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Kanika Agarrwal

Investor

Partner at India Quotient · Mentor at First Cheque

India

About

Operator-founder VC who co-founded Upside AI and runs First Cheque (writes $400–500K at paper-plan; 12–13 grads), backing SUGAR and ShareChat early and promoting AI to unlock SME software.

Invests in

ConsumerDirect to ConsumerFintechSaaSSocial

Experience

  1. IndiaQuotientPartnercurrent2023 — presentBengaluru
  2. Upside AICo-Founder2018 — 2023upsideAI.com
  3. Mayfield IndiaAssociate2014 — 2016Mumbai, Maharashtra, India
  4. Mayfield IndiaAnalyst2012 — 2014Mumbai
  5. Credit SuisseAnalyst - Investment Banking2011 — 2012Mumbai Area, India
  6. Ernst & YoungConsultant2008 — 2011Mumbai Area, India

Education

  1. CFA InstituteChartered Financial Analyst (CFA) Charterholder2008 — 2011
  2. The Institute of Chartered Accountants of IndiaChartered Accountant2005 — 2010
  3. Narsee Monjee College of Commerce and EconomicsBachelor of Commerce, Accounting and Finance2005 — 2008

Skills & more

Valuation23Private Equity19Business Valuation8Investment Banking17Equity Valuation4Financial Analysis5Venture Capital5Due Diligence2

From Kanika's professional profile.

Colleagues at India Quotient

Anand Lunia
Founding Partner at India Quotient
Gagan Goyal
General Partner at India Quotient
Hemant Agarwal
Associate at India Quotient
Madhukar Sinha
Founding Partner at India Quotient
Mohit Mittal
Vice President at India Quotient
Puneet Kumar
Associate at India Quotient
Sahil Makkar
Partner at India Quotient
Sharad Agarwal
VP - Finance at India Quotient

Frequently asked questions

Where does Kanika Agarrwal work?
Kanika Agarrwal is Partner at India Quotient.
What does Kanika Agarrwal invest in?
Kanika Agarrwal invests in Consumer, Direct to Consumer, Fintech, SaaS, Social.

Same school

Also attended CFA Institute334

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Also attended The Institute of Chartered Accountants of India218

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Also attended Narsee Monjee College of Commerce and Economics24

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Shared employers

Also worked at Upside AI1

Abhiram KattaDirector at Endiya Partners

Also worked at Mayfield India1

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Also worked at Credit Suisse583

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Also worked at Ernst & Young1,145

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