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Raghu Kilambi is co-founder and CEO of Swiss Medica and led the launch of Swiss Medica, including building its management team and securing financing. Prior to launching Swiss Medica, he was General Partner of Rubicon Investment Group, a Toronto-based merchant bank focused on private equity buyouts and active public market investments. Between 2001 and 2003, Rubicon made several successful investments in the IT services, software and natural resources fields that generated significant return on investments for Rubicon and its investors.
Prior to co-founding Rubicon, Mr. Kilambi was the Co Founder, CFO and Chief Strategy Officer of FutureLink Corp., a leading Application Service Provider that had $140 million in revenue and a peak Nasdaq market capitalization of $2 billion. FutureLink was a Forbes ASAP Top 25 Ramp Champ in 1999 and 2000. Mr. Kilambi was the architect of FutureLink's growth strategy, acquiring eight companies and completing $225 million of financing, including a Bear Stearns-led secondary financing and strategic investments by Microsoft and Compaq.
Previously, he was President and Principal of New Economy Capital, a boutique merchant-banking firm that backed successful technology and telecom companies including C2B Technologies (now part of Yahoo), Financial Performance Corp. and American Telesource. In addition, he raised $200 million as treasurer for a Canadian subsidiary of a multinational consumer products company, Best Foods, which has since been acquired by Unilever. Best Foods brands included Hellmann's mayonnaise and Skippy peanut butter.
Mr. Kilambi commenced his career with Touche Ross & Co (now Deloitte & Touche). He earned his Bachelor of Commerce in Finance and Accounting with Great Distinction from McGill University and is a Chartered Accountant. | 