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Manoj 'mj' Ramachandran

Investor at Forgepoint Capital

San Francisco, California

Overview 

Manoj 'MJ' Ramachandran is an Early Stage Enterprise Software VC based in San Francisco, California, with a background at Forgepoint Capital, LendingClub, and AGC Partners. He has notable experience in venture capital investing and has held significant roles such as Principal at Forgepoint Capital and Board Member at LoginRadius. Ramachandran specializes in investing in early-stage companies in sectors like cybersecurity, developer tools, security, FinTech, and AI, particularly focusing on Series B, Series A, and Seed stages. His career highlights include serving on the boards of various companies, such as TruEra, Rafay, and VERITUITY, showcasing his expertise in guiding and advising startups.

Work Experience 

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Sprout & Oak

  • Partner

    2024 - Current

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AIceberg

  • Investor

    2024

    S&O incubated AIceberg

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Quilr

  • Investor

    2024

    Co-invested with Crew Capital

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SurgSecure

  • Investor

    2024

    S&O incubated Surg Secure

DU

Duke University - The Fuqua School of Business

  • Council Member - Fuqua Alumni Board

    2019 - 2024

FC

Forgepoint Capital

  • Principal

    2018 - 2024

    Early stage investments at the convergence of cybersecurity & infrastructure software, dev tools, AI, and fintech Promoted 3x. Associate (2018), Sr Associate (2019), Vice President (2020-2021), Principal (2022-2024)

Forgepoint Capital is a venture capital management company to invest in cybersecurity startups mainly in Europe, Latin America and Israel.

forgepointcap.com
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LendingClub

  • Senior Finance Manager

    2015 - 2018

    Helped grow the Personal Loans business line

Lending Club is an online financial community that brings together creditworthy borrowers and savvy investors.

Raised $392,230,000.00 from Two Sigma.

lendingclub.com
AP

AGC Partners

  • Senior Analyst, Investment Banking

    2013 - 2015

    M&A and private placements investment banker for cybersecurity and infrastructure software companies

Vertex

  • Founding Partner

    2009 - 2011

    One stop shop for all of one's connectivity and networking needs

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