Rampi Kandadai

Rampi Kandadai is a Partner at RiSo Capital based in Saratoga, California. In this capacity, he directs early-stage venture capital investments, specifically targeting pre-seed and seed-stage startups operating within the broader Indian technology and software market. Kandadai collaborates closely with a core investment committee that includes RiSo Capital Founder Sri Purisai, Managing Partner Maya Gadhvi, and Partner Mahendra Jain to evaluate and execute new transactions. Beyond initial capital deployment, he operates within a specialized cross-functional framework designed to provide emerging portfolio companies with comprehensive operational infrastructure. This structured approach delivers targeted advisory support across critical business functions, including enterprise sales, technology development, legal compliance, and corporate accounting. Kandadai’s current professional focus centers on identifying emerging Indian founders and utilizing his firm's extensive institutional resources to systematically scale these early-stage ventures into larger global enterprises.