Elev8 Venture Partners

Brings 16+ years in private equity and investment banking, including over a decade at Fidelity-backed Eight Roads and earlier roles at J.P. Morgan, Tata Capital and Ernst & Young.

Investor with over a decade of entrepreneurial and investing experience focused on growth-stage, privately held technology companies in India, with a background across private equity and fund of funds.

Brings over three years of investment banking experience at Goldman Sachs (FIG) and was previously on the early-stage investment team at Gruhas, focused on climate tech and sustainability.

Brings 20+ years in corporate strategy, investments and business building across multiple industries; an executive board member of the LNB group and member of angel networks and VC fund advisory boards.

Partner & Chief Investment Officer at Analog Partners; previously a Partner at KKR (Co-Head of PE for Asia Pacific) and a PE investor at Northstar Group and TPG Capital.

Leads investor relations, fund finance, administration, compliance and reporting; previously worked at KPMG's Audit & Advisory and as head of finance, legal and compliance at Moonfrog Labs.

Managing Director at Orchid Group Holdings, an early investor in companies such as Ctrip, Autohome, Sangfor and Kingmed, with a focus on growth and late-stage investments.

Former teacher with six years of English and French teaching experience; previously worked at Vibgyor Group of Schools and Eye Level Learning.

Started her career at a fintech firm and now works on strategic initiatives at Elev8; a Level 3 CFA candidate.

Chartered Accountant with two years of experience; previously a Credit Manager at ICICI Bank underwriting business and home loans.

Senior finance executive with 14+ years of senior management experience in the Middle East, focused on financial performance, internal controls and insurance/contract management.

Leads marketing, communications and stakeholder engagement; previously ran brand and communication functions for Fortune 500 companies and worked as a business journalist at Mint and The Hindu Business Line.

Chartered Accountant with 6+ years in M&A; previously on the investment team at venture debt fund InnoVen Capital, covering fintech, EVs and B2B platforms.

Operations professional with experience at Amazon and CRED; serves as EA and administrator at Elev8 Ventures.

Supports the firm on legal, regulatory and transactional matters with 9+ years at law firms including Vertices Partners, Algo Legal and CMS Indus Law.

Sasha Mirchandani is the Founder and Managing Partner at Kae Capital and co-founder of Mumbai Angels. He was previously Managing Director for India at BlueRun Ventures and earlier founded and ran Imercius Technologies, in addition to leading Corporate Affairs and New Business at MIRC Electronics. He holds a Business Administration degree from Strayer University, completed the Management Development Program at IIM Ahmedabad, and is an alumnus of Harvard Business School's Executive MBA program.

Chartered Accountant with 4+ years in EY's investment banking team advising on M&A and fundraising in consumer and consumer tech.

Vinay Rao is a Partner at Ventureast with over a decade of experience across technology, entrepreneurship and venture capital, evaluating and managing deals in EV, IoT, healthcare and AI across the full investment cycle. He previously led the AI division at Kuliza, was a Venture Partner at Venture Factory, co-founded a preventive healthcare analytics company, and was part of the early team at Commonfloor. He holds a Bachelor's degree in Electrical & Electronics from NIT-K Surathkal.