About
Raj has been investing in technology, energy, mobility, and industrial markets for 25 years. He is a passionate champion of the entrepreneur having founded three private investment firms as well as an educational nonprofit Spotlight Foundation. Prior to co-founding Activate, Raj was a founder of Silver Lake Kraftwerk, a private equity fund focused on the energy and resource sectors. From 2000 to 2011, Raj was a Managing Director at Draper Fisher Jurvetson (DFJ), where he founded the firm’s cleantech and India investment practices. DFJ was an early investor in companies that created entirely new markets with visionary founders – Baidu, Skype, Tesla, SpaceX, Solar City, EnerNOC, Box, Athena Healthcare, Redfin and Ping Identity. In 2005, Raj co-founded DFJ Element with Activate Co-Founder David Lincoln – the leading dedicated cleantech firm of its vintage. Raj has served on over 25 public, private and nonprofit boards including SolarCity (SCTY), Ping Identity (PING), EnerNOC (ENOC) and
Position in the VCSift Database
- • 3 investors at Activate Capital Partners are tracked.
- • 1,303 investors hold the Managing Partner role in VCSift. Raj Atluru is one of them.
- • 7,285 investors are based in San Francisco, California, United States.
Data sourced from 410,343 investor profiles. Updated June 2026.
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- San Francisco, US
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