# Himalaya Rao-Potlapally

> Himalaya Rao-Potlapally is a seed investor at Portland Seed Fund backing Medical and Health Care. See 1 investments, check sizes, portfolio. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: Angel Investor
- Fund: [Portland Seed Fund](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/portland-seed-fund)
- Location: Salem, United States
- Total investments: 1
- Last investment: May 2023
- Lead investor: 0%
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/himalayarao/

Himalaya Rao-Potlapally is a seed investor at Portland Seed Fund in Salem focused on Medical and Health Care. Himalaya Rao-Potlapally is the Venture Capital Consultant at Portland Seed Fund.

## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Medical | 1 | 100% |
| Health Care | 1 | 100% |
| Venture Capital | 1 | 100% |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| MDisrupt | MDisrupt is health industry expert platform for the digital health industry. We believe the most impactful health products should make it to market faster. | $3M | Seed | May 20, 2023 |  |

1 of 1 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [37 Angels](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/37-angels) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [3plus VC](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/3plus-vc) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Capita3](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/capita3) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Emmeline Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/emmeline-ventures) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Geek Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/geek-ventures) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Growth Factory Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/growth-factory) — VC Fund, 1 deal together

## About Portland Seed Fund

VC Fund · Portland, United States

The Portland Seed Fund invest in pre-seed and seed-stage companies across the Pacific Northwest. The majority of investments are in Oregon, with 10-20% of investments in other parts of the Northwest. Typical initial investment size of $50,000-$100,000 with participation in multiple follow on rounds. Sector agnostic - the largest sector is B2Bsoftware / SaaS with investments in data center infrastructure, AR/VR, health care IT, direct-to-consumer, e-commerce, mobile, cleantech, food, and apparel. 10-20 investments per year. Now investing out of third fund with more than $20 million AUM. Since 20011 PSF has invested $8 million in more than 90 companies who have gone on to raise more than $370 million from other sources. More than half of PSF companies have a female or person of color on the founding team, and more than a third have a female CEO.

5 contacts available at Portland Seed Fund.

| Name | Title | Profile |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Himalaya Rao-Potlapally | Venture Capital Consultant | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/himalaya-rao-potlapally |
| Jim Huston | Co-Managing Director | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/jim-huston |
| Zachary Litchfield | CFO | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/zachary-litchfield |
| Angela Jackson | Co-Managing Director | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/angela-jackson |
| Josh Gray | Angel Investor | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/josh-gray-2 |

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## FAQ

### What does Himalaya Rao-Potlapally invest in?

Himalaya Rao-Potlapally invests primarily in Medical, Health Care and Venture Capital startups, most often at Seed stage. Most of the 1 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in United States. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.

### When did Himalaya Rao-Potlapally last invest?

The most recent investment recorded for Himalaya Rao-Potlapally closed in May 2023. Shizune tracks 1 investments in total for this profile, including round sizes, stages and portfolio companies, all sourced from confirmed public funding rounds and refreshed monthly.

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