RPS is a global
late-stage technology venture capital fund

We focus on investing in and supporting exceptional teams that are changing markets that matter.

We do this by leveraging our team’s collective experience, deep relationships & global ecosystem.

We know this is ambitious and challenging, and we seek to do it with intellectual honesty, humility, and a sense of humor along the way.

OUR TEAM

We are a small group of investors looking to empower our entrepreneurs.

C O - F O U N D E R
& M A N A G I N G P A R T N E R
Prior to founding RPS, Kabir spent 13 years at Softbank, most recently as a Managing Partner at its Vision Fund (where he worked with the boards of Flipkart, PayTM, Tokopedia, Coupang and Fanatics) and, prior to that, at the SB PrinceVille Fund and SB China and India. At Softbank, he was also responsible for the Alibaba / Softbank relationship and continues to be an independent director on the Alibaba board. Before joining SoftBank, he worked for investment banks in New York, San Francisco and Hong Kong, as well as for Samsung in Seoul. Kabir is also an independent director on the boards of PayActiv and Cargomatic.
Kabir holds a B.A. in Economics from Harvard University and M.B.A. from Stanford University.

C O - F O U N D E R
& M A N A G I N G P A R T N E R
Prior to founding RPS, Samantha was a Partner at Crosslink Capital, an early-stage venture firm based in Silicon Valley. Before joining Crosslink, Samantha spent over a decade as a start-up executive across various enterprise and consumer companies and was most recently at LegalZoom (NASDAQ: LZ), the leading provider of online legal services in the US, where she spearheaded all global initiatives and ran the firm’s UK office. Earlier in her career, she was a venture investor at 3i Group, a global private equity firm. Samantha started her career as a technology investment banker at Deutsche Bank, where she worked in DB’s Hong Kong, San Francisco and London offices.
Samantha holds a B.A. in Economics from Stanford University.

P A R T N E R

Tim brings a unique blend of investing and operating experience to RPS. He has broad investing experience in public and private companies, both internationally and domestically. Tim previously worked at and and was an investor at The Capital Group (American Funds) and Janus Capital. Tim has invested across numerous areas of technology, including software, services, renewables, communication equipment, and semiconductors. Earlier in his career, Tim served as the CFO of a venture-backed startup, and he has also had engineering and operational roles in technology companies such as Schlumberger and Raynet (acquired by Ericsson).
Tim holds a B.S. in Mechanical Engineering, a M.S. in Material Science, and an M.B.A. from Stanford University.

P R I N C I P A L
Nancy is based in Palo Alto and joined RPS in 2025 from Revolution Growth, where she worked as an investor for more than four years after business school. Prior to business school, she spent six years in equity research at Citi and Wells Fargo and two years in economic consulting at Bates White, LLC.
Nancy holds a B.S. in Finance from Canisius College and an M.B.A. from the University at Pennsylvania, Wharton School, and is a CFA charterholder.

I N V E S T O R
Aishwarya joined RPS from LionTree, where she spent two years in their TMT Investment Banking group, advising software and internet companies on M&A and capital raising.
Aishwarya holds a B.A. in Data Science and a B.A. in Economics from UC Berkeley.

I N V E S T O R
Keeyan joined RPS from Needham & Company, where he spent over two years in their Technology Investment Banking group, advising software and hardware companies on M&A and capital raising.
Keeyan holds a B.S. in Business Administration from UC Berkeley.

A N A L Y S T
Marisa joined RPS from Accel-KKR, where she interned for their growth equity team, supporting sourcing and execution efforts for investments in enterprise software and tech-enabled services.
Marisa holds a B.S. in Management with concentrations in Finance and Marketing from Boston College.

OPERATIONS

C F O
Sudha is the Chief Financial Officer at RPS, overseeing all financial operations and ensuring compliance with financial regulations both domestically and internationally. Prior to RPS, she worked at SoftBank as an Accounting Associate managing portfolio reporting and auditing.
Sudha holds a bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering from India and pursued accounting studies upon moving to the United States.

O P E R A T I O N S M A N A G E R
Tiffany is the Operations Manager at RPS Ventures where she helps make the magic happen. In addition to supporting the RPS investing team and managing day-to-day office functions, she helps the team support the RPS portfolio.
Tiffany has a B.S. in Business Administration from Saint Mary’s College of California. Tiffany was also a coxswain on the Saint Mary’s College of California Women’s Rowing Team.

VENTURE ADVISORS

V E N T U R E P A R T N ER
Rahul is an Interventional Cardiologist at Stanford Healhcare, where he is the Director of Structural Interventions, and a Professor of Medicine. Rahul is also the co-founder and Medical Director of Synchron, the world’s first full implantable, minimally invasive, brain computer interface.
Rahul graduated from Monash University and completed his medicine and cardiology training at the Alfred Hospital in Melbourne, Australia. He completed an advanced interventional and structural fellowship at Cedars Sinai Medical Center in Los Angeles before joining Cedars Sinai as Clinical Faculty, Director of the Structural Imaging Core Laboratory and Associate Director of Interventional Cardiology Research prior to joining Stanford.

V E N T U R E P A R T N E R
Rishabh brings over a decade of experience in investing, operating, and advisory roles to RPS Ventures. Previously, he was a Senior Principal at Mubadala Investment where he led investments across AI, software, and fintech and played a key role in managing Mubadala’s strategic LP partnerships. Before Mubadala, Rishabh was the Head of Business Development at Group.One. He began his career in advisory at Torch Partners.
Rishabh holds a BSc (Hons) in Management from the University of Warwick.

A D V I S O R
Ronti Pal is an experienced finance professional with over 20 years of leadership in Fixed Income Trading and multiple C-level roles at venture-backed companies.
As Managing Director, Head of US Rates and Volatility Trading at Barclays, Ronti built and led a billion-dollar revenue business from 2006 to 2012. Prior to Barclays, he served as Managing Director running the US Interest Rate Swaps Trading business at Citigroup from 2001 to 2006.
Ronti subsequently held senior executive roles across high-growth technology companies. He served as CFO of Payactiv (2019–2021), a fintech company providing Earned Wage Access to hourly workers across America. He then joined Molekule, Inc. as CFO and COO, where he led the merger of the private air purification company with public company AeroClean to form the Molekule Group, subsequently serving as COO of the combined entity through 2023.
In 2024, Ronti founded Qubera, a fintech company focused on transforming investment research through artificial intelligence.
Ronti holds a BS from the California Institute of Technology and a BA from Reed College, where he serves as a Trustee and member of the Investment Committee.

OUR COMPANIES

We seek to invest in high growth late stage tech companies where we can use our collective experience and relationships to build trust and meaningful connections.