Partner
Rashmi Shah
Managing Director, Mandala Space Ventures
- Firm
- Mandala Space Ventures
- Title
- Managing Director
- Role
- Managing partner
- Known as
- Investor
Record updated 21 September 2026
About
Dr. Rashmi Shah is a distinguished Scientist and Technologist with over a decade of leadership experience in deep tech and frontier science. Her career at the Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL) is marked by significant accomplishments, including her role as the first Associate Chief Technologist at the Earth Science & Technology Directorate. A proven leader in her field, she has successfully led large-scale projects from concept to completion and pioneered a new way of observing Earth called Signals of Opportunity Reflectometry (SoOp-R). Dr. Shah holds a PhD in Aeronautical & Astronautical Engineering from Purdue University and a bachelor's in Electrical Engineering from Rochester Institute of Technology. She also brings a multifaceted perspective having experience as an investor at VU Venture Partners under the investor accelerator program of Venture University.
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