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Aastha Paliwal

Investor

Associate at Avaana Capital

Bengaluru, Karnataka, India

About

Aastha Paliwal is a Senior Associate at Avaana Capital. She focuses on early-stage deep-tech venture capital.

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Experience

  1. Avaana CapitalSenior Associatecurrent2026 — present
  2. Avaana CapitalAssociatecurrent2025 — presentIndia
  3. Avaana CapitalTechnology Associate2024 — 2025India
  4. Avaana CapitalFellow2023 — 2024
  5. Forplanet IngredientsInvestorcurrent2025 — present
  6. High Time FoodsInvestorcurrent2025 — present
  7. EquilibriumInvestorcurrent2025 — present
  8. Phyx44 LabsInvestorcurrent2024 — present
  9. Dharaksha EcosolutionsInvestorcurrent2024 — present
  10. Office of the Principal Scientific Adviser to the Government of IndiaPolicy Intern2023Bengaluru, Karnataka, India
  11. Foundation for Science, Innovation and Development, IISc BangaloreTechnology Assessment, Capacity Building2022 — 2023Bengaluru, Karnataka, India
  12. Indian Institute of Science (IISc)Ph.D.2016 — 2023Bengaluru, Karnataka, India

Education

  1. Indian Institute of Science (IISc)Doctor of Philosophy - PhD, Sustainable Technologies2016 — 2023
  2. Guru Gobind Singh Indraprastha UniversityBachelor of Technology - B.Tech., Biotechnology2012 — 2016
  3. D.A.V. Public School - India12th standard, Physics2011 — 2012

Skills & more

Deep Tech3Early Stage Investment3Technology Commercialization1Sustainable InnovationClimate TechPolicy InterpretationInternational PolicyPolicy PlanningIndustrial PolicyState PolicyTechnology AssessmentTechnology Development
+12 moreDesign Thinking for SustainabilityEnvironmental IssuesEnvironmental EngineeringDesign ThinkingInnovationLeadershipStrategyWaste to EnergyAnaerobic DigestionResearchReactor DesignData Analysis

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Also attended Indian Institute of Science (IISc)13

Krishnan NandabalanCEO, Founder, & President, InveniAI at AIFGeeta VemuriManaging Partner, Founder at Agent CapitalShekhar KiraniPartner at AccelSriram ViswanathanFounding Managing Partner at Celesta CapitalSoumitra SenguptaVenture Partner at Elevate CapitalSrivatsan LaxmanVenture Partner at Elevate Capital

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Also attended Guru Gobind Singh Indraprastha University15

Kavita GuptaSpecial Advisor at Buckhill CapitalKavita GuptaFounder and General Partner at Delta BlockchainVipul RawalVenture Partner at Gemba Capital Venture PartnersAshish PadiyarPartner at AuxanoSambit DashPartner at RPSG Capital VenturesKaran KalraCo-Founder & Advisor (Comic Con India) at NODWIN Gaming

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Also attended D.A.V. Public School - India1

Dr. Aastha PaliwalAssociate at Avaana Capital

Shared employers

Also worked at Avaana Capital18

Anjali BansalFounder at Avaana CapitalSwapna GuptaPartner at Avaana CapitalShruti SrivastavaInvestment Director at Avaana CapitalRahul BhapkarCFO at Avaana CapitalRishubh MalpaniSenior Associate at Avaana CapitalSaksham MittalAnalyst at Peak XV Partners

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Also worked at Forplanet Ingredients4

Swapna GuptaPartner at Avaana CapitalRishubh MalpaniSenior Associate at Avaana CapitalDr. Aastha PaliwalAssociate at Avaana CapitalVikas VermaPartner at Avaana Capital

Also worked at Equilibrium2

Shruti SrivastavaInvestment Director at Avaana CapitalDr. Aastha PaliwalAssociate at Avaana Capital

Also worked at Dharaksha Ecosolutions2

Shruti SrivastavaInvestment Director at Avaana CapitalDr. Aastha PaliwalAssociate at Avaana Capital

Colleagues at Avaana Capital

Anami Roy
Advisor at Avaana Capital
Anjali Bansal
Founder at Avaana Capital
Archit Bhargava
Investment Analyst at Avaana Capital
Dr. Aastha Paliwal
Associate at Avaana Capital
Kalpana Nimgaonkar
Executive Assistant at Avaana Capital
Kamal Lath
Venture Partner at Avaana Capital
Kashmira Contractor
Executive Assistant at Avaana Capital
Nishi Bopanna
Executive Assistant to the Partner at Avaana Capital