# Rahul Saxena

> Rahul Saxena is based in Atlanta. See profile and contact details. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: Angel Investor
- Fund: [CREATE-X](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/create-x)
- Location: Atlanta, United States
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/saxenar/
- X (Twitter): https://twitter.com/saxena

Georgia Tech announced that Atlanta business leader and venture capitalist Rahul Saxena has been named associate director of the CREATE-X (Launch). CREATE-X was established five years ago as a faculty-led, student-focused initiative to instill entrepreneurial confidence in Georgia Tech students, enabling them to launch real startups. Saxena will beresponsible for Startup Launch, the final phase of CREATE-X, where students receive mentorship and $40,000 in grants and services to take their startups to market. Saxena brings his experience in both operations and investing in startups which will provide a unique perspective to students hoping to start their own company. Saxena holds almost 20 years of experience in a variety of roles, from development engineer to CEO, and 10 years of experience as a venture capitalist. Saxena has helped build and guide multiple startup companies to successful exits as a CEO or a board member. Saxena’s experience as an early-stage venture capitalist will enable him to help students understand what early-stage startups need in order to become successful.Saxena, a mechanical engineering Georgia Tech alumnus, earned his European Master’s degree in Fluid Mechanics from the Von Karman Institute for Fluid Dynamics, and his MBA from Emory University. Rahul’s expertise started with researching mechanical heart valves where he developed innovative protocols and published several papers during his undergraduate work. His focus with biotechnology ramped-up with a Silicon Valley startup with hands-on mechatronic design of automation genetics research equipment.

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## About CREATE-X

VC Fund · Atlanta, United States

CREATE-X is a Georgia Tech initiative to instill entrepreneurial confidence in students and empower them to launch real startups. The broader goal of this initiative is to provide the knowledge, skills, abilities, and experiences that will give Georgia Tech graduates the confidence to create their own future and confidently pursue entrepreneurialopportunities.

2 contacts available at CREATE-X.

| Name | Title | Profile |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Raghupathy Sivakumar | Founder and Director | — |
| Rahul Saxena | Associate Director | — |

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