# Vineet Rao

> Vineet Rao is the Bengaluru-based co-founder and former CEO of DealShare, the grocery and household essentials business founded in Jaipur in 2018. An IIT Bombay computer science graduate and former Microsoft software professional, he helped develop its local-sourcing and customer-sharing model. DealShare reached a valuation above $1.6 billion in January 2022; Rao stepped down as CEO in July 2023, and his exit from the company was reported that November.

- **Role:** Co-founder of DealShare; former CEO (founding designation, not a verified current executive appointment)
- **Organizations:** DealShare, Microsoft, ShopWest, SilkCloud, Campture
- **Education:** B.Tech, Computer Science and Engineering, Indian Institute of Technology Bombay
- **Known for:** Co-founded DealShare in 2018 and led it during its early expansion., DealShare reached unicorn status at its January 2022 funding round while Rao was CEO., Contributed to enterprise database and cloud products during more than a decade at Microsoft.

## Career timeline

- **2000** — Completed B.Tech in Computer Science and Engineering at IIT Bombay.
- **Before 2018** — Spent more than a decade at Microsoft in Seattle, working on enterprise database and cloud products.
- **2005** — Credited as a co-author of the MSDN article Using CLR Integration in SQL Server 2005.
- **Before 2018** — Founded ShopWest and served as MD India for SilkCloud; exact dates not established.
- **2018-09** — Co-founded DealShare in Jaipur with Sourjyendu Medda, Sankar Bora and Rajat Shikhar.
- **2022-01** — DealShare announced a $165 million Series E first close and a valuation above $1.6 billion.
- **2022** — Participated in IIT Bombay’s Alumination CEO Connect.
- **2023-07** — Stepped down as DealShare CEO; company announced he would assist the board with the leadership transition.
- **2023-11** — His exit from DealShare was reported alongside Sankar Bora’s departure.

## Achievements

- Co-founded DealShare in 2018 and led it during its early expansion.
- DealShare reached unicorn status at its January 2022 funding round while Rao was CEO.
- Contributed to enterprise database and cloud products during more than a decade at Microsoft.
- Returned to IIT Bombay as the guest for CEO Connect at Alumination 2022.

## Latest updates

- **2023-07** — DealShare announced Rao’s departure from the CEO role and a leadership transition.
- **2023-11** — The Economic Times reported that Rao had left DealShare.
- **2024-01** — DealShare appointed Kamaldeep Singh CEO, succeeding the role Rao had vacated in July 2023.

## Links

- Website: https://dealshare.in
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/vineetrao
- Twitter/X: https://x.com/vineet_rao

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