Rishi Ratan: Venture Associate at In-Q-Tel (the CIA's Venture Fund)
Rishi Ratan: Venture Associate at In-Q-Tel (the CIA's Venture Fund)  
Podcast: The Investor With Joel Palathinkal
Published On: Mon Sep 23 2024
Description: Join us as Rishi Ratan explores impact-oriented investing and thematic strategies. He shares his journey from Qualcomm to Microsoft Surface, reflecting on Satya Nadella's influence. Discover his thesis-driven venture capital approach, emphasizing data's role. We explore space industry trends like propulsion and VLEO applications, and In-Q-Tel's strategic investments. Delve into deep tech areas such as AI, edge computing, and synthetic biology, with insights on lab-grown tissues and augmented reality. Rishi also offers tips on managing risks in deep tech investments and career advice for aspiring venture capitalists.