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Shruti Rao

Investor

Investor at Construct Capital

Washington, District of Columbia

Writes $2M – $6M checks · typically $4M

Experience

  1. Blue Cross NCManager - Strategy and New Venturescurrent2026 — present
  2. Blue Cross NCNew Ventures - Principal Strategic Advisor2024 — 2026
  3. Harvard Business SchoolMBA Candidate at Harvard Business School2022 — 2024Boston, Massachusetts, United States
  4. Construct CapitalInvestor2021 — 2022Washington, District of Columbia, United States
  5. New Mountain CapitalAssociate2020 — 2021New York, United States
  6. J.P. MorganInvestment Banking Analyst2018 — 2020New York, New York
  7. Duke UniversityAlice M. Baldwin Scholar2014 — 2018
  8. J.P. MorganInvestment Banking Summer Analyst2017New York, New York
  9. U.S. Department of Commerce, Economic Development AdministrationSummer Analyst at Office of Innovation and Entrepreneurship2016Washington D.C.

Education

  1. Harvard Business School2022 — 2024
  2. Duke UniversityB.A. Global Value Chains and Certificate in Behavioral Economics

Skills & more

Microsoft Office2Microsoft Excel1Microsoft Word1PowerPointResearch1KannadaPublic SpeakingLeadership1

From Shruti's professional profile.

Colleagues at Construct Capital

Ali Gleason
Operations at Construct Capital
Anshu Mohan
Chief of Staff at Construct Capital
Camila Key Saruhashi
Investor at Construct Capital
Caroline Duffy
Investor at Construct Capital
Dan DePaoli
Investor at Construct Capital
Dayna Grayson
Co-Founder and General Partner at Construct Capital
Emily Prechtl
Operations Associate at Construct Capital
Eugene Wan
Investor at Construct Capital

Network4

Camila Key Saruhashi
Investor at Construct Capital
Caroline Duffy
Investor at Construct Capital
Dayna Grayson
Co-Founder and General Partner at Construct Capital
Eugene Wan
Investor at Construct Capital

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Frequently asked questions

Where does Shruti Rao work?
Shruti Rao is Investor at Construct Capital.
What check size does Shruti Rao write?
Shruti Rao typically writes checks of $2M – $6M.

Same school

Also attended Harvard Business School1,969

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Also attended Duke University499

Fred EhrsamCo-founder and Senior Advisor at Paradigm; founder of NudgeJeremy LevinePartner at Bessemer Venture PartnersJulie YangVice President at InvestcorpScott RaneyManaging Director at Redpoint VenturesJack Bixby LucasGeneral Partner at Lucas Venture GroupVinnie McSweeneyInvestor at OpenView Venture Partners

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Shared employers

Also worked at Blue Cross NC2

Troy ArnoldPartner, Echo Health Advisors at Echo Health VenturesLaura RaffertyUniversity Venture Fellow (Summer 2025) at Rebalance Capital Ventures

Also worked at Harvard Business School218

Noubar AfeyanInvestor at Flagship PioneeringGizem CakilInvestor at OpenView Venture PartnersEric PaleyEntrepreneur and Seed Investor in Cambridge, MALauren LeeInvestor at FJ LabsMark LurieVenture Partner at FJ LabsAlice BrooksInvestor at Khosla Ventures

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Also worked at Construct Capital12

Jeremy KirschOperating Partner at Differential VenturesCaroline DuffyPartner at Cowboy VenturesDayna GraysonCo-Founder and General Partner at Construct CapitalRachel HoltCo-Founder and General Partner at Construct CapitalEugene WanInvestor at Construct CapitalKirby BartlettCOO and CFO at Construct Capital

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Also worked at New Mountain Capital11

Asanka JayasuriyaPortfolio Support at 8VCJim LacyInvestor at EPIC VENTURESClark GolestaniStrategic Advisor at Vertical Venture PartnersRyan AckellPartner at 14WMitchell BlackInvestor at Innovius CapitalRachel CiteraPrincipal, New York at Verlinvest

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