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Chintan Thakkar

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Group CEO, IAN Group, Sr. Managing Partner at IAN Group · Director Financiero y de Operaciones at CREAS IMPACTO GLOBAL SGEIC

Delhi, India

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About

Chintan Thakkar is Group CEO of IAN Group and Senior Managing Partner of IAN Alpha Fund, a SEBI-registered venture capital fund operating alongside an angel investor network. He previously served for 12 years as Group CFO and board member at Info Edge, where he was involved in establishing the Info Edge Venture Fund, later scaled into an approximately US$450 million platform with Temasek, and in leading US$375 million of QIPs, strategic investments and M&A. Earlier in his career, he spent 15 years at CA Technologies, and he was named CFO of the Year 2023 by Financial Express in the Large & Mid-Cap category.

Experience

  1. IAN GroupGroup CEOcurrent2025 — presentDelhi, India
  2. Info Edge India Ltd, (Naukri.com, 99acres.com, Infoedge Venture Fund, others)Chief Financial Officer; Whole-time Director2014 — 2025Delhi
  3. New Enterprise Associates (NEA)Independent Management Consultant2013 — 2014Mumbai Area, India
  4. CA, IncCFO-India2001 — 2013
  5. CA, IncInterim CEO and CFO - India2011 — 2012Mumbai Area, India
  6. CA, IncInterim CEO and CFO - India2009Mumbai
  7. Computer Associates, IncSenior Manager, Finance & Operations1998 — 2001Mumbai Area, India
  8. Rege & ThakkarPartner1991 — 1998
  9. V H PatilAssociate Consultant1990 — 1991

Skills & more

Enterprise Software13SaaS8Software as a Service (SaaS)1Team Management16Management25Leadership19Strategy7Professional Services2Cloud Computing6Solution Selling6Analytics3CRM4
+6 moreEntrepreneurshipStart-upsTeam BuildingFinanceStrategic PartnershipsGovernance

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Who is Chintan Thakkar?
Chintan Thakkar is Group CEO of IAN Group and Senior Managing Partner of IAN Alpha Fund, a SEBI-registered venture capital fund operating alongside an angel investor network. He previously served for 12 years as Group CFO and board member at Info Edge, where he was involved in establishing the Info Edge Venture Fund, later scaled into an approximately US$450 million platform with Temasek, and in leading US$375 million of QIPs, strategic investments and M&A. Earlier in his career, he spent 15 years at CA Technologies, and he was named CFO of the Year 2023 by Financial Express in the Large & Mid-Cap category.
Where does Chintan Thakkar work?
Chintan Thakkar is Group CEO, IAN Group, Sr. Managing Partner at IAN Group and Director Financiero y de Operaciones at CREAS IMPACTO GLOBAL SGEIC.
Where did Chintan Thakkar go to school?
Chintan Thakkar studied at The Institute of Chartered Accountants of India (Chartered Accountant, Finance); Lala Lajpatrai College of Commerce and Economics (Bachelor of Commerce, Commerce and Management).

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