Amit Kumar
InvestorHead of Finance Center of Excellence at Avataar Venture Partners
Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India
About
Amit Kumar joined Avataar Ventures in November 2022 and leads its Finance Center of Excellence, supporting portfolio companies on cost and process optimization, IPO readiness, KPI standardization, budgeting, profitability, and governance. Before Avataar, he was a founding member of LOGIQORE, an advisory firm serving growth-stage SaaS and B2B startups in India and the ASEAN region. He has over two decades of senior finance and operations experience with startups and multinationals including GE Healthcare, Oracle, Schweppes, and Bosch, and is a Chartered Accountant with an honors degree in finance.
Experience
- Avataar Venture PartnersHead - Finance COEcurrent2022 — presentBengaluru, Karnataka, India
- LOGIQORE Financial Advisory ServicesManaging Director2018 — 2022India, Singapore
- Attune TechnologiesChief Finance and Operations Officer | Director MEA2013 — 2018India
- Napier HealthCareGroup CFO2012Singapore
- Orangina SchweppesFinance Head - Asia and MEA2010 — 2012Singapore
- GE HealthcareModality CFO2006 — 2010India | Singapore
- Oracle India Pvt. LtdSenior Analyst - Finance2005 — 2006India
- Bosch IndiaRegional Head - Finance2004 — 2005India
- HT Media LtdAccounts Officer - Sales2003 — 2004India
- Agarwal and Prasad, Chartered AccountantsSenior Audit manager2000 — 2003India
Education
- Indian Institute of Management, CalcuttaExecutive programme in Business Management2024 — 2025
- CHARTERED ACCOUNTANCY1999 — 2002
- Magadh UniversityBachelor of Commerce (B.Com.), Accounting and Finance1996 — 1999
- St. Michael’s High SchoolHigh School, Commerce1993 — 1995
Skills & more
Analytical SkillsManagement2StrategyStrategic PlanningTeam Management1LeadershipTeam LeadershipRevenue RecognitionGeneral LedgersInventory AccountingChart of AccountsPayroll Processing
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Bank ReconciliationCash Flow ManagementAccounting StandardsCertified Public AccountingCoaching & MentoringWorking Capital ManagementStrategic Financial ManagementCash ManagementCash FlowReportingRegulatory ComplianceInternational Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS)- 2006 | GE Controllership
- 2007 | US GAAP
- 2008 | GE Leadership
- 2011 | Merger and Acquisitions
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Also attended Indian Institute of Management, Calcutta57
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Shared employers
Also worked at Attune Technologies1
Also worked at GE Healthcare48
Ravi RajamonyVice President at March Capital PartnersJanelle GoulardPartner at Pangaea Ventures Us Inc.Bennett ThomasGeneral Partner at Triple Impact CapitalPeter EmighFounder & President, Savoy Life at Red Cell IncubationKunal SethyEntrepreneur in Residence, Sparrow Healthcare at Red Cell IncubationStina WallmarkInvestment Director at Voima Ventures
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Also worked at Oracle India Pvt. Ltd307
Danny RimerPartner at Index VenturesAyshaAdvisor at Clear VenturesNatalie VaisInvestor at Spark CapitalMark SiegelPartner Emeritus at Menlo VenturesHope CochranVenture Partner at Madrona Venture GroupMark T. NelsonVenture Partner at Madrona Venture Group
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Also worked at Bosch India1
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