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Rajiv Srivatsa

Rajiv Srivatsa

Founding Partner at Antler India; ex‑Urban Ladder co‑founder

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Bengaluru, Karnataka, India
Joined October 2025

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Operator-to-investor: Rajiv transitioned from building product and technology at scale (co‑founding Urban Ladder) to founding and leading Antler's India operations, where he focuses on sourcing and mentoring pre-seed founders and running residency/cohort programs. antler+2
Founder & product technologist: As Urban Ladder's Co‑Founder and CPTO, he led product, technology and omnichannel expansion—helping the business scale to >$100M in funding, ~1,000 employees and 1M+ customers—demonstrating strengths in product, operations and brand building. yourstory+2
Public-facing teacher and writer: Runs the OneLife Theory podcast and Medium publication where he shares concise practical frameworks on happiness, potential and careers—showing an interest in mentorship, personal development and public communication. medium+1
Educated technologist with management training: Academic background in engineering (IIT Madras) and management (IIM Bangalore) followed by early software and consulting roles (Infosys, Cognizant) and product leadership at Yahoo, providing a mix of technical, operational and strategy skills. paulwriter+2

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Podcasting and writing about personal development, happiness and life frameworks (OneLife Theory). medium+1

Active on social platforms (X/Instagram) sharing thoughts on startups, product and life. x+1

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RDRaj Desaisaid
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is one of the most impressive startup founders or investors they know in Bangalore.

May 21, 2026

JGJasnoor Gillsaid they've seen
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consistently drive growth and operational excellence in agriculture or e-commerce businesses.

Dec 2, 2025