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KV Rao

Overview

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Number of Portfolio Companies 3
Number of Current Board & Advisor Roles 1
  • Primary Job Title Founder
  • Primary Organization 
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    Aviso
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KV Rao is based out of Los Altos, California, and is the founder of Aviso. KV previously worked at Zuora as a founder.

Personal Investments

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Number of Investments 3
KV Rao has made 3 investments. Their latest investment was Seed Round - Gatheround on
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Jobs

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Number of Current Jobs 1
Number of Past Jobs 4
KV Rao is the Founder at Aviso. Additionally, KV Rao has had 4 past jobs including Chief Strategist at Zuora.
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Zuora
Chief StrategistSep 20062012
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Zuora
PresidentSep 20062012
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Webex
Director Of TechnologyAug 1999May 2004
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Silicon Graphics
Applications EngineerSep 1996Aug 1999

Board and Advisor Roles

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Number of Current Board & Advisor Roles 1
Number of Past Board & Advisor Roles 2
KV Rao is the Advisor at Averon.
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AdvisorMay 2011Jun 2013
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Board MemberJun 1, 2010Jan 1, 2012

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Education

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KV Rao studied at Indian Institute of Technology Bombay, Missouri University of Science and Technology, and  Iowa State University.

Recent News and Activity

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Number of News Articles 14
Funding Round•Jun 27, 2020
Gatheround raised
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Funding Round•Mar 21, 2018
Averon raised
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Funding Round•Dec 15, 2015
Nous raised
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from KV Rao and Tantalus Capital
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