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Rathna Sharad
Founder & CEO @FlavorCloud | Startup CEO of the year - Geekwire 2024| 25+ years leading product in cross border logistics and global commerce.
Rathna Sharad is the Founder and CEO of FlavorCloud, a cross-border shipping logistics platform that simplifies international shipping for direct-to-consumer brands and third-party logistics providers.14 She has been serving as a mentor at All Raise since July 2020.1
With over 20 years of experience in global supply chain and international trade logistics, Rathna founded FlavorCloud in 2018.4 The company aims to remove international shipping friction for mid-sized DTC brands, enabling them to keep pace with the accelerated demand of international e-commerce.4
Prior to FlavorCloud, Rathna's career includes:
- Co-founder and CEO of Runway2Street, an international luxury brand marketplace, from January 2013 to September 2017.12
- Director of Product Management at Microsoft, where she was responsible for the Advertiser Marketplace for Bing Ads Business Group.2
- IT leadership positions at UPS, Menlo Worldwide Logistics, and other transportation companies.2
Rathna holds a B.S. in Computer Science and Engineering from Annamalai University and a marketing certificate from Northwestern University's Kellogg School of Management.1 She is multilingual, with native or bilingual proficiency in English, Hindi, Tamil, and Telugu, and limited working proficiency in French.3
In 2024, Rathna was named Startup CEO of the Year by Geekwire.5 Her company, FlavorCloud, was listed as No. 627 on the 2023 Inc. 5000 list.6
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