About
Divesh Dhawan is the Founder and CEO of Meyrahkee Advisors and a Venture Partner at Eight Roads, where he works with founders and venture firms on talent building, GTM strategy, and organizational design for VC-backed startups. Over more than 20 years, he has worked with over 250 startups across India and global markets and closed more than 200 leadership and mid-senior hires. Earlier in his career, he held a commercial transformation role at Diageo across APAC and Africa, and led sales and client engagement across Asia at The Smart Cube (now part of WNS) and Evalueserve.
Experience
- Eight RoadsVenture Partnercurrent2024 — present
- Meyrahkee AdvisorsManaging Partner and CEOcurrent2021 — presentBengaluru, Karnataka, India
- Self-employedIndependent Growth & Business Consultant to Startups2020
- DiageoGlobal Commercial Performance - Business Lead || Lead - Inclusion & Diversity Community2018 — 2020Bengaluru Area, India
- The Smart CubeRegional VP Sales (Asia) and VP – Product Sales2016 — 2018India | Singapore
- The Smart CubeManager/Assistant Manager, Client Engagement Group2012 — 2016Noida
- BNP Paribas Real Estate & Infrastructure AdvisoryAssistant Manager, Consulting & Valuation2011 — 2012New Delhi Area, India
- EvalueserveClient Executive2009 — 2010Gurgaon, India
- EvalueserveSenior Business Analyst / Business Analyst2006 — 2008Gurgaon, India
Education
- Google Digital Unlock CertificationThe Online Marketing Fundamentals2018
- Adani Institute of Infrastructure ManagementExecutive Masters, Infrastructure Management2010 — 2011
- Jamia Millia IslamiaB.Tech (Electrical)2002 — 2006
Skills & more
Team Organization1Analysis6Leadership8NegotiationTeam Management21Problem SolvingRelationship BuildingCommunicationStrategic ThinkingPeople ManagementBody LanguagePeople Development
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Executive SearchEarly Stage InvestmentStart-up VenturesVenture CapitalTalent ManagementRecruitingConsultative SellingAccount ManagementCommercial TransformationSales EnablementBusiness DevelopmentMarket Analysis- Reaching Out of Your Comfort Zone — LinkedIn
- Succeeding in a New Role By Managing Up — LinkedIn
- Body Language for Leaders — LinkedIn
From Divesh's professional profile.
Colleagues at Eight Roads Ventures
Amy Feng
Head of Legal, China at Eight Roads Ventures
Antonin Gury-Coupier
Vice President at Eight Roads Ventures
Aqil Ansari
Finance Manager at Eight Roads Ventures
Arvind Chari
Principal at Eight Roads Ventures
Dan O'Toole
Vice President at Eight Roads Ventures
Davor Hebel
Managing Partner at Eight Roads Ventures
Diwakar Anand
Senior Associate at Eight Roads Ventures
Feng Zhao
Partner at Eight Roads Ventures
Frequently asked questions
- Where does Divesh Dhawan work?
- Divesh Dhawan is Venture Partner at Eight Roads Ventures.
Same school
Also attended Jamia Millia Islamia1
Shared employers
Also worked at Diageo24
Josef NajmPrincipal at Thomson Reuters VenturesChristophe de MontillePartner at Beyond Capital VenturesWendy NunnelleyStrategic Advisor at Springdale VenturesRachel WilsonStrategic Advisor at Zane Venture FundRaj GangulyCo-Founder and Co-CEO at B4 CapitalWill WeltonPrincipal at Fuel Ventures
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Also worked at Evalueserve18
Manan PamaniSenior Analyst at Mission HoldingsPiyush KharbandaGeneral Partner at Vertex Ventures Sea Management Pte. Ltd.Jenn SummeGeneral Partner at Primordial VenturesAnirudh SinghPartner at Avataar Venture PartnersGaurav SinghChief Financial Officer at Vistara GrowthSaloni JainFounding Partner at SunICON Ventures
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