MindTickle, Inc. provides data-driven solution for sales readiness and enablement. Its products include applications, data and insights, integrations and pricing. The firm also offers technical support, professional, content, education and managed services. It provides transform sales capability, accelerate onboarding, ensure ongoing readiness, host virtual and online sales events solutions. The company was founded by Deepak Diwakar, Nishant Mungali, Mohit Garg, and Krishna Depura in 2012 and is headquartered in San Francisco, CA. | Technology Services |
Forter Ltd.
Forter Ltd. Miscellaneous Commercial ServicesCommercial Services Forter Ltd. provides intelligent technology and fraud prevention system services. The firm offers Forter. The company was founded by Michael Reitblat, Liron Damri, and Alon Shemesh in 2013 and is headquartered in Tel Aviv-Yafo, Israel. | Commercial Services |
SiteTracker, Inc.
SiteTracker, Inc. Packaged SoftwareTechnology Services SiteTracker, Inc. develops enterprise project management software for site based projects. It serves to telecommunications, utilities, smart cities, and alternative energy industries. The company was founded by Timothy May and Brett Cupta in 2013 and is headquartered in Palo Alto, CA. | Technology Services |
NewView Capital Management LLC
NewView Capital Management LLC Investment ManagersFinance NewView Capital Management LLC (NewView Capital) is a venture capital firm founded in 2018. The firm is headquartered in Burlingame. | Finance |
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