Raj Desai

Chairman - Endeavor 9, Founder - Athena Capital, Red Rose

📍 United States🔄 Updated September 2026💼 4 investments📅 5 years investing🗓 Last invested Apr 2022
VC🌍 United States
4
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1
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Late stage
5y
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Apr 2022
ALOHA SPIRIT IS OUR SECRET SAUCE At Hawaiian Bros, we’re inspired every day to spread the Aloha Spirit. To show kindness and respect, and to treat everyone as ’ohana, like family, in everything we do. OUR FOUNDING PRINCIPLES In true Aloha Spirit, Hawaiian Bros was founded on the principles of honor, inclusion and gratitude. We respect the dignity and self-worth of every individual, whether you’re a guest enjoying a meal or the team member preparing it. In our ’ohana, everyone belongs. We value our differences and celebrate our common ground. And we say, “thank you” often, emphasizing the positive in our lives every day. POSITIVE VIBES LEAD TO POSITIVE LIVES We’re on a mission to spread the Aloha Spirit to our customers, employees, communities, partners, and beyond. It’s why we’re working with local civic centers and organizations in the state of Hawaii and on the mainland to celebrate Hawaiian people, land, arts and culture. Learn more about our community engagement. FRESH AND DELICIOUS, SERVED FAST Each of our meals is thoughtfully prepared with generous portions of fresh, quality ingredients, with service that’s not only fast, but also friendly and welcoming. And we never use freezers, fryers or microwaves.
mid stageRestaurants
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Apr 2022
FreightPal is a technology-driven shipping management platform. The company was created to compare price quotes and book shipments online with major integrated carriers: FedEx, UPS, DHL, USPS, and more. As the “Expedia” of shipping, our site allows customers to benchmark pricing while saving time and money. We offer highly competitive pricing for palletized air freight, envelopes, and small package delivery. Through seamless and direct integration with the primary carriers, FreightPal executes shipment reservations and enables customers to print shipping labels, bills of lading, and track shipments online directly from our site. FreightPals customers include freight and logistics companies, small and mid-sized business, and individuals. FrieghtPal can ship anything from an envelope to a pallet.
Investor
Aug 2021
Create personalized customer journeys that engage and convert with our versatile customer engagement platform. Scale, flex, and innovate at your own pace. Because when powered by data, your messages lead to meaningful relationships. Deliver meaningful interactions: Make every message relevant by building unique customer interactions across mobile and web using email, in-app messages, SMS, and push notifications. Designed to help you scale: Manage all your messaging in one place with a platform that seamlessly integrates with the tools you use every day. Data without limits: Put an end to data silos by easily moving real-time data from source to destination and crafting campaigns with unlimited profile attributes, events, or actions.
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May 2021
Upright offers high-protein, allergen-free oatmilk as nutritious as dairy. Each cup provides eight grams of plant-based protein and the same vitamins and minerals in traditional dairy while using 13 times less water.
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2022
Investor
Apr 2022
ALOHA SPIRIT IS OUR SECRET SAUCE At Hawaiian Bros, we’re inspired every day to spread the Aloha Spirit. To show kindness and respect, and to treat everyone as ’ohana, like family, in everything we do. OUR FOUNDING PRINCIPLES In true Aloha Spirit, Hawaiian Bros was founded on the principles of honor, inclusion and gratitude. We respect the dignity and self-worth of every individual, whether you’re a guest enjoying a meal or the team member preparing it. In our ’ohana, everyone belongs. We value our differences and celebrate our common ground. And we say, “thank you” often, emphasizing the positive in our lives every day. POSITIVE VIBES LEAD TO POSITIVE LIVES We’re on a mission to spread the Aloha Spirit to our customers, employees, communities, partners, and beyond. It’s why we’re working with local civic centers and organizations in the state of Hawaii and on the mainland to celebrate Hawaiian people, land, arts and culture. Learn more about our community engagement. FRESH AND DELICIOUS, SERVED FAST Each of our meals is thoughtfully prepared with generous portions of fresh, quality ingredients, with service that’s not only fast, but also friendly and welcoming. And we never use freezers, fryers or microwaves.
mid stageRestaurants
Investor
Apr 2022
FreightPal is a technology-driven shipping management platform. The company was created to compare price quotes and book shipments online with major integrated carriers: FedEx, UPS, DHL, USPS, and more. As the “Expedia” of shipping, our site allows customers to benchmark pricing while saving time and money. We offer highly competitive pricing for palletized air freight, envelopes, and small package delivery. Through seamless and direct integration with the primary carriers, FreightPal executes shipment reservations and enables customers to print shipping labels, bills of lading, and track shipments online directly from our site. FreightPals customers include freight and logistics companies, small and mid-sized business, and individuals. FrieghtPal can ship anything from an envelope to a pallet.
2021
Investor
Aug 2021
Create personalized customer journeys that engage and convert with our versatile customer engagement platform. Scale, flex, and innovate at your own pace. Because when powered by data, your messages lead to meaningful relationships. Deliver meaningful interactions: Make every message relevant by building unique customer interactions across mobile and web using email, in-app messages, SMS, and push notifications. Designed to help you scale: Manage all your messaging in one place with a platform that seamlessly integrates with the tools you use every day. Data without limits: Put an end to data silos by easily moving real-time data from source to destination and crafting campaigns with unlimited profile attributes, events, or actions.
Investor
May 2021
Upright offers high-protein, allergen-free oatmilk as nutritious as dairy. Each cup provides eight grams of plant-based protein and the same vitamins and minerals in traditional dairy while using 13 times less water.
2020
Chairman
Jan 2020
Endeavor 9 is a holding company intended to funnel employment opportunities, direct communication for media relations, and potential investments to its subsidiaries within the real estate, private equity, media, and entertainment industries.
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