Shylaja Rao
Ventana Ventures
Shylaja Rao is the General Partner of Ventana Ventures, a venture capitalist firm that backs
passionate gaming founders in their Pre-seed and seed stages. With the goal of building a
vibrant gaming ecosystem in India, Shylaja and her team brought together a community of
game founders who can collaborate, learn, and grow. At Ventana, she focuses on a “team of
teams” approach where start-ups of any size can support one another in creating the next
generation of compelling gaming IPs. She firmly believes that in this ever-evolving gaming
industry, a small, dedicated team has as much potential as an established company.