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Sunil Rao

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Member of the Board of Advisors at Shankara Cancer Hospitals
📍 Bengaluru, Karnataka, India

Sunil Rao is a global business leader with over 25 years of experience scaling businesses at Amazon, Google, Nokia, and Lightspeed Ventures. He specializes in driving growth, innovation, and ecosystem development across the technology and AI sectors in Asia. He holds a Bachelor of Engineering from B. M. S. College of Engineering.

Beyond his corporate roles, Sunil is a passionate startup mentor and angel investor, actively supporting early-stage founders in Indias tech landscape. He contributes his expertise to social causes, notably serving as a Member of the Board of Advisors for Shankara Cancer Hospitals to help make cancer treatment more accessible.

He was instrumental in launching foundational programs like Google Launchpad and the Sandhill program, which were pivotal in shaping Indias early startup ecosystem.

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Experience
6 Years
Current Role
Member of the Board of Advisors
Job Level
Mid-senior
Location
Bengaluru, Karnataka, India
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Startup Ecosystem Building
He has a proven record of nurturing startup ecosystems through his work at Google, Lightspeed Ventures, and partnerships with organizations like NASSCOM.
Angel Investing
He is an active angel investor in numerous early and mid-stage startups, including EximPe, Onsurity, Masai, and Jar, and frequently shares his excitement for their progress.
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Career

Work history

6-2024
Member of the Board of Advisors
Shankara Cancer Hospitals
1-2024
Head of Strategy and Corporate Business Development for Asia pacific & Japan (APJ), and China region
Amazon
9-2019 - 1-2024
Country Head - Strategy & Corporate Business Development
Amazon
12-2021
Investor
EximPe
11-2021
Investor
Onsurity
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Education
1996 - 1998
PGDBA
ITM, New Hampshire
1991 - 1996
BE
B. M. S. College of Engineering
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