Chaarvi Badani
InvestorVenture Capital Senior Associate at American Family Insurance Institute for Corporate and Social Impact
Brooklyn, New York, United States
About
Social entrepreneurship professional with 5+ years of investing and incubation experience in India, Vietnam, and the US, focusing on education, healthcare, and cleantech. Co-founder of a rural livelihoods startup and graduate of Columbia University and Ashoka University.
Experience
- American Family Insurance Institute for Corporate and Social ImpactInvestorcurrent2020 — presentNew York, United States
- American Family Insurance Institute for Corporate and Social ImpactVC Intern2019 — 2020Greater New York City Area
- EnGenBoard Observercurrent2022 — present
- NurseDashBoard Membercurrent2024 — present
- AnswersNowBoard Observer2024 — 2025
- Biobot AnalyticsBoard Observer2020 — 2025
- RepublicVenture Partner2020 — 2023
- The New York Women's FoundationGrants Advisory Committee Volunteer2020New York, New York, United States
- The World BankGraduate Consultant2020Greater New York City Area
- The Earth Institute, Columbia UniversityResearch Assistant2019Greater New York City Area
- Villgro Innovations FoundationManager - Fundraiser and Development2017 — 2018Chennai Area, India
- Villgro Innovations FoundationExecutive Assistant to the President2015 — 2017Bengaluru Area, India
- Menterra VenturesIncubation and Replication - Consultant2017Vietnam
- KarmaaraCo-Founder2014 — 2015New Delhi Area, India
- Observer Research FoundationResearch Intern2013Chennai, Tamil Nadu
Education
- Columbia UniversityMaster of Public Administration - MPA, Development Practice2018 — 2020
- Ashoka UniversityPost Graduate Diploma, Multi-disciplinary program in Liberal Arts2014 — 2015
- Christ University, BangaloreBachelor of Arts (B.A.), Economics2011 — 2014
- Bhavan's Rajaji VidyashramCommerce, Business/Commerce1997 — 2010
Skills & more
Microsoft Excel20Microsoft Office13Microsoft Word10Public Speaking9Leadership22Management10Strategy11Teamwork4Analysis3Critical Thinking2Analytical Skills5Team Leadership3
+12 more
Strategic PlanningResearchEditingSocial MediaEconomicsPolicy AnalysisForeign Policy AnalysisCreative WritingEvents OrganisationDesignQualitative ResearchBusiness StrategyLanguages English · Gujarati · Hindi · Tamil
- Team Leadership — McKinsey & Company
- Microsoft Excel - Basic & Advanced — GoSkills.com
From Chaarvi's professional profile.
Same school
Also attended Columbia University498
Ben HorowitzCo-founder & General Partner at Andreessen HorowitzDoug LeonePartner at Sequoia Capital; former Global Managing PartnerChris DixonFounder & Managing Partner of a16z crypto at Andreessen HorowitzGabriella GiglioHR & Executive Talent at General CatalystScott BillerInvestor at GV (Google Ventures)Erica VanInvestment Director at Intel Capital
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Also attended Ashoka University17
Rishabh KaulVenture Partner at Hoxton VenturesVardhan ShahSenior Associate, India at Jungle VenturesAviral GoenkaSenior Associate, India at Jungle VenturesAnanya AgarwallaPlatform & Capital Strategy at SenseAI VenturesTanishk ShivelyMarketing Manager, Storytelling, Branding & VC Partnerships at Eximius VenturesBhumika KrishnaniAssociate at Arkam Ventures
+ 11 more
Also attended Christ University, Bangalore34
Anupama SrinivasInvestor at Powerhouse VenturesKarthika AnandSenior Marketing Manager at RTP GlobalSunitha ViswanathanPartner at Kae CapitalVinod JosephInvestor at Samsung NextNaman SodhaniAssociate at She CapitalVivek VenkatraghvanInvestor at SUPPLY CHANGE CAPITAL
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Shared employers
Also worked at AnswersNow2
Also worked at Biobot Analytics2
Also worked at Republic41
Nathaniel HardingManaging Partner at Cortado VenturesMike SherbakovGeneral Partner at The Veteran FundPaulina SzyzdekPrincipal at E12 Venture Capital, LlcKathryn CartiniCo-Founding Partner & Advisor at Chloe CapitalChima OsukaEntrepreneur In Residence at Suncoast VenturesMichael SidgmoreInvestor at Broadhaven Capital Partners
+ 35 more
Also worked at The World Bank87
Sara SecallGeneral Partner at Inveready Technology Investment GroupSka Sijia DuPrincipal at Karma VenturesKavita GuptaSpecial Advisor at Buckhill CapitalSri PedduInvestor at Powerhouse VenturesJose María FernándezPartner at Asabys PartnersJean-Michel SéverinoInvestor at E3 Capital
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Colleagues at American Family Insurance Institute for Corporate and Social Impact
Amber Porter
Associate at American Family Insurance Institute for Corporate and Social Impact
Dr. Joy Ippolito
Social Investments Managing Director at American Family Insurance Institute for Corporate and Social Impact
Joy Ippolito
Social Investments Managing Director at American Family Insurance Institute for Corporate and Social Impact
William Busch
Operations and Platform Lead at American Family Insurance Institute for Corporate and Social Impact


















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