Raghav Agarwal

Investment Banking Associate | Tech Coverage

United States

About

Raghav is an Investment Banking Associate at AQ Technology Partners, where he specializes in strategic capital advisory for technology companies. He has over 10 years of experience in strategy and finance, spanning consulting and investment banking roles. He switched to IB in July 2021, after completing his MBA from UCLA Anderson School of Management, where he also led the finance function of a student-owned startup that developed an innovative IaaS platform for hardware development. Raghav is passionate about helping entrepreneurs raise institutional capital and scale their businesses, leveraging his analytical skills, attention to detail, and thought leadership. He has demonstrated his ability to do so as a venture capitalist, cofounder and CoS to the CEO, where he contributed to fundraising and strategy development. Raghav is dedicated to assisting entrepreneurs in solving complex problems at scale, and he is always eager to learn and grow in the dynamic field of technology and finance.

Experience

  • Investment Banking Associate at AQ Technology Partners
    Jun 2025 - Present · 1 yr 2 mos

  • Investment Banking Associate at Jefferies
    Jul 2021 - Jun 2025 · 4 yrs

    TMT IB team 10+ deals across M&A, ECM and debt Sector focus on Semiconductor & Electronics, Enterprise Software & AI Compute Infra.

  • Chief Financial Officer at Sahara Cloud
    Jul 2020 - Jun 2021 · 1 yr

    Mission - To democratize hardware development We won the Amazon Alexa Prize at ASUio Awarded Top 100 Tech Innovators & Influencers at InterCon

  • Chief of Staff to the CEO at SIERA.AI
    Jan 2021 - Mar 2021 · 3 mos

    Worked directly with the CEO on strategy and fundraising

  • Investment Associate at Morpheus Ventures
    Oct 2020 - Dec 2020 · 3 mos

    Deal sourcing, investment due diligence, investment memos, and post-investment portfolio support.