Gokul Rajaram
| Gokul Rajaram | |
|---|---|
| Born | November 14, 1974 Mumbai, India |
| 🏫 Education | Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MBA) |
| 💼 Occupation | |
| 👔 Employer | DoorDash |
| Title | Caviar Lead |
| Board member of | |
Gokul Rajaram is an Internet entrepreneur and Investor.[1] He is a member of the Board of Directors of Pinterest and The Trade Desk.[2][3]
Education[edit]
Gokul studied for a Bachelor of Technology degree in Computer science from the Indian Institute of Technology, Kanpur. He later went on to receive a M.S. in Computer Science from The University of Texas at Austin and an M.B.A. from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology Sloan School of Management.[2]
Career[edit]
Gokul joined Google in 2003, at Google Gokul was the Product Management Director for Google AdSense.[4][5][6]
In 2008 he went on to co-found a company named Chia Labs,[7] where he served as the Chief Executive Officer until its acquisition by Facebook in 2010.[8] At Facebook he served as the Product Director for Ads.[1]
In 2013 Gokul left Facebook in order to join Square,[4][9] where he was later appointed as the head of its Caviar food delivery division.[10] Caviar was later acquired by DoorDash in 2019 for $410 million, where he continues to serve as Caviar Lead.[11][12][13]
Gokul is an independent Director of public companies The Trade Desk and Pinterest.[14] He was previously an independent Director at Associated Content,[15] before its acquisition by Yahoo in May 2010 and a Director at public company RetailMeNot before its acquisition by Harland Clarke in May 2017.[2][16]
Gokul is an angel investor in startup companies and also a Partner at the Venture Capital firm Firebolt Ventures.[17][18][19][20][21]
References[edit]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Carlson, Nicholas. "Facebook's $100 Billion Valuation Pretty Much Depends On This One Guy". Business Insider. Retrieved 2020-03-17.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 "Pinterest adds DoorDash exec and Caviar lead Gokul Rajaram to its board". TechCrunch. Retrieved 2020-03-17.
- ↑ Rey, Jason Del (2015-06-16). "Jack Dorsey Says He Will Not Leave His Role as Square CEO". Vox. Retrieved 2020-04-01.
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 "Square Hires AdSense "Godfather" Gokul Rajaram Away From Facebook". TechCrunch. Retrieved 2020-03-19.
- ↑ Hansell, Saul (2006-05-23). "Google Moves to Sell Space for Video Spots on Network of Web Sites". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2020-04-01.
- ↑ Delaney, Kevin J. (2006-05-23). "Google to Begin Selling Web Ads That Include Video". Wall Street Journal. ISSN 0099-9660. Retrieved 2020-04-01.
- ↑ "AdSense developer leaves Google". Fortune. Retrieved 2020-04-01.
- ↑ "Facebook buys semantic search firm Chai Labs for more than $10M". VentureBeat. 2010-08-16. Retrieved 2020-03-17.
- ↑ Carson, Biz. "Square's Delivery Business Caviar Moves Into Corporate Catering With Acquisition Of Zesty". Forbes. Retrieved 2020-04-01.
- ↑ "DoorDash is buying Caviar from Square in a deal worth $410 million". TechCrunch. Retrieved 2020-03-19.
- ↑ Cohen|February 27, David; 2020. "DoorDash Delivers Gokul Rajaram to Pinterest's Board of Directors". www.adweek.com. Retrieved 2020-03-17.
- ↑ Statt, Nick (2019-08-01). "DoorDash is acquiring Square's food delivery platform Caviar for $410 million". The Verge. Retrieved 2020-04-01.
- ↑ Sandler, Rachel. "DoorDash Acquires Rival Food Delivery Service Caviar For $410 Million". Forbes. Retrieved 2020-04-01.
- ↑ Editorial, Reuters. "Stock Quote News - Stock Market Quotes, Online Stock Quotes, India". IN. Retrieved 2020-03-19.
- ↑ Carlson, Nicholas. "TOP FACEBOOK PRODUCT EXEC BOLTS". Business Insider. Retrieved 2020-03-19.
- ↑ "RetailMeNot secures tech and social media expertise". Chain Store Age. Retrieved 2020-03-19.
- ↑ "Team". FIREBOLT VENTURES. Retrieved 2020-03-07.
- ↑ "Former Google executive Gokul Rajaram invests in home design and decor platform Livspace". The Economic Times. 2015-07-28. Retrieved 2020-03-19.
- ↑ "Bleacher Report Gokul Rajaram". Unknown parameter
|url-status=ignored (help) - ↑ "Gokul Rajaram | Connect with top investors". investorhunt.co. Retrieved 2020-03-19.
- ↑ "Gokul Rajaram Investments - CB Insights". www.cbinsights.com. Retrieved 2020-03-19.
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