Hemendra Mathur
InvestorVenture Partner at Bharat Fund
New Delhi, India
Writes $100K – $5M checks · typically $1.5M
About
Hemendra Mathur is a venture capital and private equity professional with 29+ years of experience investing across early-stage and growth companies, with prior roles including Venture Partner at a deep-tech fund and Managing Director of a private equity fund focused on food and agribusiness supply chains. Since 2016, he has worked at the intersection of startups, government, and policy, focusing on developing policy frameworks and platforms for scale in rural India across agritech, climate, and food systems. Earlier in his career, he spent 12 years in management consulting and investment banking, advising corporations and the Government of India on strategy, M&A, and policy frameworks in the food, agribusiness, and consumer sectors.
Experience
- Multiple CompaniesBoard Member, Strategic Advisor, Expert Committee Membercurrent2016 — presentDelhi
- FICCIChairman, Task Force on Agri Start-upscurrent2019 — presentGreater Delhi Area
- ThinkAgCo-Foundercurrent2018 — presentDelhi
- Beanstalk AgTechSenior Advisorcurrent2021 — presentDelhi, India
- CGAPAdvisor2025 — 2026India
- IFC - International Finance CorporationAdvisor2022 — 2026Delhi, India
- Bharat Innovation FundVenture Partner2017 — 2026New Delhi Area, India
- Gates FoundationAdvisor2018 — 2019Delhi, India
- SEAF India Investment AdvisorsAdvisor2016New Delhi
- SEAF India Investment AdvisorsManaging Director2008 — 2016New Delhi
- Yes Bank Food and Agribusiness FundExecutive Director2006 — 2008Greater Delhi Area
- RabobankAssociate Director & Head - Strategic Advisory2003 — 2006Delhi, India
- KSA TechnopakManager1997 — 2003New Delhi Area, India; Manchester, UK
- ORG-MARG (Nielsen)Research Executive1996 — 1997Greater Delhi Area
Education
- Indian Institute of Management AhmedabadPost Graduate Diploma in Management (PGDM)1994 — 1996
- College of Technology & Engineering, UdaipurBachelor of Engineering, Agricultural Engineering1989 — 1994
- Kendriya VidyalayaHigh School, Science and Mathematics1982 — 1989
Skills & more
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Business StrategyRestructuringFinancial ModelingBusiness DevelopmentDue DiligenceEquity ResearchM&A experienceProject FinanceFinanceManagementInvestmentsBankingLanguages English · Hindi
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Frequently asked questions
- Where does Hemendra Mathur work?
- Hemendra Mathur is Venture Partner at Bharat Fund.
- What check size does Hemendra Mathur write?
- Hemendra Mathur typically writes checks of $100K – $5M.
Same school
Also attended Indian Institute of Management Ahmedabad116
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Also attended Kendriya Vidyalaya39
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Shared employers
Also worked at FICCI3
Also worked at Beanstalk AgTech1
Also worked at Bharat Innovation Fund14
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Also worked at Yes Bank Food and Agribusiness Fund16
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