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Shalini Rao

Investor

General Partner, Head of Growth Fund at Headline Growth Management, LLC · Partner at Headline

San Francisco and London

Writes $10M – $30M checks · typically $20M

Contact· published on Shalini's own website

Experience

  1. HeadlineGeneral Partner, Head of Growth Fundcurrent2024 — present
  2. TCVGeneral Partner2023 — 2024San Francisco, California, United States
  3. Generation Investment ManagementPartner2015 — 2023London, United Kingdom
  4. Harvard Kennedy SchoolResearch Fellow2012 — 2016
  5. JPMorgan ChaseAssociate2013 — 2015
  6. Shearman & Sterling LLPInternational Arbitration2012 — 2013

Colleagues at Headline Growth Management, LLC

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AML Officer at Headline
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Andrei Mart
Global Head of Management Companies at Headline
Anna Faulkner
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Astrid Moullé-Berteaux
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Austin Hack
Chief of Staff, Strategy Growth at Headline

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Antoine Loison
Investor at Aglae Ventures

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Frequently asked questions

Who is Shalini Rao?
Investor at Headline
Where does Shalini Rao work?
Shalini Rao is General Partner, Head of Growth Fund at Headline Growth Management, LLC.
What check size does Shalini Rao write?
Shalini Rao typically writes checks of $10M – $30M.
Where did Shalini Rao go to school?
Shalini Rao studied at Harvard University (Bachelor’s Degree); The London School of Economics and Political Science (LSE) (MSc Finance).

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