About
Anirudh Iyer is a Principal at Xeed Ventures (021 Capital), where he evaluates early-stage investments and supports portfolio companies across AI applications and infrastructure, deeptech, fintech, and consumer retail. His portfolio includes Spotdraft, Increff, Pandorum, Nymble, SuperK, KreditPe, and Oro Money. He focuses on developing frameworks to help early-stage founders build and scale technology-driven businesses.
Experience
- Xeed VenturesPrincipal, Investment Teamcurrent2026 — presentBangalore Urban, Karnataka, India
- Xeed VenturesVice President, Investment Team2023 — 2026Bengaluru, Karnataka, India
- Rio.aiBoard Membercurrent2026 — presentIndia
- IncreffBoard Membercurrent2025 — present
- CodeKarmaBoard Observercurrent2025 — presentBengaluru, Karnataka, India
- SpotDraftBoard Observercurrent2025 — present
- 021 CapitalAssociate, Investment Team2021 — 2023Bengaluru, Karnataka, India
- 021 CapitalSenior Analyst, Investment Team2017 — 2021Bangalore Area, India
- Tsai Shen CapitalInvestment Professional2016 — 2017Bengaluru, Karnataka, India
- Probe Information Services Pvt Ltd (formely known as Probe Equity Research)Senior Analyst ( PE Practice)2016Bengaluru, Karnataka, India
- Probe Information Services Pvt Ltd (formely known as Probe Equity Research)Research Analyst ( PE Practice)2015 — 2016Greater Bengaluru Area
- Angaros CapitalInvestments & Strategy2014 — 2015Hyderabad
- Capstone Securities Analysis Pvt LtdJunior Trader2013Pune
Education
- CAIA AssociationMember, Investments and Securities2019 — 2024
- Savitribai Phule Pune UniversityBachelor's Degree, Business Administration and Management2008 — 2011
- CFA InstituteCFA Level 2 Candidate
Skills & more
Software as a Service (SaaS)Bloomberg Terminal6Seed CapitalPre seedEarly Stage InvestmentQualitative ResearchStrategyPortfolio supportNetworkingInterpersonal SkillsWorking with InvestorsInvestment Valuation6
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Equity Research AnalysisAlternative InvestmentsBusiness AnalysisStructured ProductsResearchFinancial ModelingAnalysisCapital RaisingPortfolio ManagementDerivativesVenture CapitalBusiness ValuationLanguages English · German · Hindi · Marathi · Tamil
- Alternative Investment Analyst Charter (CAIA Charter) — CAIA Association
- ASSOCIATE FINANCIAL PLANNER — FPA Edutech
- INVESTMENT PLANNING — Financial Planning Standards Board Ltd.
- NISM -SERIES 8(EQUITY DERIVATIVES) — NSE India
- Certification in Stock Market and Equity Research — Dalal Street Investment Journal
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Also attended CAIA Association8
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Also attended Savitribai Phule Pune University28
TejAdvisor at Clear VenturesPrayag MohantyPrincipal at Fireside Ventures Advisory LlpShaleen DevgunInvestor at TitletownTechMonish DardaInvestor at Pentathlon VenturesVikram BarandwalInvestment at Hashed EmergentKaushikCo-founder at Figure 8 Investments
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