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Sri Rao

Investor

Venture Partner at UNION Labs Ventures

United States

Writes $100K – $5M checks · typically $1.5M

About

Sri Rao is Founder and Managing Partner at MCHN Ventures, where he invests in early-stage companies developing machine intelligence applications. His background spans venture capital, startups, corporate innovation, and academia, with focus areas including spatial computing, computer vision, connectivity, logistics, and digital infrastructure.

Experience

  1. MCHN VenturesFounder and Managing Partnercurrent2023 — present
  2. University of California, Santa CruzAdjunct Professor in Entrepreneurship and Innovationcurrent2024 — present
  3. ExtellisInvestorcurrent2025 — present
  4. OpenInferInvestorcurrent2024 — present
  5. TieSetInvestorcurrent2024 — present
  6. BESXARInvestorcurrent2024 — present
  7. Ruby RoboticsInvestorcurrent2023 — present
  8. Attimis CorporationInvestorcurrent2023 — presentSunnyvale, California, United States
  9. SirenOptInvestorcurrent2023 — presentBerkeley, California, United States
  10. Dream3DInvestorcurrent2023 — presentNew York, New York, United States
  11. NuMind (YC S22)Investorcurrent2022 — presentCambridge, Massachusetts, United States
  12. CacheInvestorcurrent2022 — presentSan Francisco, California, United States
  13. Polymath RoboticsInvestorcurrent2022 — presentSan Francisco, California, United States
  14. Volantis SemiconductorInvestorcurrent2022 — present
  15. DoppelInvestorcurrent2022 — presentSan Francisco, California, United States
  16. ZerofyInvestorcurrent2022 — presentZurich, Switzerland
  17. ProtagonistInvestorcurrent2021 — presentWashington DC-Baltimore Area
  18. UNION Labs VenturesVenture Partner2022 — 2025San Francisco Bay Area
  19. MetaProduct Manager2015 — 2022Menlo Park
  20. InokyoInvestor2018 — 2020San Francisco, California, United States

Education

  1. Massachusetts Institute of TechnologyAlfred P. Sloan Fellowship, MBA
  2. University of MarylandBachelor of Engineering (B.Eng.), Electrical Engineering
  3. University of Maryland

Skills & more

Strategy65Leadership5Entrepreneurship85Start-ups43Product Management51Venture Capital16Product Development19Digital Media18Strategic Partnerships15Business Development20Go-to-market Strategy10Product Marketing6
+8 moreProduct DesignEthnographyBusiness StrategyBusiness InnovationEmerging TechnologiesMarketingManagement ConsultingWeb Development
  • Machine Learning — Coursera Course Certificates

From Sri's professional profile.

Colleagues at UNION Labs Ventures

Annie Le
Operations Partner at UNION Labs Ventures
Bogdan Cristei
Investor at UNION Labs Ventures
Chris Kim
Co-Founder at UNION Labs Ventures
Nate Williams
Founder, Managing Partner at UNION Labs Ventures

Network1

Bogdan Cristei
Investor at UNION Labs Ventures

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Frequently asked questions

Where does Sri Rao work?
Sri Rao is Venture Partner at UNION Labs Ventures.
What check size does Sri Rao write?
Sri Rao typically writes checks of $100K – $5M.

Same school

Also attended Massachusetts Institute of Technology1,281

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Also attended University of Maryland203

Katrina PagliaChief Legal Officer at Pantera CapitalSujal PatelStrategic Director at Madrona Venture GroupDaniel DemmerInvestor at OpenView Venture PartnersDan RochkindCFO at Lerer HippeauAaron EpsteinGeneral Partner at Y CombinatorSamir KaulInvestor at Khosla Ventures

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Shared employers

Also worked at BESXAR2

Paulina SzyzdekPrincipal at E12 Venture Capital, LlcAshley PilipiszynVenture Partner at Growth Warrior Capital

Also worked at Meta287

Nat FriedmanCo-lead of Meta Superintelligence Labs; co-founder of NFDGDaniel GrossMeta Superintelligence Labs; co-founder of NFDG and Safe SuperintelligenceTinaInvestments & Portfolio Services Team Member at Clear VenturesMike ArpaiaComputer scientist working on machine learning and data infrastructureKevin ColleranManaging Director at Slow VenturesJon ChuInvestor at Khosla Ventures

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Also worked at Samsung Next40

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Also worked at Amazon611

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