GC Influencers
Most Influential GCs - India
Siddharth Rao of Sequoia Capital India Advisors Private Ltd.
Siddharth Rao is an impressive lawyer who joined Sequoia Capital India’s in-house legal team in 2015, rising to the position of General Counsel in 2019. Prior to joining Sequoia Capital, Siddharth was a Senior Associate at Platinum Partners. He joined the firm in in 2014, having previously practiced law at Themis Associates and Wadia Ghandy & Co, following receiving his law degree in 2006 from Nalsar Hyderabad.
Since joining Sequoia Capital, he has been involved in several major investments made by the company, including the company’s investment in OYO as well as its investment as part of a Series C funding round of USD 110 Million in Girnar Software. One impressed observer reports: “He’s absolutely clear as to what the role of external counsel is; he is very quick on commercial calls and he deals with some of the most innovative companies in the market. He’s absolutely fantastic and can quickly identify issues and risks, and subsequently mitigate them. He leads a very commercial team which is well organised.”