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Mahesh Ramakrishnan

Venture Investor at Escape Velocity. Optimist.

New York, New York

Overview 

Mahesh Ramakrishnan is a Venture Investor at Escape Velocity in New York, with a background as a Founder of Mahamaya Foundation for Dogs and experience at top firms like Apollo Global Management and Goldman Sachs. He holds a Bachelor of Arts from Harvard University and has made a mark in the investment world through his roles as a Seed Investor and Private Equity Associate.

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

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