T. M. Ravi

T. M. Ravi is Managing Director and co-founder of The Hive–a studio to co-create, fund, and launch AI-powered enterprise startups. Ravi has been a pioneer as an investor and co-creator of startups that apply AI in the enterprise. The Hive engages with entrepreneurs and corporations to create companies focused on data and AI-driven applications in the enterprise and industry segments such as financial services, insurance, and health.

Ravi has a successful track record as a serial entrepreneur and operating executive. He has started over 25 startups including three where he was founder & CEO: Mimosa Systems, Peakstone Corporation, and Media Blitz. Mimosa was acquired by Iron Mountain and Media Blitz was acquired eventually by Computer Associates (CA) for $1.2B. Ravi was also CMO for Iron Mountain, VP of Marketing at Computer Associates (CA), and VP at Cheyenne Software. Ravi earned an MS and Ph.D. from UCLA and a Bachelors of Technology from IIT, Kanpur, India. He is on the board of Montalvo Art Center.