SR

Shelly Rao

Investment Director, Juniper Ventures

San Francisco, California

VC
Finance Operator
Angel

Invests in

  • Min Investment:

    $500,000.00

  • Max Investment:

    $10,000,000.00

  • Target Investment:

    $2,000,000.00

Skills

Financial Modeling
Investment Banking
Capital Markets
Mergers & Acquisitions
Investments
Fundraising
Venture Financing
Corporate FP&A
Strategic Finance

Education

Investments

Cohere Technologies

Series D

Total Funding: $81M

ZEDEDA

Series A

Total Funding: $150M

Fungible

Series C

Total Funding: $290M

Work Experience

Juniper Networks

2021

  • Director, Corporate Development & Ventures

    2024

    Drive early-stage venture investments and partnerships across cybersecurity, AI, data and quantum. Select investments: Zededa (Observer), Lightbend (Observer), K2 cyber (acquired by New Relic), Fungible (acquired by Microsoft), Quantum Bridge (Observer), among other undisclosed transactions.

  • Principal, Corporate Development & Ventures

    2021 - 2024

Universal Hydrogen

2021 - 2021

  • VP, Finance & Operations

    2021 - 2021

    Backed by Playground Global, Universal Hydrogen is on a mission to make carbon-free aviation a reality.

Kepler Communications Inc.

2019 - 2021

  • Head, Director of Finance

    2019 - 2021

    Backed by IA, Costanoa, Tribe Capital and Canaan, Kepler designs, builds, launches, and operates an advanced network of low earth orbit satellites with the ultimate goal of bringing internet to outer space. As the first non-technical hire/finance lead reporting to the CEO, I oversaw FP&A, accounting, corporate development and fundraising activities.

  • Finance Manager

    2019 - 2019

CIBC

2017 - 2019

  • Associate, Investment Banking

    2017 - 2019

    M&A

National Bank Financial

2015 - 2017

  • Associate, Investment Banking

    2016 - 2017

  • Analyst, Investment Banking

    2015 - 2016

    M&A, Diversified Industries Group

National Bank of Canada

2014 - 2015

  • Financial Markets Rotation Program

    2014 - 2015