About
Varsha Rao previously served as CEO of Nurx (acquired by Thirty Madison), COO of Clover Health, and Head of Global Operations at Airbnb. She co-founded Eve.com and was an engagement manager at McKinsey; she holds an MBA from Harvard and a degree from the University of Pennsylvania, and sits on the boards of Viasat and Callaway Golf.
Experience
- TextQLStrategic & Operating Advisor - Healthcare & Enterprise GTMcurrent2025 β presentSan Francisco, CA
- Flare Capital PartnersExecutive Partnercurrent2022 β present
- Callaway GolfBoard of Directors2022 β 2026
- ViaSat Inc.Board Of Directors2017 β 2023
- NurxCEO of Nurx (Acquired by Thirty Madison)2019 β 2022San Francisco Bay Area
- Clover HealthChief Operating Officer (CLOV)2017 β 2019San Francisco, CA
- AirbnbAdvisor2016 β 2017
- AirbnbHead of Global Operations/COO & Estaff2013 β 2016San Francisco, California
- LivingSocialSenior Vice President, International (Acquired by Groupon)2011 β 2013Singapore & San Francisco
- SingTel Digital Media (inSing.com)Chief Executive Officer2008 β 2011Singapore
- Gap, Inc.Vice President/GM of OldNavy.com2004 β 2008San Francisco Bay Area
- IngenioVice President Category Marketing2001 β 2002San Francisco Bay Area
- Eve.com (Acquired)Founder/Co-CEO1998 β 2000San Francisco Bay Area
- McKinsey & Co.Engagement Manager1995 β 1998New York
Education
- Harvard Business SchoolMasters in Business Administration with Distinction
- The Wharton SchoolBS, Economics
- University of PennsylvaniaBA, Mathematics
Skills & more
Online Marketing40Online Advertising26E-commerce94Product Development18Brand Development12Angel Investing4Venture Capital7Start-ups74Business Development27Mobile Devices13Digital Marketing8Sales6
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Strategic PartnershipsProduct ManagementMarketingSEMDigital MediaMergers & AcquisitionsNew MediaSEOGeneral ManagementStrategyManagementLeadershipLanguages Kanada (Indian language) Β· Mandarin Β· Spanish
From Varsha's professional profile.
Same school
Also attended Harvard Business School1,863
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
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Also attended The Wharton School1,405
Fred WilsonCo-founder & Partner at Union Square VenturesJosh KopelmanFounder and Partner at First Round CapitalAydin SenkutFounder & Managing Partner at FelicisKatie RiesterPartner, Head of Investor Relations at Felicis VenturesTrevor OelschigInvestment Team at General CatalystRebecca JamesInvestor at Index Ventures
+ 1,399 more
Also attended University of Pennsylvania660
Dasha MaggioPartner at Felicis Ventures, writer on venture capital and founder psychologyNancy WangInvestor at Felicis VenturesEghosa OmoiguiFounder and Managing General Partner at EchoVC PartnersAkshat GoenkaInvestor at Moonfire VenturesJames KuklinskiInvestor at Spark CapitalKerry KilleenAssociate General Counsel at Revolution
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Shared employers
Also worked at Clover Health12
Lee ShapiroPartner at 7wire VenturesOmar Njie, MDPrincipal at AlleyCorpMichael DixonInvestor at TRANSFORMATION CAPITALDemetrios L. KouzoukasPartner at Team8Abdul KhanChief of Staff at Primetime PartnersAbhishek SharmaManaging Director at Nexus Venture Partners
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Also worked at Airbnb110
Reid HoffmanCo-founder of LinkedIn; Partner at GreylockAlfred LinPartner at Sequoia CapitalHans TungManaging Partner at Notable CapitalKen ChenaultInvestment Team at General CatalystFraser KeltonInvestor at Spark CapitalBrenden GlapionCorporate Counsel at Greycroft
+ 104 more
Also worked at LivingSocial22
Sapna MehtaInvestor at RevolutionTige SavageCo-founder at RevolutionTed MaidenbergCo-founder, Managing Director at Tribe Capital FirstlookLuke AntalCo-Founder at Basecamp FundBrian MullerPrincipal at Black Jays VenturesSheji HoInvestor at FEBE Ventures
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Also worked at Gap, Inc.33
Aileen LeeFounder & Managing Partner of Cowboy VenturesBob GenchiCIO/CISO at Scale Venture PartnersMike MarquezInvestor at E12 Venture Capital, LlcMatthew Le MerleManaging Partner & CEO at Blockchain CoinvestorsAdria HouInvestor at Inception Studio CapitalLarry RandallChief Financial Officer at Alta Partners
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Colleagues at Flare Capital Partners
Adam Bruce
Partner, Chief Financial and Chief Operating Officer at Flare Capital Partners
Ally OβBrien
Executive Assistant at Flare Capital Partners
Alyssa Tsenter
Senior Associate at Flare Capital Partners
Amanda DiTrolio
Vice President of Marketing and Platform at Flare Capital Partners
Barry Stein
Vice President, Chief Clinical Innovation Officer and Chief Medical Informatics Officer at Flare Capital Partners
Bill Geary
Executive Partner at Flare Capital Partners
Bob Sheehy
Partner at Flare Capital Partners
Brandon Seibold
Chief Growth Officer and Treasurer at Flare Capital Partners





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