Srinivas Rao
InvestorOperating Partner at Phoenix Venture Partners · Board director at Green Theme Technologies · Board director at Senova Systems
Saratoga, California, United States
About
Materials science technology leader with a background in development and commercialization. He was VP of Corporate Technology at Flextronics and previously VP of Technology at Solectron, and held research and management roles at Raychem, Eastman Kodak Research Laboratories, and RCA Laboratories. He holds a B.Tech from IIT Madras and an MS and PhD in Metallurgy and Materials Science from Stevens Institute of Technology.
Board director at Green Theme Technologies
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Green Theme Technologies's investors · 7
Cottonwood Technology FundDenver · $1M – $25M checks · since 2024Dangerous VenturesSanta FePanamerican VC InvestmentsSanta Fe · since 2022Pangaea VenturesScottsdalePangaea Ventures Us Inc.Vancouver · $500K – $1.5M checksPhoenix Venture PartnersSan Mateo · $100K – $3M checks · since 2018Sun Mountain CapitalSanta Fe · since 2018
Co-founders at Green Theme Technologies
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Gary S. SelwynExecutive Officer, Director
Board director at Senova Systems
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Experience
- Phoenix Venture PartnersOperating Partnercurrent2011 — present
- Senova Systems, Inc.President & CEO2013 — 2017California, USA
- FlextronicsCorporate VP2006 — 2011
- Molecular NanosytemsCEO & CTO2005 — 2006
- Solectron CorporationCorporate Vice President, Technology1992 — 2005
Skills & more
Start-ups49Venture Capital16R&D17Mergers12Semiconductors24Mergers & Acquisitions11Materials Science12Commercialization10Corporate Development8Technology Transfer8Business Development13Product Development21
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Strategic PartnershipsDesign of ExperimentsCharacterizationNanotechnologyManufacturingFailure AnalysisProgram ManagementBusiness PlanningStrategyManagementLeadershipThin FilmsFrom Srinivas's professional profile.
Colleagues at Phoenix Venture Partners
Avinash Kant
Investor at Phoenix Venture Partners
Barbara Dalton
Vice President, Venture Capital, Worldwide Business Development & Innovation at Phoenix Venture Partners
Brendan Boyd
External Innovation Director at Phoenix Venture Partners
Jennifer Wang
Investor at Phoenix Venture Partners
Jiong Ma
Investor at Phoenix Venture Partners
John T. Chen
Investor at Phoenix Venture Partners
Makoto Iizuka
General Manager of Corporate R&D Department at Phoenix Venture Partners
Michael Falcon
Managing Director at LG Technology Ventures at Phoenix Venture Partners
Frequently asked questions
- Who is Srinivas Rao?
- Materials science technology leader with a background in development and commercialization. He was VP of Corporate Technology at Flextronics and previously VP of Technology at Solectron, and held research and management roles at Raychem, Eastman Kodak Research Laboratories, and RCA Laboratories. He holds a B.Tech from IIT Madras and an MS and PhD in Metallurgy and Materials Science from Stevens Institute of Technology.
- Where does Srinivas Rao work?
- Srinivas Rao is Operating Partner at Phoenix Venture Partners and Board director at Green Theme Technologies and Board director at Senova Systems.
- Where did Srinivas Rao go to school?
- Srinivas Rao studied at Indian Institute Of Technology (BS, Metallurgy); Stevens Institute of Technology (M.S., Materials & Metallurgical Engineering); Stevens Institute of Technology (Ph.D, Materials Science).
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