Engineer and Angel Investor trying to do a tangible difference in this world

I’m always looking for an opportunity to challenge the status quo, pushing the limits of what’s possible and building legacies for generations to come through Technology & Innovation.

“Disrupting one of the most hazardous, highly fragmented, least digitalized, low productive, largest carbon footprint, heavily regulated industries, a $12.9T Global Construction Industry.”

Construction Tech & Strategy | Angel Investor| Startup Advisor| Affordable Housing Advocate

About me:

Ram is a seasoned engineer turned early-stage Angel Investor backing ambitious entrepreneurs working on Construction 4.0 to reshape how built environment assets are designed, constructed, and operated. His passion lies in the intersection of Technology, Innovation, Built Environment, and Venture Capital. He worked in the US, India, Europe, the Middle East, and Southeast Asia and deeply understood the gaps and challenges faced by the Industry.

“The more doors open for you, the more you need to open doors for others.”

He cares deeply about weaving “giving back” into our fabric through new ideas. I am constantly looking to connect with entrepreneurs, Innovators, and Venture Capitalists who are passionate and focused on building, not betting on, technology-enabled businesses to transform industries fundamental to the world economy, like Construction, Real Estate, and Infrastructure. Construction is a core part of the world economy and has been stuck in the past for too long. The tailwinds in construction, like labor shortage, climate change, low productivity, and low-profit margins, force the industry to adapt and adopt new working methods.

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“I want to create bridges between the innovative ideas, the open-source processes, and the quantitative world of technical, technological, and financial expertise.”

Work

  • Analyst (Emerging Tech, Corporate Venture Investment & Strategy) - McCarthy Holdings

    July 2019 - To Date, Dallas

  • Angel Investor - Proptech Angle Syndicate

    Mar 2021 - To Date, India

    “Proptech Fund I”, India’s first and only Angle investors fund focused on Early Stage Real Estate & Construction Technology Startup

    Current Investments - Stealth startup (Seed round)

    Snaptrude

  • Startup Advisor - Various

    Jan 2022 - To Date

    Constructn.ai

    Pixly

  • Mentor - MIT DesignX

    Nov 2023 - To Date

    Mentoring the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) and Harvard students to build new business ventures and forward-thinking solutions to address critical challenges facing the future of cities and the human environment

  • Founder - C TrIBE

    Building Indi’as first and only startup ecosystem for Construction-Tech

Education

Courtesy call the offices of Congressman Van Taylor, Congressman Colin Allred, Congresswomen Kay Granger, and Senator Ted Cruz in Washington D.C as part of Bipartisan Efforts for Climate Change Solutions Office of Congressman Van Taylor at Washington D.C.

PURDUE UNIVERSITY - MAIN CAMPUS

M.S

2017-2019

  • Full Tuition Scholarship ($70,000) and a monthly stipend for the whole two years of master’s at Purdue University, USA

JAWAHARLAL NEHRU TECHNOLOGICAL UNIVERSITY - HYDERABAD

B.Tech

2009 -2013

  • Presented paper on Sustainable design at the prestigious 7th Lux Pacifica Conference, Thailand, 2012