Where does Sanjay Rao work?

Sanjay Rao is Co-Founder and Managing Partner at Tau Ventures.

What check size does Sanjay Rao write?

Sanjay Rao typically writes checks of $500K.

Where did Sanjay Rao go to school?

Sanjay Rao studied at Massachusetts Institute of Technology (Master of Engineering - MEng, Electrical Engineering and Computer Science); Harvard Business School (Master of Business Administration (M.B.A.) with Distinction); Massachusetts Institute of Technology (Bachelor’s Degree, Electrical Engineering and Computer Science).

Sanjay Rao

Investor

Co-Founder and Managing Partner at Tau Ventures

San Francisco, California, United States

Writes $500K checks

About

Sanjay Rao combines MIT technical depth, Microsoft engineering and McKinsey enterprise strategy as thought partner for enterprise AI and automation founders, writing playbooks for AI services and multi-LLM architectures.

Contact· self-published, not guessed

s•••@tauventures.comreveal

Invests in

AI & Machine LearningBiotechCybersecurityEnterprise SoftwareHealthtech

Experience

Tau VenturesManaging Partner (Co Founder) | AI Investorcurrent2018 — present
Accelerate LabsCo-Founder & Director of Product Management2014 — 2018
Norwest Venture PartnersVice President2012 — 2013
Norwest Venture PartnersSenior Associate2010 — 2012
McKinsey & CompanyStrategy Consultant2007 — 2009New York, NY
Bain & CompanySummer Associate2005San Francisco Bay Area
MicrosoftProgram Manager (Product Manager)2003 — 2004Redmond, WA

Skills & more

Pricing StrategyAcquisition IntegrationAnalytical SkillsPrototypingProduct VisionCommunicationArtificial Intelligence (AI)1Strategy14Business Strategy9Product Management8Venture Capital5Start-ups6

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InvestmentsCorporate DevelopmentEntrepreneurshipConsumer InternetMarketing StrategyFinancial AnalysisPrivate EquityMobile DevicesMicrosoft ExcelSalesforce.comSoftware as a Service (SaaS)Enterprise Software

From Sanjay's professional profile.

Colleagues at Tau Ventures

Amit Garg

Partner at Tau Ventures

Gary Ang

Venture Partner at Tau Ventures

Larry Augustin

Investor at EPIC VENTURES

Ravi Varma

Venture Partner at Tau Ventures

Sam Bogrov

Principal at Tau Ventures

Sharon Huang

Associate at Tau Ventures

Sonal Panda

Advisory Partner at Tau Ventures

Frequently asked questions

Who is Sanjay Rao?: Sanjay Rao combines MIT technical depth, Microsoft engineering and McKinsey enterprise strategy as thought partner for enterprise AI and automation founders, writing playbooks for AI services and multi-LLM architectures.
Where does Sanjay Rao work?: Sanjay Rao is Co-Founder and Managing Partner at Tau Ventures.
What does Sanjay Rao invest in?: Sanjay Rao invests in AI & Machine Learning, Biotech, Cybersecurity, Enterprise Software, Healthtech.
What check size does Sanjay Rao write?: Sanjay Rao typically writes checks of $500K.
Where did Sanjay Rao go to school?: Sanjay Rao studied at Massachusetts Institute of Technology (Master of Engineering - MEng, Electrical Engineering and Computer Science); Harvard Business School (Master of Business Administration (M.B.A.) with Distinction); Massachusetts Institute of Technology (Bachelor’s Degree, Electrical Engineering and Computer Science).

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Shared employers

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Also worked at McKinsey & Company1,988

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Also worked at Microsoft1,496

Reid HoffmanCo-founder of LinkedIn; Partner at Greylock Garry TanPresident & CEO of Y Combinator Nat FriedmanCo-lead of Meta Superintelligence Labs; co-founder of NFDG Kai-Fu LeeChairman of Sinovation Ventures and CEO of 01.AI Bill GatesCo-founder of Microsoft; Chair of the Gates Foundation Mike KriegerCo-founder of Instagram; Chief Product Officer at Anthropic

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