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Varsha Rao

North America, California, United States, San Francisco

Description

Varsha Rao is the Executive Partner at Flare Capital Partners. Rao received her BS/BA in Economics/Math from the University of Pennsylvania...

Investor Profile

Varsha Rao has made 42 investments, with 4 in the past 12 months and 2% as lead.

Stage Focus

  • Seed (67%)
  • Series A (14%)
  • Pre Seed (7%)
  • Series B (5%)
  • Series E (2%)
  • Series Unknown (2%)
  • Angel (2%)

Country Focus

  • United States (88%)
  • India (5%)
  • France (2%)
  • Colombia (2%)
  • United Kingdom (2%)

Industry Focus

  • Health Care
  • Software
  • Medical
  • Artificial Intelligence (Ai)
  • E-commerce
  • Biotechnology
  • Financial Services
  • Wellness
  • Food And Beverage
  • Life Science
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FAQ

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Learn who this investor regularly partners with—both firms and angels—and explore their latest activity.

Who does Varsha Rao frequently co-invest with?

First Round Capital
North America, California, United States, San Francisco
Co-Investments: 4
Gaingels
North America, Vermont, United States, Burlington
Co-Investments: 2
Sequoia Capital
North America, California, United States, Menlo Park
Co-Investments: 2
Bossa Invest
South America, Sao Paulo, Brazil, São Paulo
Co-Investments: 2
General Catalyst
North America, Massachusetts, United States, Cambridge
Co-Investments: 2
Unshackled Ventures
North America, California, United States, Palo Alto
Co-Investments: 2
Y Combinator
North America, California, United States, Mountain View
Co-Investments: 5
Global Founders Capital
Europe, Berlin, Germany, Berlin
Co-Investments: 2
Village Global
North America, California, United States, Covina
Co-Investments: 2
Flare Capital Partners
North America, Massachusetts, United States, Boston
Co-Investments: 3

Which angels does Varsha Rao often collaborate with?

GD
North America, California, United States, San Francisco
Shared Deals: 1
AA
North America, California, United States, San Francisco
Shared Deals: 2
GR
North America, California, United States, San Francisco
Shared Deals: 2
Dan Rose
North America, California, United States, Palo Alto
Shared Deals: 2
KM
North America, California, United States, San Francisco
Shared Deals: 2
JB
North America, California, United States, San Francisco
Shared Deals: 2
BJ
North America, New York, United States, New York
Shared Deals: 2
LG
North America, New York, United States, New York
Shared Deals: 2
FL
North America, New York, United States, New York
Shared Deals: 2
EG
North America, California, United States, San Francisco
Shared Deals: 2

What are some of recent deals done by Varsha Rao?

Voiceops

New York, New York, United States

AI coworkers that unlock hidden growth in customer conversations. Built for b2c sales, marketing, and compliance teams.

Software
SeedMar 25, 2025
Amount Raised: $5,000,000
Observo AI

Newark, California, United States

Observo AI is a data pipeline and security platform that offers AI-based observability pipeline services.

Artificial Intelligence (AI)Cyber SecurityDevOpsSaaS
SeedJan 30, 2025
Amount Raised: $15,000,000
Qualified Health

San Carlos, California, United States

Qualified Health is an integrated generative AI into a healthcare platform that offers continuous monitoring of algorithm performance.

Artificial Intelligence (AI)Health CareMedical
SeedJan 8, 2025
Amount Raised: $30,000,000
Remark

New York, New York, United States

Remark is a product guidance startup for online stores that brings the in-store experience online.

GuidesInformation TechnologyInternet
Series UnknownMay 23, 2024
Amount Raised: $10,300,000
knownwell

Needham, Massachusetts, United States

Knownwell is a weight-inclusive healthcare clinic operator that aims to serve patients.

Health CareMedicalPrimary and Urgent Care
Series ADec 20, 2023
Amount Raised: $20,000,000
knownwell

Needham, Massachusetts, United States

Knownwell is a weight-inclusive healthcare clinic operator that aims to serve patients.

Health CareMedicalPrimary and Urgent Care
SeedJan 19, 2023
Amount Raised: $4,500,000
Eigen Therapeutics

Redwood City, California, United States

Biotechnology company developing combination therapeutics for cancer

BiotechnologyLife Science
SeedDec 8, 2022
Amount Raised: $7,000,000
Revyze

Paris, Ile-de-France, France

Revyze is a community-powered app that develops short-form mobile video applications at the intersection of education for iOS and Android.

AppsEdTechHigher Education
SeedJun 1, 2022
Amount Raised: $2,130,259
Pebble

New York, New York, United States

Pebble is the first financial product where you are paid to save, spend, and send your money — all in one balance.

BlockchainFinancial Services
SeedMay 23, 2022
Amount Raised: $6,200,000
Nowadays

San Francisco, California, United States

Nowadays is building the cheapest and most-scalable manufacturing platform for whole cuts of plant-based meat.

Alternative ProteinFood and BeverageFood ProcessingNutrition
SeedApr 18, 2022
Amount Raised: $7,000,000