Ram Shriram
American businessman
Source: Wikidata — retrieved 7/12/2026 (wikidata)
Profile Summary
Ram Shriram is an American businessman born in 1950 with an estimated net worth of ~$1.9B Wikidata. SEC records show he is tied to Alphabet Inc. and Google Inc., and his filing history includes 210 total filings, with 206 insider filings SEC EDGAR. His public profile and recent coverage connect him to early Google investing and venture activity through Sherpalo Ventures NewsAPI.
Business & SEC Activity
SEC EDGAR lists Shriram Kavitark Ram as the filing entity, with filings connected to Alphabet Inc. and Google Inc. SEC EDGAR. The record shows 206 insider filings, including recent Forms 4, 4/A, and 5; Form 4 reports changes in beneficial ownership, Form 4/A is an amendment, and Form 5 is an annual statement of certain ownership changes SEC EDGAR. Recent news coverage says Sherpalo Ventures is leading a $60 million funding round in Skyroot, and another article describes him as the person who wrote Google’s first check NewsAPI.
Political Activity
FEC records show 56 contributions totaling $75,618.10 from 2007-03-29 to 2025-05-13 FEC. Most of the money went to Democrats: $65,400 to DEM and $10,218.10 to PAC/Other FEC. The top recipients included the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee, the Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee, Lofgren for Congress, Ro for Congress Inc, and Google LLC NetPAC FEC.
In the News
Recent coverage on 2026-05-07 focused on Shriram’s venture activity, including Sherpalo Ventures leading a $60 million funding round in Skyroot NewsAPI. Another article on the same date described him as the man who wrote Google’s first check and linked him to a new space-tech unicorn in India NewsAPI.
U.S. Presence
Political Contributions
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Associated Companies
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Recent Insider Filings
Score Breakdown
The PBS is a weighted average of 2 components. The formula is open and versioned — the weight percentages below show how much each component contributes to the final score.
Evidenced charitable giving — built on what they actually give each year, not parked assets. Dominated by generosity (annual giving relative to net worth — the share of your fortune you give), plus the absolute scale of that giving, plus a small nudge for signing the Giving Pledge (a commitment, not a realized action).
Data: ProPublica 990 charitable disbursements, net worth, The Giving Pledge registry
How much sourced, public accountability data exists — net worth, political contributions, SEC filings, foundation 990s, news coverage, and a verified profile. More public disclosure scores higher.
Data: FEC, SEC EDGAR, ProPublica 990s, GDELT / NewsAPI, Wikidata
Formula (v2): PBS = 65% x Philanthropy + 35% x Transparency
Scored on 6/23/2026 on a 0–100 scale. The score uses only the signals we have populated data for. Goal Impact, Controversy, and Community Approval are deferred until that data exists — Phase 1 goal adoption, controversy detection, and community votes respectively.
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