Ravi Belani
Founder of Stanford University
Ravi Belani
Founder of Stanford University
Los Altos, California
Overview
Work Experience
Eugene L. Grant Undergraduate Teaching Award
2023 - Current
Recipient of 2023 Undergraduate Teaching Excellence Award for the Management Science & Engineering Department
Lead Instructor, Entrepreneurial Thought Leaders Seminar (MS&E 472)
2020
I serve as the faculty lead for ETL, a flagship entrepreneurship speaker series at Stanford in the School of Engineering which is one of the larger classes (over 150 students typically). Past speakers have included Instagram Co-Founder Kevin Systrom, 23 and Me Co-Founder Ann Wojicicki, Gates Foundation head Melinda Gates, LinkedIn CEO Reid Hoffman, Facebook COO Sheryl Sandberg, and others. Co-instructors include Tom Byers, Tina Seelig, Emily Ma, and Toby Corey.
Member Of The Board Of Advisors, Stanford Technology Ventures Program
2020
I serve on the advisory board of STVP, the entrepreneurship center in the School of Engineering at Stanford University
Lecturer, Fenwick & West Educator of Entrepreneurship, Spirit of Entrepreneurship
2012
I co-teach (with Heidi Roizen, Toby Corey, and Emily Ma) MS&E 178: The Spirit of Entrepreneurship, an undergrad / grad survey course on entrepreneurship.
Chief Executive Officer
2022
Managing Director
2012 - 2022
The Alchemist Accelerator is a venture-backed initiative focused on accelerating startups whose revenue comes from enterprises (not consumers). The accelerator backs teams with distinctive technical founders, and provides $40K notes, a fellowship of high potential founders, highly sought after mentors, customer development, and a structured path to fundraising. Alumni include Rigetti Quantum Computing, LaunchDarkly, Matternet, Volans-i, mPharma, and many others.
Advisor / Investor
2008
Associate
2006 - 2010
Investment Associate Intern
2005 - 2005
Summer Associate
2005 - 2005
Analyst
2002 - 2004
Product Manager
2000 - 2001
Business Analyst
1999 - 2000
San Francisco Office, hi tech / biotech clients
Associate Product Manager (Internship)
1998 - 1998
Education
MBA
2004 - 2006
MS
1997 - 1998
BS with distinction.
1994 - 1997
Investments
Latest Articles
Q&A with Baseet.ai Advisory Board Member Ravi Belani — Baseet.ai
Talks about Predictive Maintenance, Machine Learning and Manufacturing