Rob Chandra (1965 or 1966 – October 19 or 20, 2019) was an Indian-American venture capitalist.^[1]

After graduating in 1988 from UC Berkeley with a B.A. in economics and receiving his MBA from Harvard School of Business,^[2][3] he oversaw Bessemer Venture Partners's investments in India.^[4] He then left that position and in 2012, started Avid Park, a hedge fund focused on the technology sector.^[4] His accomplishments as a venture capitalist landed him on the Forbes Midas List.^[1] Chandra eventually returned to his alma mater to teach entrepreneurship at its Haas School of Business.^[1] The school awarded him the Earl F. Cheit Outstanding Teaching Award twice and named him a Distinguished Teaching Fellow.^[5]

Chandra died over the weekend of October 19, 2019.^[2] The Haas School of Business established the Rob Chandra Memorial Fund for Teaching Excellence in his memory.^[3]