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Vasant Rao

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Managing Partner at Shastra VC

San Francisco, California, United States

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About

Vasant oversees venture partnerships, fundraising, and operations at Shastra VC, and leads investments in deeptech, frontier tech, enterprise SaaS, and the creator ecosystem.

Contact· self-published, not guessed

Invests in

AI & Machine LearningClimate TechDeep TechHardwareSaaSSpace Tech

Experience

  1. Shastra VCManaging Partnercurrent2023 — presentBengaluru, Karnataka, India
  2. Veda VCManaging Partner2020 — 2022Bengaluru, Karnataka, India
  3. AutoninjaDirector Of Sales And Business Development- Exit ( ICICI lombard )2013 — 2020Mumbai
  4. Bumper.comDirector Of Sales And Business Development2015 — 2017Bangalore, India
  5. Veda TechnologiesFounder2011 — 2015
  6. Prisma Global LimitedDirector - Business Development & Marketing2013 — 2014
  7. iBtions Infologies Private Limited - exit ( Prisma gmbh)Co-Founder2010 — 2013Mumbai Area, India

Skills & more

Team Management10Business Development15Customer Relationship Management (CRM)1Business Strategy12Market Research1Demand Generation2Entrepreneurship2Go-to-market Strategy2Start-ups2

From Vasant's professional profile.

Colleagues at Shastra VC

Aditya Ray
Investment Fellow at Shastra VC
Arushi Bhatt
Investment Analyst at Shastra VC
Ashis Nayak
Founding Partner at Shastra VC
Avijeet Alagathi
Managing Partner at Shastra VC
Hansika
Investment Fellow at Shastra VC
Jivesh Madan
Principal at Shastra VC
Pratiti Chakraborty
Compliance and Portfolio Management at Shastra VC
Saarthak Laturiya
Investment Fellow at Shastra VC

Frequently asked questions

Who is Vasant Rao?
Vasant oversees venture partnerships, fundraising, and operations at Shastra VC, and leads investments in deeptech, frontier tech, enterprise SaaS, and the creator ecosystem.
Where does Vasant Rao work?
Vasant Rao is Managing Partner at Shastra VC.
What does Vasant Rao invest in?
Vasant Rao invests in AI & Machine Learning, Climate Tech, Deep Tech, Hardware, SaaS, Space Tech.
Where did Vasant Rao go to school?
Vasant Rao studied at Lancaster University (Master's degree, Economics).

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