# Jaithirth Rao

> Jaithirth Rao is a angel investor backing Jewelry and Education. See 3 investments, check sizes, portfolio and contact details. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: Angel Investor
- Total investments: 3
- Last investment: Jan 2019
- Lead investor: 33%
- Last updated: Aug 2026

Jaithirth Rao is a angel investor focused on Jewelry and Education. Jaithirth (Jerry) Rao holds Master's degrees in Business Administration from the IIM-Ahmedabad as well as the University of Chicago, US. He is a visiting faculty at both the institutions. He has been honoured with the Distinguished Alumnus Award from the University of Chicago.He was also the Founder, Chairman and Managing Director ofMphasis during which time he was awarded the Ernst & Young Entrepreneur of the Year Award twice in 2001 & 2004, and the Karnataka State Rajyothsava Award in 2005. In the past,Rao has served as chairman of NASSCOM. He was with the Citicorp for 20 years in various capacities, including the Head of Citibank where he was primarily responsible for building one of the bank's Asian retail and credit card franchises, apart from working in various parts of the world.He has been an entrepreneur-in-residence at the Harvard Business School and lecturer at IIT, Bombay.He is on the Board of Trustees of the India Foundation of the Arts and of Sujaya Foundation.

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## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Jewelry | 1 | 33% |
| Education | 1 | 33% |
| E-Commerce | 1 | 33% |
| E-Learning | 1 | 33% |
| Marketplace | 1 | 33% |

7 industries tracked in total.

### Stage

| Stage | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Angel | 1 | 33% |
| Pre-Seed | 1 | 33% |
| Series A | 1 | 33% |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Kutuki | Kutuki is a learning platform focused on children between the ages of three and seven. |  | Pre-Seed | Jan 29, 2019 | https://www.kutuki.in/ |
| Vitas Pharma | Vitas Pharma is a drug discovery company. | $357K | Angel | Jan 17, 2015 | http://vitaspharma.com |
| Velvetcase | Velvetcase is an exclusive destination of 1000+ multi-designer, multi-genre jewellery creations; a place where all your fine jewellery needs can be catered to under one roof - whether its for an engagement, birthday/anniversary or any other personal celebration. | $1M | Series A | Nov 24, 2014 | http://velvetcase.com |

3 of 3 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [BetterCapital AngelList syndicate](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/bettercapital-angellist-syndicate) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [The Chennai Angels](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/the-chennai-angels) — VC Fund, 1 deal together

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## FAQ

### What does Jaithirth Rao invest in?

Jaithirth Rao invests primarily in Jewelry, Education and E-Commerce startups, most often at Angel and Pre-Seed stage. Most of the 3 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in India. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.

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### When did Jaithirth Rao last invest?

The most recent investment recorded for Jaithirth Rao closed in Jan 2019. Shizune tracks 3 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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