Investor profile
Rakesh Sood
Angel & Software Chair, Investment Selection Committee at Band of Angels, Managing Director at Sood Ventures
An angel investor based in San Francisco, California, United States, Rakesh Sood has 10 known investments: Couchbase, Petasense, Neura, OnScale, Ciel Medical, PredictionIO, CliQr Technologies, Embolx, Swype and Arkin Net.
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Investment focus
- Sector
- AIHardwareHealthcareSaaS
Contacts
Rakesh Sood portfolio companies (10)
- Couchbase
- Petasense
- Neura
- OnScale
- Ciel Medical
- PredictionIO
- CliQr Technologies
- Embolx
- Swype
- Arkin Net
Affiliated funds' portfolios
Software Chair, Investment Selection Committee at Band of Angels, whose known portfolio counts 10 companies
- Materna Medical
- Raydiant Oximetry
- Champions Round
- Oze
- Parrable
- Rhaeos
- Sharper Sense
- AiDEN Auto
- Collective OS
- Fogarty Institute of Innovation
Managing Director at Sood Ventures, whose known portfolio counts 6 companies
- Knightscope
- Neura
- Arkin
- Ciel Medical
- PredictionIO
- Embolx
Investor Profile
The listing covers sectors AI, Hardware, Healthcare and SaaS, and focus areas Cloud Infrastructure, Data Analytics, Enterprise SaaS and IoT. Startups operating in these areas may find Rakesh Sood relevant.
Stage-wise, the known deals cluster around Seed and Series A rounds.
The portfolio and focus above give founders context on whether Rakesh Sood matches their raise.
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Member, Deal Selection Committee
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Patrick Guerra
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San Francisco, United States
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Incline Village, United States
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Palo Alto, United States
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San Francisco, United States
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Frequently asked questions
Who is Rakesh Sood?
Rakesh Sood is an angel investor based in San Francisco, California, United States with 10 known investments on file, among them Couchbase, Petasense and Neura. The sections above list the sectors, stages and firms attached to that record.
What does Rakesh Sood invest in?
Listed sectors include AI, Hardware, Healthcare and SaaS; listed focus areas include Cloud Infrastructure, Data Analytics, Enterprise SaaS and IoT. Those tags come from the companies attached to this profile, so they read as a record of what has been backed rather than a stated preference for what comes next.
What stage does Rakesh Sood invest at?
The known deals of Rakesh Sood include Seed and Series A rounds. Stage is the strongest single filter when you build a target list: an investor with no record at your stage rarely starts with you.
Which firm is Rakesh Sood listed at?
Rakesh Sood is listed as Software Chair, Investment Selection Committee at Band of Angels. 27 other people in the database share a firm with Rakesh Sood.
How do I contact Rakesh Sood?
An email address, a phone number and a LinkedIn page are on file for Rakesh Sood. The address stays masked on this page and is readable inside RaiseHunt after you create an account.
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