Sudhir Rao

Sudhir Rao

Senior Partner atCelesta CapitalCalifornia

Sudhir Rao is an entrepreneur and venture investor focused on technology-driven businesses. He co-founded an electronics company and later helped build India's largest public capital markets intermediary.

What Sudhir can write

Writes checks of$3M to $30M
Comes in atSeries A, Series BCan lead the round
Ownership target10-12%, > 12%At first check
Email the firm[email protected]The firm's own inbox for founders.

Celesta Capital writes $3M to $30M checks, larger than 93% of firms in the atlas.

Bars: how many firms report each check band. Highlighted: Celesta Capital.

Career

  1. electronics company · co-founder
  2. India's largest public capital markets intermediary · partner
  3. Karvy Investor Services Ltd. · founding director
  4. Karvy Stockbroking Ltd. · founding director
  5. IndusAge Partners · founding managing partner
  6. Celesta Capital · Senior Partner
    Now

Companies founded

electronics companyIndusAge PartnersKarvy Investor Services Ltd.Karvy Stockbroking Ltd.

Investments named in public bios

Stellapps

Focus

technologycapital marketsventure investingAgriTechFinTechHealthTech

Education

India, CPA equivalent

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Who is Sudhir Rao?

Sudhir Rao is an entrepreneur and venture investor focused on technology-driven businesses. He co-founded an electronics company and later helped build India's largest public capital markets intermediary.

How much does Sudhir Rao invest?

Sudhir Rao invests through Celesta Capital, which writes checks of $3M to $30M at series a, series b.

How do I pitch Sudhir Rao?

Email [email protected], the firm's inbox for founders, and name Sudhir in the subject. A warm intro from a founder Celesta Capital backed works better.

What did Sudhir Rao do before Celesta Capital?

co-founder at electronics company; partner at India's largest public capital markets intermediary; founding director at Karvy Investor Services Ltd.; founding director at Karvy Stockbroking Ltd.; founding managing partner at IndusAge Partners.

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