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Ajay Hattangdi

Investor

Managing Partner at Alteria Capital

Mumbai, Maharashtra, India

About

Ajay Hattangdi has worked with startups for over 20 years and helped build the Indian venture debt industry. In 2005 he established a lending group within Citibank focused on startup debt deals, then launched InnoVen Capital (formerly SVB India Finance), India's first specialty venture debt business, in 2007, later expanding the group into Singapore and China after a 2015 buyout. He left InnoVen in 2017 to co-found Alteria Capital with Vinod Murali, where he serves as Managing Partner. He holds an MBA from the State University of New York at Buffalo and a Masters in Banking & Finance from Mumbai University.

Contact· self-published, not guessed

Invests in

Fintech

Experience

  1. Alteria CapitalCo-Founder, Partner Emeritus & Sr. Advisorcurrent2017 — presentMumbai, INDIA
  2. Khaki ToursNon-Executive Director – Strategy & Capitalcurrent2024 — presentMumbai
  3. Maritime Mumbai Museum SocietyMember of the Board of Advisorscurrent2022 — presentMumbai
  4. Indian Private Equity & Venture Capital Association (IVCA)Managing Committee and Co-Chair of Credit & Special Situations Council2020 — 2022
  5. InnoVen Capital IndiaCEO & International Business Head2015 — 2017Mumbai, India
  6. SVB Financial GroupFounding CEO & Managing Director, India2006 — 2015Mumbai, India
  7. Citi IndiaBusiness Head - Venture Lending2005 — 2006Mumbai, India
  8. Citi IndiaHead of Strategy - Corporate & Investment Bank2005 — 2006
  9. Citi IndiaAsst. Vice President/Vice President1994 — 2005
  10. CrisilResearch Associate1991 — 1992Mumbai
  11. Simon Sylvester Miranda Ltd.Management Associate1990 — 1991

Skills & more

Venture Capital71Mezzanine6Entrepreneurship16Mentoring1Start-ups67Strategy70Finance31Business Strategy45Investment Banking35Private Equity33Management17Valuation11
+5 moreMergers & AcquisitionsCorporate FinanceBankingFinancial ModelingPortfolio Management

From Ajay's professional profile.

Colleagues at Alteria Capital

Akshat Saxena
Senior Vice President at Alteria Capital
Ananya Gurung
Analyst at Alteria Capital
Ankit Agarwal
Managing Partner at Alteria Capital
Atul Sanadi
Vice President - Finance & IR at Alteria Capital
Chiraag Kochhar
Associate at Alteria Capital
Darsh Jain
Senior Associate at Alteria Capital
Deepak Malik
Director – Head, Capital at Alteria Capital
Janhavi Jasani
Senior Associate at Alteria Capital

Frequently asked questions

Who is Ajay Hattangdi?
Ajay Hattangdi has worked with startups for over 20 years and helped build the Indian venture debt industry. In 2005 he established a lending group within Citibank focused on startup debt deals, then launched InnoVen Capital (formerly SVB India Finance), India's first specialty venture debt business, in 2007, later expanding the group into Singapore and China after a 2015 buyout. He left InnoVen in 2017 to co-found Alteria Capital with Vinod Murali, where he serves as Managing Partner. He holds an MBA from the State University of New York at Buffalo and a Masters in Banking & Finance from Mumbai University.
Where does Ajay Hattangdi work?
Ajay Hattangdi is Managing Partner at Alteria Capital.
What does Ajay Hattangdi invest in?
Ajay Hattangdi invests in Fintech.
Where did Ajay Hattangdi go to school?
Ajay Hattangdi studied at University at Buffalo (MBA, Financial Institutions & Markets); Sydenham College of Commerce and Economics (MCom, Banking & Finance).

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Also attended Sydenham College of Commerce and Economics4

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Shared employers

Also worked at Alteria Capital14

Harsh GuptaPrincipal at Flourish VenturesVinod MuraliCo-Founder and Managing Partner at Alteria CapitalDarsh JainSenior Associate at Alteria CapitalJinal GandhiDirector - Finance, Head - IR at Alteria CapitalAtul SanadiVice President - Finance & IR at Alteria CapitalRohit KanodiaVice President at Alteria Capital

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Also worked at Indian Private Equity & Venture Capital Association (IVCA)6

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Also worked at SVB Financial Group29

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Also worked at Citi India10

Vaniya Dangwal EternalMarketing and Community at Pentathlon VenturesDeepak MohanPartner, Financial Solutions at Trifecta Capital AdvisorsVinod MuraliCo-Founder and Managing Partner at Alteria CapitalBala NagarajanManaging Director at S2G InvestmentsAbhishek RathiInvestor at Fundamental VCArushi JindalInvestor at Together Fund

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