Himalaya Rao-Potlapally
CO-Managing Director, Black Founders Matter

Himalaya Rao is one of the Managing Directors of the Black Founders Matter Fund which is a $10mm seed-stage fund focused on highly scalable Black-led deal flow within the United States, Prior to becoming a General Partner, Himalaya worked as a Venture Capital Consultant for seven different firms along the West Coast. She continues to work with Portland Seed Fund as their diligence lead and is actively fundraising and deploying from the Black Founders Matter Fund.

She has a passion for expanding the accessibility of entrepreneurship to BIPOC and rural communities as a pathway for economic development and generational wealth building.

himalayarao.com

email: himalaya@blackfoundersmatter.org