Partner
Rittik Rao
VICE PRESIDENT, Thornapple River Capital
- Firm
- Thornapple River Capital
- Title
- VICE PRESIDENT
- Role
- Vice president
- Known as
- Investor
Record updated 20 September 2026
About
Rittik joined Thornapple River Capital in 2022 and focuses on early-stage investing. Rittik is also an advisor for KYTE Dynamics, a drone delivery company. Rittik brings experience from his tenure at Goldman Sachs, where he developed and commercialized quantitative investing products, and worked on business strategy for a new “start-up” business within the firm. There, he worked on launching 15+ funds and helped raise over $17bn globally. He has also worked with Tribeca Venture Partners, a $200mn early-stage VC, and KYTE Dynamics, a delivery drone company. Rittik received his MBA in Management from The Wharton School at the University of Pennsylvania as a Ford Fellow and Palmer Scholar. Prior to Wharton, he earned his BA in Economics from Cornell University, where he graduated magna cum laude and Phi Beta Kappa; in addition, he holds the Chartered Financial Analyst (CFA) designation.
Background
- Education
- Rittik received his MBA in Management from The Wharton School at the University of Pennsylvania as a Ford Fellow and Palmer Scholar. Prior to Wharton, he earned his BA in Economics from Cornell University, where he graduated magna cum laude and Phi Beta Kappa; in addition, he holds the Chartered Financial Analyst (CFA) designation.Source (opens in a new tab)
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