Anil Rao

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Principal, Monsoon Growth - open source · venture capital · developer tools

Monsoon Growth
Pune, India · IST (UTC+5:30)
10+ years experience
University of Delhi
English, Hindi, Marathi
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Overview

10 years around startups; now investing in developer infrastructure. Led or co-led 14 investments, 5 of them now at Series B or later. Before that: MakeMyTrip and Meesho. Learning woodworking.

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developer toolsopen sourceventure capital

Experience

  1. Principal
    Apr 2026 - Present
    Monsoon Growth · 6 mo · Full-time · Pune, India
    • Backed 23 founders at pre-seed and seed.
    • Sit on 6 boards.
    • Led or co-led 26 investments, 6 of them now at Series B or later.
  2. Financial Analyst
    Dec 2024 - Apr 2026
    MakeMyTrip · 1 yr 4 mo · Full-time · Pune, India
    • Took forecast accuracy to within 4% for 4 straight quarters.
  3. Finance Manager
    Jan 2022 - Dec 2024
    Meesho · 2 yr 11 mo · Full-time · Pune, India
    • Took forecast accuracy to within 1% for 5 straight quarters.
  4. Finance Director
    May 2020 - Jan 2022
    Axis Bank · 1 yr 8 mo · Contract · Pune, India
    • Took forecast accuracy to within 3% for 9 straight quarters.
  5. FP&A Manager
    Feb 2017 - May 2020
    Cognizant · 3 yr 3 mo · Full-time · Pune, India
    • Closed the books in 5 days, down from 16.
    • Ran diligence on 3 acquisitions.

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Education

  1. University of Delhi
    B.Com, Business Administration
    2012 - 2016

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