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Janki Gandhi

Investor

Managing Partner at Fifth Down Capital

Los Angeles, California, United States

About

Janki Gandhi is a Managing Partner at Fifth Down Capital, which she joined in late 2025. She previously served as Managing Director of Parkwood Ventures, the corporate investment arm of Parkwood Entertainment, where she led business development, investments, and strategy, and remains a Senior Advisor there. Earlier roles include Managing Director positions at Goldman Sachs (in the Cross Markets and Consumer Retail Groups, focused on beauty, apparel, and accessories) and Lincoln International; she holds a degree from The Wharton School at the University of Pennsylvania.

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Invests in

Consumer

Experience

  1. Fifth Down CapitalManaging Partnercurrent2025 — present
  2. Parkwood VenturesManaging Director, Finance and Business Strategy2021 — 2025Los Angeles, California, United States
  3. Goldman SachsManaging Director2019 — 2021Los Angeles, California
  4. Lincoln InternationalManaging Director2016 — 2019Los Angeles, California
  5. The Sage Group, LLCManaging Director2013 — 2016
  6. The Sage Group, LLCDirector2013Los Angeles, CA
  7. The Sage Group, LLCVice President2010 — 2013
  8. The Sage Group, LLCAssociate2006 — 2010
  9. The Sage Group, LLCAnalyst2004 — 2006
  10. SoundView Technology (acquired)Analyst2003 — 2004
  11. NeatReceiptsIntern2002 — 2003

Education

  1. The Wharton SchoolB.S. Economics, Finance2001 — 2003
  2. UCLANA, Bus Econ / Political Science1999 — 2001

Skills & more

Investment BankingM&A experienceMergers & AcquisitionsLBOFinancial ModelingCorporate FinanceFinancial AnalysisValuationPrivate EquityEntrepreneurshipCapital Markets

From Janki's professional profile.

Same school

Also attended The Wharton School1,366

Fred WilsonCo-founder & Partner at Union Square VenturesJosh KopelmanFounder and Partner at First Round CapitalAydin SenkutFounder & Managing Partner at FelicisKatie RiesterPartner, Head of Investor Relations at Felicis VenturesTrevor OelschigInvestment Team at General CatalystRebecca JamesInvestor at Index Ventures

+ 1,360 more

Also attended UCLA392

Ben HorowitzCo-founder & General Partner at Andreessen HorowitzRon ConwayFounder of SV AngelKirsten GreenFounder and Managing Partner at Forerunner VenturesPaul FieldingFinance & Operations at General CatalystMelody MaExecutive Assistant and Lead Receptionist at Trinity VenturesGizem CakilInvestor at OpenView Venture Partners

+ 386 more

Shared employers

Also worked at Goldman Sachs1,237

Josh KushnerFounder & CEO of Thrive CapitalFred EhrsamCo-founder and Senior Advisor at Paradigm; founder of NudgeMatt HuangCo-founder and Managing Partner at ParadigmNiki PezeshkiGeneral Partner at Felicis VenturesChris BischoffInvestment Team at General CatalystDamir BecirovicInvestor at Index Ventures

+ 1,231 more

Also worked at Lincoln International36

Thomas DiehlVice President at Notion CapitalKerry KelloggVenture Partner at Alpha PartnersCooper CurtinGrowth Investor at Five Elms CapitalReed EdwardsPrincipal at Five Elms CapitalGrace GrunauVice President, Investor Relations at Five Elms CapitalIsac BillingAnalyst at Bonnier Capital

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Colleagues at Fifth Down Capital

Alan Swierczynski
Senior Associate at Fifth Down Capital
Alex Dermer
Senior Advisor at Fifth Down Capital
Andrew Spellman
Founder and Managing Partner at Fifth Down Capital
Brian Rowen
President and Managing Partner at Fifth Down Capital
Bryan Stuart
Vice President at Fifth Down Capital
Cam Fordham
Senior Advisor, Venture Partner at Fifth Down Capital
Candace Parker
Senior Advisor at Fifth Down Capital
Chrysa Chin
Senior Advisor, Strategic Relationships at Fifth Down Capital