Mahesh Ramakrishnan
Venture Investor at Escape Velocity. Optimist.
New York, New York
Overview
Work Experience
Member Board of Directors
2025 - Current
Independent Board Director for Strive ($ASST)
Founder
2024
The Mahamaya Foundation works with shelters and healthcare organizations globally that provide care to abandoned and homeless dogs. Learn more at mahamayadogs.org
Investor
2022
Founder of Early-Stage Investment Firm Escape Velocity Ventures. Learn more at ev3.xyz.
Escape Velocity is a thesis-driven venture and consulting firm that invests in pre-seed and seed-stage.
Private Equity Associate
2020 - 2022
Apollo is an asset management firm that focuses on the private investment-grade and fixed-income markets.
Raised $5,587,507,641.00 from BNP Paribas, Barclays and Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Bank.
Investment Banking Analyst
2018 - 2020
Goldman Sachs is a multinational financial services firm providing securities, investment banking, and management services.
Investment Banking Summer Analyst
2017 - 2017
Goldman Sachs is a multinational financial services firm providing securities, investment banking, and management services.
Special Situations Summer Analyst
2016 - 2016
Fortress is an investment management firm that manages alternative assets in private equity, liquid hedge funds, and credit funds.
Macro Hedge Fund Summer Analyst
2015 - 2015
Private Equity Summer Analyst
2015 - 2015
Case Study Team
2015 - 2015
Education
MBA
2022 - 2024
Bachelor of Arts (B.A.)
2014 - 2018