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Naveen Rao
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Naveen Rao

CEO, Unconventional AI

Backed
Unconventional AI, Volantis, Topos Bio +1 more
Education
Stanford University, Duke University, Brown University

Investments 4

Companies backed, as recorded by Dealroom. Highest company valuations first.

Unconventional AI
1 recorded funding round · Latest in 2025
$4.5B valuation (2025)Unicorn
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Volantis
1 recorded funding round · Latest in 2026
$528M valuation (2026)
Topos Bio
1 recorded funding round · Latest in 2026
$63M valuation (2026)
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Sphinx
1 recorded funding round · Latest in 2025
$57M valuation (2025)

Companies founded

Currently

Active roles, board seats and partnerships.

Work history

Past roles by Dealroom records.

Luminous Computing
Board Member · 2022 – 2024
$630M valuation (2022)
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Square
Board Member · 2017 – 2020
$49.7B valuation (2026)
Intel
General Manager · President · VP · 2016 – 2020
$332B valuation (2026)
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Digital Fountain
2012 – 2014
$120M valuation (2001)
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Qualcomm
Researcher · 2012 – 2014
$190B valuation (2026)
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Brown University
Postdoctoral Research Associate in Neuroscience · 2011
Investment Technology Group
AVP · 2011 – 2012
$1B valuation (2018)
W&W Communications
Principal Engineer · 2005 – 2008
$19.3M valuation (2008)
Sun Microsystems
Staff Engineer · 1997 – 2005
$7.4B valuation (2009)
IBM
Intern · 1996
$231B valuation (2026)
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Education

Stanford University
Electrical Engineering · 1997 – 1998
Duke University
Bachelor · Computer Science · 1993 – 1997
Brown University
PhD · Neuroscience · until 2011

Talks 1

Interviews and talks Dealroom has written up, with the key moments.

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