
Sudhir Rao
Managing Partner
As Managing Partner for India at Celesta Capital, Sudhir Rao is also the founding partner of Indusage Partners, a venture fund focusing on opportunities between India and the U.S. With over 33 years of experience in capital markets, he was one of the original directors of Karvy Investor Services Ltd. and Karvy Stockbroking Ltd., which were pivotal in providing investor services, merchant banking, and retail financial services across India.
Investor scope
Investment criteria breakdown.
Investment stages
Seed
Series A
Series B+
Target regions
USA
India
Israel
Canada
Latin America
Asia-Pacific
Europe
Investment ranges
$100K - $500K
$500K - $1M
$1M - $3M
$3M - $10M
$10M - $50M
Focus areas
Enterprise
Hardware
Biotech
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