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title: "Varun Rao - Investment team in Bengaluru | Tal"
description: "Meet Varun Rao, Bluehill.VC | Ex-KPMG | ACCA Affiliate | Middlesex university graduate based in Bengaluru."
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# Varun Rao on Tal

## Headline

Bluehill\.VC \| Ex\-KPMG \| ACCA Affiliate \| Middlesex university graduate

## Location

Bengaluru

## Work experience

Investment team at Bluehill\.VC, Jan 2026 \- Present · 4 mos, Bengaluru, Karnataka, India

Senior Analyst \- Deal Advisory \- Valuations at KPMG India, Apr 2025 \- Nov 2025 · 8 mos, \-Advised on a pre\-deal merger transaction involving the largest pharmacy chain operating in India with the transaction value exceeding $2\.5 billion\. \-Valued complex securities including ESOPs, contingent liabilities and contingent payoffs for a high\-growth enterprise using Monte Carlo Simulation, Triangular distribution and Black\-Scholes\. \-Performed multiple purchase price allocation for transactions exceeding $200 million\.

Analyst \- Deal Advisory \- Valuations at KPMG India, Jun 2023 \- Mar 2025 · 1 yr 10 mos, Bengaluru, Karnataka, India, \- Led valuation of 40\+ VC/PE fund portfolios across India and the UK\. \- Conducted valuation of 20\+ renewable energy power plants across solar, wind, and hybrid assets\. \- Valued business across multiple industries such as logistics, healthcare, lifestyle & fashion, manufacturing, IT, entertainment and fintech\.

Financial Analyst at AL RASHIDEEN TRADING CO\.\(L\.L\.C, Jan 2017 \- Feb 2017 · 2 mos, Dubai, United Arab Emirates

Logistics Intern at AL RASHIDEEN TRADING CO\.\(L\.L\.C, Jun 2016 \- Aug 2016 · 3 mos, Dubai, United Arab Emirates

## Education

Affiliate, ACCA

BA Accounting and Finance, Middlesex University Dubai

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