# Raj De Datta

> Raj De Datta is the co-founder and CEO of Bloomreach, a seed investor and the author of The Digital Seeker. Raised between India and the Philippines and educated at Princeton and Harvard Business School, he worked at Lazard, FirstMark, Cisco and Mohr-Davidow Ventures before co-founding Bloomreach with Ashutosh Garg in 2009. His public interviews describe rebuilding its early search business into a broader personalization platform; outside work, he is an avid tennis player and fan.

- **Role:** Co-Founder and CEO at Bloomreach
- **Organizations:** Bloomreach, Founder Collective, United States Tennis Association, RepresentUs, Mohr-Davidow Ventures, Cisco, FirstMark Communications, Lazard Frères
- **Education:** BSE in Electrical Engineering; certificate in Public Policy and International Affairs, Princeton University, MBA with distinction, Harvard Business School
- **Known for:** Co-founded Bloomreach and led its expansion from search optimization into personalization software., Published The Digital Seeker: A Guide for Digital Teams to Build Winning Experiences in June 2021., Founder Partner at Founder Collective and individual investor in more than 20 startups, according to his Bloomreach biography.

## Career timeline

- **Before 2001** — Worked in technology investment banking at Lazard Frères and joined the founding team of FirstMark Communications.
- **2001-2003** — Attended Harvard Business School.
- **2003-2007** — Moved to Silicon Valley and worked at Cisco, including Application Oriented Networking and product marketing.
- **2007-2009** — Explored new ventures as an entrepreneur-in-residence at Mohr-Davidow Ventures; returned $500,000 raised for a cloud infrastructure venture after reassessing it during the financial crisis.
- **2009** — Co-founded Bloomreach with Ashutosh Garg.
- **2012** — Bloomreach launched its first product publicly.
- **2016** — Bloomreach acquired Hippo.
- **2018-2024** — Served on the USTA Council of Champions, according to LinkedIn.
- **2021** — Bloomreach acquired Exponea; The Digital Seeker was released on June 1.
- **2022** — Bloomreach announced $175 million in funding at a $2.2 billion valuation on February 23.
- **2026** — Bloomreach introduced Loomi Connect and reported 2025 ARR above $260 million.

## Achievements

- Co-founded Bloomreach and led its expansion from search optimization into personalization software.
- Published The Digital Seeker: A Guide for Digital Teams to Build Winning Experiences in June 2021.
- Founder Partner at Founder Collective and individual investor in more than 20 startups, according to his Bloomreach biography.
- Bloomreach announced a $2.2 billion company valuation in February 2022.
- Bloomreach reported more than $260 million in 2025 annual recurring revenue and positive free cash flow.

## Latest updates

- **2026-10** — Bloomreach announced recognition in Gartner’s multichannel marketing hubs assessment on October 5, including placement among the three highest-scoring vendors in every Critical Capabilities use case, according to its announcement.
- **2026-09** — Published Intelligence at the Edge: Why the Moment Is the Product on LinkedIn on September 24.
- **2026-06** — Bloomreach announced conversational-agent enhancements and an insights dashboard on June 24.
- **2026-02** — Bloomreach reported 2025 ARR above $260 million and positive free cash flow on February 24.
- **2026-01** — Bloomreach announced Loomi Connect on January 12, extending product discovery intelligence into conversational AI platforms.

## Links

- Website: https://about.me/rdedatta
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/rdedatta
- Twitter/X: https://twitter.com/rdedatta

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Last updated: 2026-10-14