About
Janavi Papriwal co-leads Circulate Capital's investment strategy in South Asia, overseeing market landscaping, deal origination, investment execution, and portfolio management. She has more than 17 years of experience across investment banking, entrepreneurship, and venture capital/private equity, having previously served as a Partner at JSW Ventures and an Investment Director at Aavishkaar Capital, and earlier working at JPMorgan in Mumbai and London. She holds an MBA in Finance from Symbiosis Institute of Business Management, Pune, and a Bachelor's degree in Electronics & Telecommunications from Mumbai University.
Invests in
Circular EconomyImpact & Social Good
Experience
- Circulate CapitalInvestment Partner & Co-Head - South Asiacurrent2026 — present
- Circulate CapitalAssociate Partner, South Asia2023 — 2026Mumbai, Maharashtra, India
- JSW VenturesPartner2022 — 2023Mumbai, Maharashtra, India
- Aavishkaar CapitalDirector2020 — 2022
- Aavishkaar CapitalInvestment Manager2017 — 2020Mumbai, Maharashtra, India
- Vortex Engineering Pvt. Ltd.Board Observer2019 — 2022
- Milk Mantra Dairy Pvt LtdBoard Member2017 — 2022
- AgroStarBoard Observer2017 — 2022
- Kottaram Agro Foods Pvt LtdBoard Member2018 — 2021
- SARA PLAST PVT LTD (3S INDIA)Board Observer2017 — 2020
- Mandala Apparels Private LimitedBoard Observer2017 — 2019
- Industrial Rubber Products Pvt. Ltd.Director2010 — 2018Mumbai Area, India
- JPMorgan Services India Pvt. LtdAnalyst2007 — 2010Mumbai, Maharashtra, India
- GE MoneySummer Intern2006Mumbai, Maharashtra, India
- Avaya GlobalConnectSr. Engineer2004 — 2005Mumbai, Maharashtra, India
Education
- Symbiosis Institute of Business Management, PuneMBA, Finance2005 — 2007
- D.J. Sanghvi College of EngineeringBE, Electronics and telecommunications2000 — 2004
- Mithibai CollegeScience
- Mary Immaculate Girls High School
Skills & more
Deal Structuring1ExitsFinancial Modeling2Equity ValuationExit ManagementVenture CapitalInvestment ManagementFundraisingPrivate EquityPortfolio ManagementExit StrategiesBoard of Directors
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Impact InvestingCorporate FinanceManagerial FinanceManufacturing Operations ManagementLean ManufacturingBusiness StrategyNew Business DevelopmentFrom Janavi's professional profile.
Same school
Also attended Symbiosis Institute of Business Management, Pune3
Also attended Mithibai College8
Chirag GoradiaAnalyst, Investments at LightboxManish BakshiHead Portfolio Finance at Brand CapitalChinmay MarulkarVice President at BLinC InvestDeep SinghaniaVenture Partner at KFC VenturesNitesh VaghelaCFO at Whiteboard CapitalArchit BhargavaInvestment Analyst at Avaana Capital
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Shared employers
Also worked at Circulate Capital23
Caroline WeeInvestment Partner, Southeast Asia (Fund I) at Circulate CapitalEllen MartinPartner, Chief Operations and Impact Officer at Circulate CapitalNick MoonChair at Circulate CapitalRegula ScheggFounding Partner, CFO & CCO at Circulate CapitalRob KaplanFounder & CEO at Circulate CapitalWolfgang HafenmayerFounding Partner & Chief Investment Officer at Circulate Capital
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Also worked at JSW Ventures6
Also worked at JPMorgan Services India Pvt. Ltd689
Rishi ModiInvestor at GV (Google Ventures)Akshat GoenkaInvestor at Moonfire VenturesNaseem MoumeneVice President at NorthzoneFranklin BiGeneral Partner at Pantera CapitalMegan LightcapPartner, Creator Fund at Slow VenturesNatalie SchmitkeManaging Director Capital Networks at Burda Principal Investments
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Colleagues at Circulate Capital
Adam Wolfensohn
Co-Managing Partner Encourage Capital at Circulate Capital
Alexis Crusey
Head of Fundraising at Circulate Capital
Amandine Joly
Head of Partnerships and External Affairs at Circulate Capital
Andrea Rosas
Executive Assistant, LAC at Circulate Capital
Caroline Wee
Investment Partner, Southeast Asia (Fund I) at Circulate Capital
Charmaine Choo
Manager, Financial Controlling at Circulate Capital
Chinmay Prakash
Senior Investment Manager, India at Circulate Capital
Christian Urazan
Investment Partner, LAC at Circulate Capital