Bala Srinivasa
InvestorManaging Director at Arkam Ventures
Bengaluru, Karnataka, India
Writes $1M – $5M checks
About
Bala Srinivasa champions the Middle India thesis, investing in mass-market digitization and AI infrastructure for 400–500 million emerging Indian consumers, and explores founders' psychological journeys on podcast The Inner Reel.
Invests in
AgTechDeep TechFintechFoodTechHardwareHealthtechLogistics & Supply ChainSaaS
Experience
- SpenseInvestorcurrent2026 — present
- OptimistInvestorcurrent2025 — present
- Mirana ToysInvestorcurrent2025 — present
- TransBnk - Transaction Banking PlatformInvestorcurrent2025 — present
- KreditBeeInvestorcurrent2019 — presentBengaluru, Karnataka, India
- SpotDraftInvestorcurrent2022 — presentBangalore Urban, Karnataka, India
- JumbotailInvestorcurrent2019 — presentBengaluru, Karnataka, India
- SignzyInvestorcurrent2020 — presentBangalore Urban, Karnataka, India
- 91TrucksInvestorcurrent2025 — present
- Wint WealthInvestorcurrent2022 — present
- Karkhana.ioInvestorcurrent2023 — present
- SmartstaffInvestorcurrent2021 — present
- CUSMATInvestorcurrent2022 — present
- Arkam VenturesManaging Directorcurrent2017 — presentBengaluru, Karnataka, India
- UpstoxInvestor2015 — 2017Mumbai, Maharashtra, India
- Kalaari CapitalPartner2015 — 2017Greater Bengaluru Area
- Copal Amba (A Moody's company)Senior Managing Director2013 — 2015Bengaluru Area, India
- Amba ResearchManaging Director2009 — 2013
- Vistaar TechnologiesSVP Product Marketing & Business Development2000 — 2009Parsippany, NJ
- Pacific Growth EquitiesEquity Analyst and Partner1997 — 2000San Francisco, CA
Education
- Birla Institute of Technology and Science, PilaniMS, Physics1986 — 1991
- Birla Institute of Technology and Science, PilaniBS, Civil Engineering
- The University of ToledoMBA, Finance
Skills & more
Analytics44Equities41Capital Markets28Investments19Product Management14Marketing Strategy10Sales8Corporate Finance16Financial Markets6Investment Banking8Thought Leadership6Banking5
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Equity ValuationSales OperationsProduct MarketingFinancial ServicesGlobal Business DevelopmentB2B softwareStart-up EnvironmentVenture CapitalStrategyManagementStart-upsFrom Bala's professional profile.
Same school
Also attended Birla Institute of Technology and Science, Pilani71
SomnathTechnology Partner and Chief Data Scientist at Clear VenturesSanjot MalhiPartner at NorthzoneRishabh KaulVenture Partner at Hoxton VenturesSanjeev KumarVenture Partner at FusionYash SankrityayanManaging Partner, Southeast Asia at Jungle VenturesSiddharth DhankharPrincipal at Lightbox
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Also attended The University of Toledo7
Vipul KellaInvestor at FortySix Venture CapitalChris HocevarExecutive Partner at Flare Capital PartnersTyler AmesEntrepreneur-In-Residence at The Innovation SpaceVictor Pascucci IIIManaging General Partner, Cofounder at Energy Capital VenturesEllyn RafteryChief Marketing and Communications Officer at FISRohit BodasInvestor at Amara VC
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Shared employers
Also worked at SpotDraft2
Also worked at Jumbotail1
Also worked at Signzy1
Colleagues at Arkam Ventures
Abhishek Mishra
Principal at Arkam Ventures
Ashirwad Karande
Analyst at Arkam Ventures
Ayush Sharma
Analyst at Arkam Ventures
Bhumika Krishnani
Associate at Arkam Ventures
Disha Ghosh
Executive Assistant at Arkam Ventures
Hari Babu
Office Manager at Arkam Ventures
Jabarul Hussain
Office Assistant at Arkam Ventures
Kartik Kala
VP Marketing at Arkam Ventures






















