Alteria Capital

Ankit Agarwal is a Partner at Alteria Capital with over 11 years of experience in venture debt investing in India. Before Alteria, he was a Director at InnoVen Capital India (formerly SVB India Finance), where he led more than 100 venture debt investments and helped establish InnoVen's lending business in South East Asia, and earlier worked in credit risk management at Yes Bank in Mumbai. He holds a Bachelor's in Commerce from St. Xavier's College, Kolkata and a management degree from IMT Ghaziabad, and is a qualified Chartered Accountant and Company Secretary.

Punit Shah has more than 12 years of experience in commercial lending and financial consulting for middle-market companies. Before joining Alteria Capital, he was a Director at InnoVen Capital India (formerly SVB India Finance), where he led over 75 venture debt investments. Earlier roles include corporate banking at Yes Bank, credit facilities for SMEs at HSBC in India, and M&A taxation work in the Transaction Support Services department at Ernst & Young.

Vinod Murali is Managing Partner and Co-founder of Alteria Capital, with over 20 years of experience across venture debt, mezzanine capital, and structured finance, and 15 years in India's startup ecosystem. Before Alteria, he spent nine years at Innoven Capital (formerly SVB India Finance), where he rose to Deputy CEO of the India business and led its venture debt operations as Managing Director from 2014. Earlier roles included corporate and investment banking at Citigroup and stints at ICICI Bank. He holds an MBA from IIM Ahmedabad and a technology degree from IIT Madras.

Akshat Saxena is a Principal on the investment team at Alteria Capital. Before joining Alteria, he established the venture debt business for Kotak Mahindra Investments and led the North and East India structured finance business, financing LBOs, M&As, and promoter transactions across the tech, consumer, healthcare, and auto sectors. He earlier worked with ICICI Bank in Global Structured Finance and with Synergy Consulting, and holds a PGDM from IIM Indore and a Bachelor of Technology in Mechanical Engineering from MNNIT Allahabad.

Ananya Gurung is an Analyst at Alteria Capital, where she supports deal evaluation and portfolio management. She previously worked on the private markets team at a multi-family office advisory evaluating early-stage startups, and before that in financial due diligence at KPMG on transaction advisory mandates in financial services. She holds a Bachelor's degree in Accounting & Finance from H.R. College of Commerce & Economics and has cleared CFA Level I.

Atul Sanadi is Vice President of Finance and Investor Relations at Alteria Capital, where he handles finance, operations, taxation, treasury, and investor relations. He has more than 10 years of experience in credit administration and post-sanction activities, having previously worked at DBS Bank, JP Morgan Chase Bank, Bank of Nova Scotia, and Kotak Mahindra Bank. He holds a Bachelor's in Commerce from MMK College, Mumbai University, and a postgraduate degree from Welingkar Institute of Management Studies.

Chiraag Kochhar is an Associate at Alteria Capital, where he supports the deal team on due diligence, deal closure, and portfolio monitoring. He previously worked as a Senior Executive in Deloitte India's Corporate Finance and Restructuring Services team, focusing on the Oil & Gas and Energy Transition segment, where he handled disinvestment, M&A, fundraising, and pre-IPO transactions. He holds a B.Sc. (Hons) in Economics from Symbiosis School of Economics, Pune.

Deepak Malik leads fundraising across funds and strategies at Alteria Capital, with more than 23 years of experience in fund-raising and investor engagement across public and private markets. Before Alteria, he headed investor relations at Northern Arc Investments, managing capital relationships across alternative credit strategies and working with financial institutions, family offices, UHNIs, and trusts. He holds a postgraduate degree in Business Management from the University of Mumbai.

Janhavi Jasani is a Senior Associate at Alteria Capital. She previously interned at 100X.VC, where she worked on deal sourcing, building relationships with ecosystem enablers, and supporting portfolio companies, and she worked as a Credit Underwriter at Liquiloans analysing credit data and financial statements. She holds a Bachelor's in Business Administration from NMIMS University's Anil Surendra Modi School of Commerce.

Jessica Pereira is the Office Manager at Alteria Capital, where she handles clerical tasks such as travel arrangements, meeting scheduling, and communications. Before joining the firm, she worked at Taj Group of Hotels, Staples, and People Interactive India Pvt Ltd. She holds a Bachelor of Arts degree from Wilson College, Mumbai University.

Jinal Gandhi is Director, Finance and Head of Investor Relations at Alteria Capital, overseeing finance, operations, taxation, treasury, and investor relations. She previously served as Vice President at InnoVen Capital and worked in the risk assurance practice at Haribhakti & Co., where she handled due diligence, internal and concurrent audits, and process reviews. She holds a Master's in Commerce from Mumbai University.

Moxwi Jain is a Senior Associate on the transactions team at Alteria Capital, where she supports origination, due diligence, credit underwriting, and closing of debt transactions, as well as portfolio monitoring and early engagement with startups. She previously worked on the core investments team at Getvantage, a revenue-based financing platform, handling deal sourcing, credit evaluation, and due diligence, and earlier held a role at an investment banking and wealth management firm. She holds a BFM from Mumbai University and is a CFA Level 3 candidate.

Pallavi Bagdi is Assistant Manager at Alteria Capital, where her work covers compliance, legal, finance, operations, and investor relations. Before joining the firm she interned at Vistra, assisting with legal and regulatory compliance for debentures, alternative investment funds, and related SEBI regulations. She is a qualified Company Secretary and holds a Bachelor's in Law from ILS Law College, Pune.

Pinal Gohil is Assistant Manager Finance at Alteria Capital, where she handles treasury, investor relations, operations and finance. She previously worked in finance at GetVantage, a revenue-based financing platform, and before that at Neomile Capital, where she managed accounts, taxation and book finalization. She is an electrical engineer by qualification.

Pulkit Bajaj is an Associate at Alteria Capital, focusing on deal origination, credit underwriting, deal closure, and portfolio monitoring. He previously worked as a Senior Manager in Investment Banking at Polestar Capital Advisory, handling listed debt, special situations, distressed assets, and leveraged finance, and earlier was part of the Global Clients Group at ICICI Bank. He is a Chartered Accountant, has cleared all three levels of the CFA Program, and holds a B.Com from H.R. College, Mumbai.

Richa Phirke is an Associate at Alteria Capital, where she works with the deal team on due diligence, deal closure, and portfolio monitoring. She previously worked at Quest Profin Advisors, a Mumbai-based boutique investment bank, handling financial due diligence and client-investor coordination, and earlier at BDO India, where she worked on valuation of PE and VC portfolio companies and supported transactions such as demergers and fundraises. She holds a B.Sc. in Finance from NMIMS University, Mumbai.

Rohit Kanodia is a Vice President on the investment team at Alteria Capital. He previously served as a Principal at ValuAble Partners, where he led the venture debt investment team, and as an Associate Director at Northern Arc Capital on the deal origination team covering sectors including consumer, logistics, fleet management, and climate tech. Earlier in his career he worked in KPMG's financial due diligence team focused on startups and tech-driven businesses. He is a Chartered Accountant and holds a BCom from H.R. College, Mumbai.

Salil Chadha is an Investment Associate at Alteria Capital, working on deal origination, evaluation, and portfolio management with a focus on early-stage consumer companies. He was previously a Senior Associate in EY's financial due diligence team, advising private equity and strategic investors on M&A across consumer, FMCG, and manufacturing sectors, and completed his CA apprenticeship at PwC in the Assurance practice. He is a Chartered Accountant and has passed all three levels of the CFA program, with a B.Com from St. Xavier's College, Kolkata.

Shailesh Kumar is an Associate Vice President at Alteria Capital. Before joining the firm, he worked as an Incubation Analyst with Villgro Innovations Foundation on the Government Initiatives team, managing accelerator programs, incubation, and investments into portfolio startups, and he previously held research roles in the social impact space. He holds an engineering degree and a postgraduate qualification in economics.

Sunny Mehta is an Assistant Manager for Finance & Credit Operations at Alteria Capital, focusing on finance analytics, credit operations, and performance monitoring. Before Alteria, he held fintech and wealth management roles at Jiraaf, Motilal Oswal Wealth Limited, and Klub Works, working on financial analysis, reporting, and investment evaluation. He holds a Bachelor of Commerce (Honours) in Finance and Management Accounting from Sri Sathya Sai Institute of Higher Learning and is pursuing the ACCA qualification.

Yash Jain is a Senior Vice President on the investments team at Alteria Capital, with more than ten years of career experience and involvement in venture lending since 2019, covering venture debt and select equity investments. He previously worked on the investment team at InnoVen Capital India (formerly SVB India Finance) and earlier at the Edelweiss Distressed Fund and Edelweiss Asset Reconstruction Company in Mumbai on structured credit transactions. He holds a Bachelor's degree in Commerce from Narsee Monjee College, Mumbai, and is a Qualified Chartered Accountant.

Darsh Jain is a Vice President on the investment team at Alteria Capital, where his work covers deal origination, due diligence, credit underwriting, disbursement, and portfolio monitoring. Before Alteria, he was a valuation specialist at Deloitte Financial Advisory, handling business valuation and purchase price allocation work for Canadian and South African clients. He is a Chartered Accountant and holds a B.Com from K.C. College, Mumbai.