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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.

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Invests in

AI & Machine LearningBiotechCybersecurityEnterprise SoftwareHealthtech

Experience

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

Education

  1. Massachusetts Institute of TechnologyMaster of Engineering - MEng, Electrical Engineering and Computer Science
  2. Harvard Business SchoolMaster of Business Administration (M.B.A.) with Distinction
  3. Massachusetts Institute of TechnologyBachelor’s Degree, Electrical Engineering and Computer Science

Skills & more

Pricing StrategyAcquisition IntegrationAnalytical SkillsPrototypingProduct VisionCommunicationArtificial Intelligence (AI)1Strategy14Business Strategy9Product Management8Venture Capital5Start-ups6
+12 moreInvestmentsCorporate DevelopmentEntrepreneurshipConsumer InternetMarketing StrategyFinancial AnalysisPrivate EquityMobile DevicesMicrosoft ExcelSalesforce.comSoftware as a Service (SaaS)Enterprise Software

From Sanjay's professional profile.

Same school

Also attended Massachusetts Institute of Technology977

Fred WilsonCo-founder & Partner at Union Square VenturesAileen LeeFounder & Managing Partner of Cowboy VenturesHemant TanejaCEO & Managing Director of General CatalystBrad FeldCo-founder of Foundry and TechstarsMatt HuangCo-founder and Managing Partner at ParadigmDelian AsparouhovPartner at Founders Fund and co-founder of Varda

+ 971 more

Also attended Harvard Business School1,818

Brad GerstnerFounder & CEO of Altimeter CapitalAileen LeeFounder & Managing Partner of Cowboy VenturesJim BreyerFounder & CEO of Breyer CapitalTim DraperFounder of Draper AssociatesMike Maples JrCo-founding Partner at FloodgateMamoon HamidPartner at Kleiner Perkins

+ 1,812 more

Shared employers

Also worked at Norwest Venture Partners69

Jon KossowManaging Partner at Norwest Venture PartnersLaura BoydPrincipal, Head of M&A & Capital Markets at Norwest Venture PartnersLaura TseVP of Finance at ParadigmScott WilliamsonPortfolio Partner: Product at OSS CapitalJeff SchmidtHead of Commercialization at Energize VenturesMoshe ZilbersteinGeneral Partner at Next47

+ 63 more

Also worked at McKinsey & Company1,203

Jim BreyerFounder & CEO of Breyer CapitalAnn Miura-KoCo-founding Partner at FloodgateJeremy LiewPartner at Lightspeed Venture PartnersMike SpeiserManaging Director at Sutter Hill VenturesJeremy LevinePartner at Bessemer Venture PartnersFabrice GrindaCo-founder & Managing Partner at FJ Labs

+ 1,197 more

Also worked at Bain & Company619

Steve JurvetsonCo-founder of Future VenturesLaela SturdyManaging Partner at CapitalGTheresia GouwFounding Partner at Acrew CapitalJulie YangVice President at InvestcorpZach PoleyPartner and Chief Technology Officer at Clear VenturesIan MarshInvestor at DN Capital

+ 613 more

Also worked at Microsoft737

Reid HoffmanCo-founder of LinkedIn; Partner at GreylockGarry TanPresident & CEO of Y CombinatorJavier SolteroSenior Venture Partner at Felicis VenturesViviana FagaGeneral Partner at Felicis VenturesWesley ChanInvestor at Felicis VenturesQuentin ClarkInvestment Team at General Catalyst

+ 731 more

Colleagues at Tau Ventures

Amit Garg
Partner at Tau Ventures
Gary Ang
Venture Partner at Tau Ventures
Insoo Chang
Associate at Tau Ventures
Kojo Osei
Investor Alumni at Tau Ventures
Kush Gupta
Investor Alumni at Tau Ventures
Larry Augustin
Investor at EPIC VENTURES
Lauren Maymar
Investor Alumni at Tau Ventures
Ravi Varma
Venture Partner at Tau Ventures