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Shailesh Rao

Shailesh Rao

Founder & General Partner atArc180California
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Shailesh Rao is the Founder and General Partner of Arc180, an early-stage technology investment platform. He has invested in over 40 startups and previously worked at TPG, Google, and McKinsey.

What Shailesh can write

Writes checks ofNot reported
Comes in atPre-seed, Seed, Series ALead preference not reported
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Career

  1. Google · Managing Director of Google India
  2. Google · Vice President of Display Advertising across Asia Pacific
  3. Twitter · Vice President of International Operations
  4. TPG · Senior Advisor
  5. TPG · Partner and Head of India and Southeast Asia
  6. Lighthouse Funds · member of the CEO Council
  7. JLL · Independent Director
  8. STX · Independent Director
  9. Arc180 · Founder & General Partner
    Now

Companies founded

Arc180

Investments named in public bios

MoglixOmazeSun MobilityCloudchefE6XSpyneNykaaLivspaceReps

Focus

early-stage technologyimmigrant entrepreneursglobal operating experienceglobal networksAIventure capital

Education

Kellogg School of Management, MBAThe Wharton School, BS in EconomicsUniversity of Pennsylvania, BA in History with HonorsKellogg School of Management at Northwestern University, M.B.A.

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Who is Shailesh Rao?

Shailesh Rao is the Founder and General Partner of Arc180, an early-stage technology investment platform. He has invested in over 40 startups and previously worked at TPG, Google, and McKinsey.

How much does Shailesh Rao invest?

Arc180 has not reported a check size. It invests at pre-seed, seed, series a.

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A warm intro from a founder Arc180 backed works best.

What did Shailesh Rao do before Arc180?

Managing Director of Google India at Google; Vice President of Display Advertising across Asia Pacific at Google; Vice President of International Operations at Twitter; Senior Advisor at TPG; Partner and Head of India and Southeast Asia at TPG; member of the CEO Council at Lighthouse Funds; Independent Director at JLL; Independent Director at STX.

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