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Ankit Kedia

Investor

Founder and Lead Investor at Capital-A

Bangalore

Writes $500K – $1.5M checks · typically $1M

About

Ankit Kedia is founder and lead investor at Capital-A and managing partner at Manjushree Ventures, the Kedia family office. Previously, he served as promoter director at Manjushree Technopack Ltd., a South Asian rigid plastic packaging manufacturer, until the family sold its controlling stake to Advent International in 2018. He also founded Caremont, a medical device distribution and manufacturing company based in Bangalore that partners with global healthcare brands.

Experience

  1. Capital-AFounder and Lead Investorcurrent2021 — presentBengaluru, Karnataka, India
  2. RR GlobalAdditional Directorcurrent2024 — presentMumbai, Maharashtra, India
  3. Entrepreneurs'​ OrganizationBoard Membercurrent2024 — present
  4. Manjushree PacktekManaging Director2022 — 2024Bengaluru, Karnataka, India
  5. Manjushree Technopack Limited (MTL)Promoter Director2006 — 2020Bangalore
  6. Roundy's Supermarkets, Inc.Category Financial Analyst2005Milwaukee, Wisconsin

Education

  1. SPJIMR SP Jain Institute of Management & ResearchMBA, Operations2006 — 2008
  2. Western Michigan University - Haworth College of BusinessBachelors of Business Administration, Retail2002 — 2006
  3. Christ University, BangalorePre-University, Math2000 — 2002
  4. Bishop Cotton Boys'​ SchoolICSE, Accounts1996 — 2000

Skills & more

Strategy54Leadership20Team Management8Activity Based Costing23Budgets8New Business Development22FMCG15Packaging6International Marketing2Cross-functional Team Leadership6Key Account Management10Plastics5
+6 moreMarket ResearchBusiness StrategyProduct DevelopmentAdvertisingRetailSupply Chain

Languages English · Hindi · Kannada

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Colleagues at Capital-A

Rodney Aldridge
Investor at Capital-A

Frequently asked questions

Where does Ankit Kedia work?
Ankit Kedia is Founder and Lead Investor at Capital-A.
What check size does Ankit Kedia write?
Ankit Kedia typically writes checks of $500K – $1.5M.

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