Rocketship.vc

Rocketship.vc is a Los Altos, California-based early-stage venture capital fund founded in 2014 by a team of veteran data scientists and repeat entrepreneurs with a mission to pioneer the use of machine learning in startup investing. The firm is fully remote and operates globally, using a proprietary 'Escape Velocity' algorithm and what the team describes as the world's largest startup dataset to systematically identify companies with a sustainable growth engine and reach out proactively to founders. Founding Partner Anand Rajaraman co-founded Kosmix, which was acquired by Walmart and became @WalmartLabs; he is joined by co-founder Venky Harinarayan, also a Kosmix and Walmart alumnus, and Managing Director Sailesh Ramakrishnan, a former NASA Ames computer scientist and Director of Engineering at @WalmartLabs. Rocketship has raised Fund I (2014), Fund II ($100 million, closed 2020) and Fund III (2022 vintage), deploying into B2B marketplaces, AI software, cloud storage, platform software, real estate, space, hardware, HR tech, e-commerce and fintech across the US, India, UK and 14 countries in total. The firm has backed roughly 95 companies across 20 sectors. Notable portfolio names include NoBroker (Indian proptech), Moglix (B2B commerce), Khatabook (SMB fintech), Yulu (micro-mobility), Stocard (mobile wallet), Wasabi (cloud storage) and Locus, an acquired logistics platform. The portfolio has produced 13 acquisitions, including Locus's acquisition by Ingka in October 2025. The firm made 7 investments in 2025 and 2 in early 2026, with the most recent investment in Plutus (financial services) in February 2026. Rocketship's data-first sourcing model allows the firm to identify high-growth companies before traditional venture signals surface them, and the globally distributed team gives founders access to deep networks across the US and Indian technology ecosystems.