# Naveen Rao

> Naveen Rao is a grant investor at Rockefeller Foundation backing Health Care. See 1 investments, check sizes, portfolio. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: Angel Investor
- Fund: [Rockefeller Foundation](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/rockefeller-foundation)
- Location: New York, United States
- Total investments: 1
- Last investment: Nov 2022
- Lead investor: 100%
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/naveen-rao-aa253b123/
- Website: https://x.com/nraomd

Naveen Rao is a grant investor at Rockefeller Foundation in New York focused on Health Care and Information Services. Naveen Rao is based out of New York, New York and is the Senior Vice President of the Health of Rockefeller Foundation. Naveen previously worked at Merck as a Lead, Merck for Mothers.

## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Health Care | 1 | 100% |
| Information Services | 1 | 100% |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Global.health | Global.health's mission is to facilitate the quick exchange of dependable, transparent public health information in order to advance the fight against infectious diseases. | $3M | Grant | Nov 01, 2022 |  |

1 of 1 investments shown.

## About Rockefeller Foundation

VC Fund · New York, United States

Rockefeller Foundation provides resources and investment to innovators in the social and environmental product sectors.

5 contacts available at Rockefeller Foundation.

| Name | Title | Profile |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Donna Dean | Chief Investment Officer | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/donna-dean |
| Naveen Rao | Senior Vice President, Health Initiative | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/naveen-rao-md |
| Dr Joseph Curtin | Managing Director | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/dr-joseph-curtin |
| Fred Dust | Dialogue Designer & Consulting | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/fred-dust |
| Frederick Terrell | Member, Investment Committee | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/frederick-terrell |

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## FAQ

### What does Naveen Rao invest in?

Naveen Rao invests primarily in Health Care and Information Services startups, most often at Grant stage. Most of the 1 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in United Kingdom. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.

### When did Naveen Rao last invest?

The most recent investment recorded for Naveen Rao closed in Nov 2022. 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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