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Rajiv Bala

General Partner at Clutch Investor

Austin, Texas

Overview 

Rajiv Bala is the Founder and General Partner at Clutch VC in Austin, Texas, with a focus on investing in various sectors including Enterprise Infrastructure, Cybersecurity, and AI. He has successfully invested in companies like DigitalEx, ConverseNow, and OutboundEngine, showcasing his expertise in venture capital and strategic partnerships. With an MBA from Texas McCombs School of Business and a background in managing Bala Investments, Rajiv Bala has demonstrated a strong track record of supporting startups through his roles as a board member for companies like DivInc and CollBox, as well as actively investing in promising ventures in the tech industry.

Work Experience 

  • Founder and General Partner

    2022 - Current

    As co-founder and General Partner at Clutch VC, I have been investing in and supporting Texas entrepreneurs for over 15 years. We invest in B2B software companies in Texas at the earliest stages with $500k to $2M checks.

Pre-seed and seed stage venture capital firm focused on Texas companies

  • Board Member

    2023

  • Board Member

    2023

DigitalEx provides an AI-based Hybrid Cloud Optimization Platform

Raised $2,000,000.00 from Service Provider Capital, Amplify.LA, Comeback Capital, Clutch VC and Knoll Ventures.

  • Board Member

    2020

ConverseNow develops a personalized and natural two-way conversation platform for the restaurant ordering experience.

Raised $28,250,000.00 from Enlightened Hospitality Investments, Moneta Ventures, Trajectory Ventures, Bala Investments, Ashish Gupta, LiveOak Ventures, Bridge Investments, Knoll Ventures, Tensility Venture Partners and Fred Castellucci.

  • Board Member

    2019

Debt collection for cloud accounting

Raised $1,000,000.00 from Bala Investments, Long View Equity, Alamo Angels and Capital Factory.

  • Investor

    2018

Allstacks develops a software engineering intelligence platform to predict forecasting and risk management.

Raised $25,320,000.00 from Ron Pragides, Triangle Tweener Fund, First Rays Venture Partners, S3 Ventures, Clutch VC, Quadri Ventures, Companyon Ventures, Creative Co Capital, Hyperplane and M12 - Microsoft's Venture Fund.

  • Managing Director

    2018 - 2021

  • Board Member

    2015 - 2021

Literacy Coalition of Central Texas is a nonprofit that provides literacy and employment.

  • Board Member

    2017 - 2018

  • Board Member

    2016 - 2018

OutboundEngine is super simple marketing software combined with a team of experts who make it work for you.

Raised $48,100,000.00 from S3 Ventures, Harmony Partners, Alerion Ventures, Silverton Partners, Noro-Moseley Partners, Capital Factory, Silverton Partners, Harmony Partners and Altos Ventures.

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