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Ankita Balotia

Investor

Investor at Venture Highway

Bengaluru, Karnataka, India

Writes $1 – $5 checks · typically $3

About

Ankita Balotia is a Principal at Fireside Ventures with five years of management consulting experience at Bain, where she worked on strategy projects across smart city, telecom, technology, retail, and healthcare sectors in India, Southeast Asia, and the United States. She holds an MBA from IIM Ahmedabad and an engineering degree from IIT Delhi, with functional expertise in business strategy, financial modeling, market entry strategy, supply chain transformation, operating model design, due diligence, and predictive modeling.

Experience

  1. Fireside VenturesPrincipalcurrent2026 — presentBengaluru, Karnataka, India
  2. Fireside VenturesVice President2023 — 2026Bengaluru, Karnataka, India
  3. Venture Highway LLP (now General Catalyst India)Investment Professional2020 — 2023Delhi NCR
  4. Bain & CompanySenior Consultant2019 — 2020Gurugram, Haryana, India
  5. Strategy&Senior Associate2018 — 2019Gurugram, Haryana, India
  6. Strategy&Associate2017 — 2018Gurgaon, Haryana, India
  7. Strategy&, part of the PwC networkSummer Associate2016Gurugram, Haryana, India
  8. Diamond Management & Technology ConsultantsExperienced Associate2014 — 2015Mumbai Metropolitan Region
  9. Diamond Management & Technology ConsultantsAssociate2013 — 2014Mumbai Metropolitan Region
  10. IntuitIntern2012

Skills & more

Management Consulting18Marketing Strategy15Business Strategy17Data Analysis9Business Development6Research4Operations Management4Statistical Data Analysis3SAS Programming3Data Mining4Discrete Event Simulation3Teamwork3
+10 morePublic SpeakingTeam LeadershipC++CJavaMicrosoft OfficeMicrosoft ExcelPowerPointHTMLMicrosoft Word

Languages English

From Ankita's professional profile.

Colleagues at Venture Highway

Neeraj Arora
All things business at WhatsApp; formerly M&A lead at Google for Local, Social and Mobile

Frequently asked questions

Who is Ankita Balotia?
Ankita Balotia is a Principal at Fireside Ventures with five years of management consulting experience at Bain, where she worked on strategy projects across smart city, telecom, technology, retail, and healthcare sectors in India, Southeast Asia, and the United States. She holds an MBA from IIM Ahmedabad and an engineering degree from IIT Delhi, with functional expertise in business strategy, financial modeling, market entry strategy, supply chain transformation, operating model design, due diligence, and predictive modeling.
Where does Ankita Balotia work?
Ankita Balotia is Investor at Venture Highway.
What check size does Ankita Balotia write?
Ankita Balotia typically writes checks of $1 – $5.
Where did Ankita Balotia go to school?
Ankita Balotia studied at Indian Institute of Technology, Delhi (Bachelor of Technology (B.Tech.), Computer Science and Engineering); Indian Institute of Management Ahmedabad (Master of Business Administration (M.B.A.)); ESCP (Student Exchange Program, Masters in Management).

Same school

Also attended Indian Institute of Technology, Delhi152

Navin ChaddhaManaging Partner at MayfieldBinny BansalCo-founder of Flipkart; co-founder of PhonePe and OppDoorArvind JainFounder & CEO of GleanAshu GargInvestor at Foundation CapitalNeeraj AroraAll things business at WhatsApp; formerly M&A lead at Google for Local, Social and MobileSaurabh K. MittalChairman, CEO and Founder at Mission Holdings

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Also attended Indian Institute of Management Ahmedabad127

Kulpreet SinghOperating Advisor at OpenOceanPiyush KharbandaGeneral Partner at Vertex Ventures Sea Management Pte. Ltd.Kanika MayarPartner, Investment & ESG Officer at Vertex Ventures Sea Management Pte. Ltd.Ankita BalotiaPrincipal at Fireside Ventures Advisory LlpAmrit RajPartner & Chief Marketing Officer at Jungle VenturesPranjal KhandelwalAnalyst, Investments at Lightbox

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Also attended ESCP318

Clément DelangueCo-founder & CEO of Hugging FaceRagnar JongenInvestor at DN CapitalCristian PintoInvestor at DaphniSamir MatkiInvestor at DaphniBriac BombrunInvestment Associate at Burda Principal InvestmentsMarjolaine CatilPrincipal at Newfund Capital

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Shared employers

Also worked at Fireside Ventures15

Kanwaljit SinghFounder & Managing Partner at Fireside Ventures Advisory LlpVinay SinghCo-Founder & Partner at Fireside Ventures Advisory LlpDipanjan BasuCo-Founder & Partner at Fireside Ventures Advisory LlpPrayag MohantyPrincipal at Fireside Ventures Advisory LlpAnkur KhaitanPrincipal at Fireside Ventures Advisory LlpAnkita BalotiaPrincipal at Fireside Ventures Advisory Llp

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Also worked at Bain & Company751

Steve JurvetsonCo-founder of Future VenturesLaela SturdyManaging Partner at CapitalGTheresia GouwFounding Partner at Acrew CapitalZach PerretCo-founder & CEO of Plaid; co-founder of MischiefWilliam HockeyCo-founder of Plaid; founder & CEO of ColumnJulie YangVice President at Investcorp

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Also worked at Strategy&133

Naomi Pilosof IonitaBoard Partner at Menlo VenturesLou SegallDirector, Strategy at Sapphire VenturesEmilie KarlssonClient Team Member at Generation Investment ManagementJonathon GeorgeVice President at Flare Capital PartnersSean EbertSenior Partner at Altira Group LLCRob HicksChief Financial Officer at Giant Ventures Global Llp

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Also worked at Diamond Management & Technology Consultants15

Jon KaplanExecutive Venture Partner at Caduceus Capital PartnersAnkita BalotiaPrincipal at Fireside Ventures Advisory LlpShaleen DevgunInvestor at TitletownTechKushal ShahInvestor at E3 CapitalScott SegellValue Based Care + Payor Relations / Healthcare Investor at Pave Health VenturesAnthony OundjianAdvisory Partner at Foxmont Capital Partners

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