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Shelly Rao
Investor at Juniper Ventures
Shelly Rao is an experienced early-stage venture investor and corporate development professional at Juniper Networks.12 She currently serves as the Principal of Venture Investments & Corporate Development at Juniper Networks, a position she has held since December 2021.12 In this role, Rao focuses on early-stage investments and partnerships in cybersecurity, AI, data, and quantum technologies.1
Career Highlights
- Juniper Networks: Principal, Venture Investments & Corporate Development (2021-present)2
- Universal Hydrogen: VP, Finance and Operations (2021)2
- Kepler Communications: Head of Finance (2019-2021)24
- CIBC Capital Markets: Investment Banking (2017-2019)2
Education and Skills
Rao holds a Bachelor of Commerce from McGill University, where she majored in Finance and Mathematics.24 She is multilingual, with proficiency in French, Japanese, and Mandarin.2
Achievements
In March 2023, Shelly Rao was recognized as a Global Corporate Venturing (GCV) Rising Star, an award that acknowledges the top 0.5% of individuals in the corporate venturing profession.23
Investment Focus
At Juniper Ventures, Rao typically invests in the range of $500K to $10M, with a sweet spot around $2M.5 Her investment interests include enterprise infrastructure, space technology, deep tech, security, analytics, cybersecurity, cloud infrastructure, IoT, AI, and SaaS.5
