About
Archana Jahagirdar is Founder and Managing Partner at Rukam Capital, an early-stage venture capital firm investing in consumer-focused startups in India. Since its launch in 2019, the firm has invested in over 20 companies including Sleepy Owl, GoDesi, BECO, Pilgrim, and Curefoods, and recently expanded with Rukam Sitara, a ₹100 crore tech fund. Jahagirdar has been nominated to the National Startup Advisory Council and serves on the organizing committee of Startup Mahakumbh; she also founded Bootstrap Incubation and Advisory Foundation, a non-profit focused on building founder-investor communities.
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Experience
- Rukam CapitalManaging Partnercurrent2019 — present
- Bootstrap Incubation and Advisory FoundationDirectorcurrent2017 — presentIndia
- AngelworksCEO2017 — 2020
- TextronHead - Communications and Community Affairs2014 — 2015Bangalore
- Espace Corporate Art InitiativesDirector & CEO2010 — 2012Delhi
Skills & more
Leadership5Investments1StartupsVenture CapitalJournalism15Editorial28New Media5Magazines17Publishing7Content Development10Copy Editing3Newspapers7
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AviationCorporate CommunicationsDefenceEditingFeature ArticlesMedia RelationsPublic RelationsPublicationsStorytellingFounderconsumerTelevisionLanguages English · Hindi · Marathi
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Colleagues at Rukam Capital
Aditya Vikram Singh
Vice President, Investments at Rukam Capital
Deepak Bansal
VP, Finance & Accounts at Rukam Capital
Karan Sethi
Vice President, Investments at Rukam Capital
Lalit Mohan Verma
Sr. Accounts Manager at Rukam Capital
Nidhi Mundhra
Director, Finance at Rukam Capital
Tarun Pal
CFO at Rukam Capital
Frequently asked questions
- Who is Archana Jahagirdar?
- Archana Jahagirdar is Founder and Managing Partner at Rukam Capital, an early-stage venture capital firm investing in consumer-focused startups in India. Since its launch in 2019, the firm has invested in over 20 companies including Sleepy Owl, GoDesi, BECO, Pilgrim, and Curefoods, and recently expanded with Rukam Sitara, a ₹100 crore tech fund. Jahagirdar has been nominated to the National Startup Advisory Council and serves on the organizing committee of Startup Mahakumbh; she also founded Bootstrap Incubation and Advisory Foundation, a non-profit focused on building founder-investor communities.
- Where does Archana Jahagirdar work?
- Archana Jahagirdar is Founder & Managing Partner at Rukam Capital.
- Where did Archana Jahagirdar go to school?
- Archana Jahagirdar studied at St. Stephen's College, Delhi (Master of Arts (MA), English Literature (British and Commonwealth)); St. Stephen's College, Delhi (BA (Hons), English).
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