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Darren Lobo

Investor

Director – Credit at Aavishkaar Venture Management Services Private Limited

Kenya

About

Darren Lobo is a Director at Aavishkaar Capital, where he manages the Aavishkaar Africa Fund focused on early-stage investments in consumer food, financial services, healthcare, education, and digital economy sectors across East Africa. With over 12 years of experience in impact investing, he previously worked at Intellecap facilitating investments across India and East Africa, and helped establish the region's first angel investment network for impact enterprises. He holds a Master's degree in Rural Management from Xavier Institute of Management and a Bachelor's degree in Commerce from Sydenham College of Commerce and Economics.

Experience

  1. Aavishkaar CapitalDirectorcurrent2025 — presentNairobi County, Kenya
  2. Aavishkaar CapitalAssociate Director2018 — 2026Kenya
  3. Sikh Union Hockey ClubHead Coachcurrent2022 — present
  4. Grassroutes JourneysCo Foundercurrent2009 — presentMumbai Metropolitan Region
  5. IntellecapManager2017 — 2018Mumbai Metropolitan Region
  6. IntellecapSenior Associate2015 — 2017Mumbai
  7. IntellecapAssociate2013 — 2015Mumbai Metropolitan Region
  8. IntellecapIntern2012Mumbai Metropolitan Region

Education

  1. Xavier Institute of Management(XIM Bhubaneswar)PGDM, RM2011 — 2013
  2. Sydenham CollegeB.com, Commerce2004 — 2009
  3. St Anne's' High School1992 — 2004

Skills & more

Sports CoachingSportsStrength & ConditioningSports PsychologyTeam Management22Start-ups22Entrepreneurship11Market Research19Social Entrepreneurship20Project Management2Venture Capital15Social Enterprise4
+12 moreBusiness DevelopmentBusiness StrategySocial Media MarketingRural DevelopmentMarketing StrategyMicrofinanceManagementStrategyBusiness AnalysisBusiness PlanningFinancial ModelingManagement Consulting

Languages English · French · Hindi

  • FIH Level 1 Coach (LC1) — International Hockey Federation (FIH)
  • edX Verified Certificate for Nutrition, Exercise and Sports — edX

From Darren's professional profile.

Colleagues at Aavishkaar Venture Management Services Private Limited

Abhishek Mittal
Partner at Aavishkaar Venture Management Services Private Limited
Ajay Maniar
Advisor at Aavishkaar Venture Management Services Private Limited
Anurag Agrawal
Partner at Aavishkaar Venture Management Services Private Limited
Ashish Patel
Partner – Credit at Aavishkaar Venture Management Services Private Limited
Debobroto Das
Director at Aavishkaar Venture Management Services Private Limited
Divya Gupta
Director at Aavishkaar Venture Management Services Private Limited
E. N. Venkat
Advisor at Aavishkaar Venture Management Services Private Limited
Ekta Shah
Associate Vice President, Finance at Aavishkaar Venture Management Services Private Limited

Frequently asked questions

Where does Darren Lobo work?
Darren Lobo is Director – Credit at Aavishkaar Venture Management Services Private Limited.

Same school

Also attended Xavier Institute of Management(XIM Bhubaneswar)9

Prayag MohantyPrincipal at Fireside Ventures Advisory LlpPartha MishraInvestor at DNA CapitalJugnu PatiSenior Fund Manager at ADB VenturesSushanta DasFounder, tRetail Labs at CivVic LabsAmresh SharmaBusiness Development Adviser: Transporter at Shell FoundationMatthieu SouléPartner, Head of C.Lab at Cathay Innovation

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Shared employers

Also worked at Aavishkaar Capital26

Rishabh KaulVenture Partner at Hoxton VenturesHarika SabharwalVice President, Investments at Sixth Sense VenturesJanavi PapriwalInvestment Partner, Co-Head South Asia at Circulate CapitalVineet RaiFounder and Managing Partner at Aavishkaar Venture Management Services Private LimitedSanchayan ChakrabortyPartner at Aavishkaar Venture Management Services Private LimitedTarun MehtaPartner at Aavishkaar Venture Management Services Private Limited

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Also worked at Intellecap11

Vineet RaiFounder and Managing Partner at Aavishkaar Venture Management Services Private LimitedAnurag AgrawalPartner at Aavishkaar Venture Management Services Private LimitedVishnu RajeevInvestment Principal at Speciale InvestArpitha RaoConsulting Director at SAGANARashi AgarwalChief Growth Officer, T-Hub at T-HubSowmya SuryanarayananManaging Director, Impact & ESG at Aavishkaar Venture Management Services Private Limited

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