Raj Kulkarni

Raj Kulkarni is currently the Co-CEO at Ridgeback Network Defense Inc. Prior to this, they were an investor and advisor at AppwoRx from September 2014 to March 2021, when the company was acquired by PatientNow. Before that, they were at SeedFire Venture Advisors as an investor. Chirpify was another one of their investments from April 2012 to June 2016. Raj was also a limited partner at Bridge City Ventures - Portland Seed Fund from June 2011 to November 2020. Kulkarni was also a mentor and limited partner at Founders Co-op. Raj was a founding charter member and member of the board of directors at TiE Oregon. Raj is also a member of the Indian Angel Network.

Raj Kulkarni studied mechanical engineering at the College of Engineering Pune before completing a MS at the University of Florida. Raj then attended Fergusson College for 11th and 12th grade, where they studied science.

Some individuals on their team include Suren Kulkarni - Chief Revenue Officer, Thomas Phillips - CTO & Founder, and Jorge Antunez - VP, Business Development.