June 07, 2009

Rajeev Motwani professor, angel investor, good guy, has passed

015 Rajeev Motwani died suddenly Friday June 5th at the age of 47, from apparent drowning. Rajeev was a professor at Stanford and an angel investor in PayPal and Google among others. He was well known in Silicon Valley, always willing to offer advice to startups and entrepreneurs.

Rajeev will be sadly missed. “To those who knew him, no explanation is necessary... To those who didn't, no explanation is possible..." Bradley Horowitz

Here is a photo of Rajeev Motwani (1st left) at an Angel Investor dinner organized by Microsoft. Pictured from left to right: Rajeev Motwani, Eric Benhamou, Don Dodge, Paul Graham, Fritz Lanman.

Jun 7, 2009 11:28:47 PM

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