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Raj Abhyanker
Founder and Patent Attorney / Venture Capitalist
raj@patentvc.com
+1 (650) 965-8531
Raj invests in medical device, consumer, electrical, autonomous vehicle, and artificial intelligence startups. Raj is an entrepreneur based in Mountain View California, who built a number of leading companies prior to being an angel investor.
He is the founder of the neighborhood social network Fatdoor, which raised seed, Series A, and Series B funding prior to a sale to Google, Inc. in 2011. In addition, he is a founder of Trademarkia.com, which represents more than 90,000 global clients and is the largest trademark filing law firm in the United States.
He has worked with more than 50 venture backed companies on building their companies, across a wide range of sectors. He holds BSEE, MBA, and JD degrees from Arizona State University and studied toward his Masters in Electrical Engineering at Stanford University before leaving for startup pursuits. He is a member of the State Bar of California and the United States Patent Bar.
Spencer Keller
Portfolio Analyst
Abhi invests in medical device, consumer, biotechnology, autonomous vehicle, and artificial intelligence startups. Abhi is an entrepreneur in Silicon Valley, who is a founder/CTO a number of leading companies including BioImagene, which raised millions of dollars of venture capital prior to sale to Roche for $100 million.
In addition, Abhi is a charter member and board member of TiE Silicon Valley and an award winning Bollywood producer, whose movie DEOOL won the Swarna-Kamal National award, administered by the President of India.
Abhi is an inventor of 21 patents, some of which that have been licensed and litigated in federal courts. Abhi holds degrees in engineering from IIT Mumbai and th Stanford Graduate School of Business.
Hugo Tam
Venture Strategist
Hugo is an experienced Amazon seller and consultant with a diverse background. He holds a BS in Managerial Economics & a J.D. He worked with startups and venture capital funds, created J&A Homes LLC in 2019, generating $2M+ in annual Amazon revenue.
Michael Markos
Venture Strategist
Michael Markos is an Associate Attorney based in our Tempe, AZ office. Prior to joining LegalForce RAPC Worldwide, Michael explored legal internships with United States Attorney's Office, Arizona Attorney General's Office, Starwood Hotels and Resorts Worldwide, Inc. and a number of local Arizona law firms. Most notably, Michael worked as a judicial intern for Senior Judge Susan R. Bolton of the United States District Court for the District of Arizona. Michael is also a professor of law at Arizona State University.
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