Varsha Rao's Investments
Varsha Rao invests her own resources in the future of a diverse range of exciting startups. Below is a glimpse at some of her investments.
Bharat Light and Power
Bharat Light and Power is bringing renewable and clean energy technologies to the residents of India. It owns and operates a number of alternative energy plants, including solar, wind, hydro and biomass.
Brightpearl
Brightpearl, based in San Francisco and the UK, has developed retail management software that ties together all the facets of a retailer’s online and offline operations: multi-channel retailing, finances, product inventory and shipping. The company's cutting-edge software platform increases profitability and management success.
Custora
New York-based, Custora is a predictive marketing platform built for ecommerce companies and teams. Custora's software helps retailers acquire valuable customers and improve customer retention.
Directly
Directly makes on demand business apps to scale customer support and improve customer experience. Directly experts contribute their expertise and get rewarded by answering questions and customers get fast immediate responses. Directly integrates with leading helpdesk and community software including Desk, jive, Lithium, Microsoft Dynamics, Oracle, Salesforce, SAP and Zendesk.
Identified
Identified was purchased by Workday in 2014. This San Francisco-based technology company is using Big Data and analytics to develop cloud-based human resources and financial management applications.
LawnStarter
LawnStarter has been transforming the lawn care business since its inception in 2014, by bringing high technology to what was traditionally a very low-tech industry. Based in Austin, Texas, Lawnstarter is a platform that allows consumers to instantly book lawn care services from high quality providers through its mobile app.
SquareTrade
SquareTrade provides insurance protection for mobile devices. The San Francisco-based company's warranty covers the costs of damage to smartphones, laptops, tablets and other electronic devices due to water, dropping and other accidents.
Glassbeam
Glassbeam is a machine data analytics company. Bringing structure and meaning to data from any connected device, Glassbeam provides actionable intelligence around the Internet of Things. Glassbeam’s next generation cloud-based analytics platform is designed to organize and analyze multi-structured data, delivering powerful product and customer intelligence for companies.
Mig33/Migme
Migme (IPO on ASX) is a global digital media company focused on emerging markets. The company delivers social entertainment services through portfolio brands migme, LoveByte, alivenotdead and Sold.
Selfscore
Selfscore offers fair credit solutions to international students. It is a unique credit card program that serves foreign students studying in America and helps them access credit services and establish a credit history in the U.S. even if they don't have a social security number.
Nurx
Nurx makes purchasing birth control pills and contraceptives quick and convenient. Just go onto the site and answer a few questions about yourself. A doctor will immediately review your request and soon after, the contraceptives will be delivered right to your door. Nurx also allows you to use insurance if you have it to purchase birth control.