Amrit Rao
InvestorGeneral Partner at Village Global
San Francisco Bay Area
Writes $250K – $1.5M checks · typically $750K
About
Amrit Rao is a Partner at Village Global. He previously co-founded and served as CEO of Made & Modern Furniture, and spent over a decade as an investor at affiliates of Starboard Value, Tiger Management, T. Rowe Price, and Golden Gate Capital. He began his career as an M&A analyst in the CSFB Technology Group, where he advised Google on its acquisition of YouTube.
Contact· self-published, not guessed
Invests in
AI & Machine LearningBiotechConsumerData & InfrastructureDeep TechDefense TechEnterprise SoftwareFintechHardwareHealthtechLogistics & Supply Chain
Experience
- Village GlobalGeneral Partnercurrent2022 — presentSan Francisco Bay Area
- SkyCool Systems Inc.Independent Board Directorcurrent2023 — present
- Made and Modern Hard Goods, INC.Co-Founder & CEO2018 — 2022
- Starboard ValueSenior Analyst, Shareholder Activist Investing2016 — 2017New York City Metropolitan Area
- Tiger ManagementPartner/Senior Analyst, Tiger Ratan Capital2013 — 2016
- T. Rowe PriceSummer Associate, Public Equities Investing2011
- Golden Gate CapitalAssociate, Private Equity and Credit Investing2007 — 2009San Francisco Bay Area
- Credit SuisseAnalyst, Technology M&A Advisory2004 — 2007San Francisco Bay Area
- Stanford University School of EngineeringResearcher, Stanford/NASA National Biocomputation Center1999 — 2004San Francisco Bay Area
Colleagues at Village Global
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Brett Bolkowy
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Erik Pavia
Chief of Staff at Village Global
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Frequently asked questions
- Who is Amrit Rao?
- Amrit Rao is a Partner at Village Global. He previously co-founded and served as CEO of Made & Modern Furniture, and spent over a decade as an investor at affiliates of Starboard Value, Tiger Management, T. Rowe Price, and Golden Gate Capital. He began his career as an M&A analyst in the CSFB Technology Group, where he advised Google on its acquisition of YouTube.
- Where does Amrit Rao work?
- Amrit Rao is General Partner at Village Global.
- What does Amrit Rao invest in?
- Amrit Rao invests in AI & Machine Learning, Biotech, Consumer, Data & Infrastructure, Deep Tech, Defense Tech, Enterprise Software, Fintech, Hardware, Healthtech, Logistics & Supply Chain.
- What check size does Amrit Rao write?
- Amrit Rao typically writes checks of $250K – $1.5M.
- Where did Amrit Rao go to school?
- Amrit Rao studied at Stanford University (BS, Biological Sciences; BA); The Tuck School of Business at Dartmouth (Master of Business Administration - MBA).
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