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Dilip James

Investor

Senior Advisor at Elevar Equity

Bengaluru, Karnataka, India

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About

Dilip James has served as a Senior Advisor to Elevar Equity since 2022, bringing over 35 years of management experience in retail, distribution, and IT-enabled consumer and service businesses. He was previously a venture partner and strategic advisor at Accel, Executive VP & COO at Reliance Retail, and held CXO-level roles at RPG group companies Spencer and Saregama, where he helped establish early organized retail formats in India. He co-founded network infrastructure company Netsol, which was acquired by IBM Global Services in 2005, and holds a B.Tech in Electrical Engineering from IIT (BHU).

Invests in

ConsumerRetail Tech

Experience

  1. Elevar EquitySenior Advisor & Member Global Advisory Panelcurrent2022 — present
  2. NACorporate Advisorcurrent2021 — present
  3. AccelAdvisor & Venture Partner2011 — 2021Bangalore
  4. IndependentCorporate Advisor2009 — 2011
  5. Reliance Retail LtdEVP2007 — 2009
  6. Network Solutions Pvt LtdDirector2000 — 2006
  7. RPG Group, Spencer & Co Ltd, SaregamaCOO1993 — 1999Chennai
  8. ICIM / ICLRegional Manager1986 — 1993
  9. IDMMarketing Exec1985 — 1986

Colleagues at Elevar Equity

Amie Patel
Partner at Elevar Equity
Aneesh Patnaik
Senior Advisor at Elevar Equity
Arpit Shah
Advisor at Elevar Equity
Brajesh Mishra
Investor at Elevar Equity
Chris Brookfield
Investor at Elevar Equity
Johanna Posada
Founder & Managing Partner at Elevar Equity
Jyotsna Krishnan
Managing Partner at Elevar Equity
Manish Dabir
Senior Advisor at Elevar Equity

Frequently asked questions

Who is Dilip James?
Dilip James has served as a Senior Advisor to Elevar Equity since 2022, bringing over 35 years of management experience in retail, distribution, and IT-enabled consumer and service businesses. He was previously a venture partner and strategic advisor at Accel, Executive VP & COO at Reliance Retail, and held CXO-level roles at RPG group companies Spencer and Saregama, where he helped establish early organized retail formats in India. He co-founded network infrastructure company Netsol, which was acquired by IBM Global Services in 2005, and holds a B.Tech in Electrical Engineering from IIT (BHU).
Where does Dilip James work?
Dilip James is Senior Advisor at Elevar Equity.
What does Dilip James invest in?
Dilip James invests in Consumer, Retail Tech.
Where did Dilip James go to school?
Dilip James studied at Indian Institute of Technology (Banaras Hindu University), Varanasi (BTech, Electrical Eng); Methodist High School, Kanpur (ISC).

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