About
Karthik Varada works on new investments in Indian startups and supports the growth and impact visibility of portfolio companies at Beyond Next Ventures. He previously was a postdoctoral researcher at the University of Tokyo studying ESG and climate-tech investments, and was a founding member of the Sasakawa Peace Foundation's Asia Women Impact Fund, an impact fund focused on gender equality. He holds a PhD and a master's degree from the University of Tokyo, and an undergraduate engineering degree from IIT Hyderabad.
Invests in
Climate TechImpact & Social Good
Experience
- Beyond Next Ventures IndiaVenture Capitalistcurrent2023 — presentBengaluru, Karnataka, India
- Beyond Next Ventures Inc.Venture Capitalistcurrent2022 — presentTokyo, Japan
- The University of TokyoPostdoctoral Researcher - ESG investing2021 — 2022Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan
- Sasakawa Peace Foundation / 公益財団法人 笹川平和財団Impact Investment Professional - Asia Women Impact Fund2016 — 2020Tokyo, Japan
- ARUNInvestment Team2016 — 2017Tokyo, Japan
- Skyland VenturesMarket Researcher - Venture Capital2015 — 2016Tokyo, Japan
- Indian Institute of Technology, HyderabadPresident, Student Gymkhana2013 — 2014Greater Hyderabad Area
- Hero MotoCorp LtdSummer Intern, Production Engineering2013Uttarakhand, India
Education
- The University of TokyoDoctor of Philosophy - PhD, Gender-lens investing and ESG investing2016 — 2021
- The University of TokyoMaster's Degree, Technology Management for Innovation2014 — 2016
- Indian Institute of Technology HyderabadBachelor's Degree, Mechanical Engineering2010 — 2014
Skills & more
Microsoft Office15Microsoft Excel5PowerPoint2Bloomberg TerminalLeadership12Program Management8Simulations2StrategyEconometricsESGImpact InvestingSustainable Finance
Languages English · Hindi · Japanese · Telugu
- Bloomberg Market Concepts — Bloomberg
From Karthik's professional profile.
Same school
Also attended The University of Tokyo59
Kazunori YamaguchiPartner at Global BrainShinji AmahaVice President at Acario InnovationMasaji MatsuokaManaging Director at E12 Venture Capital, LlcTaka KodaPartner, Director at RDiscoveryKosuke MoriManaging Partner at Saison CapitalAkiko AmakawaCEO Chief of Staff at Takeda Ventures
+ 53 more
Also attended Indian Institute of Technology Hyderabad1
Shared employers
Also worked at Beyond Next Ventures India3
Also worked at The University of Tokyo18
Satoshi GojoScientific Advisor at RDiscoveryGabriela EccoPrincipal at +ND CapitalNaveed AhmedInvestment Director at Diamond Edge VenturesHiro YoshikawaGeneral Partner at Carbide VenturesAngelina FrankHead of Science & Technology APAC at QAI VenturesAnnie DorisInvestor at E14 Fund
+ 12 more
Also worked at ARUN1
Also worked at Skyland Ventures1
Colleagues at Beyond Next Ventures
Akiko Fujii
Investment Group at Beyond Next Ventures
Akira Horiguchi
Former Executive Vice President, Kobayashi Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd. at Beyond Next Ventures
Akito Arima
Executive Officer / Partner at Beyond Next Ventures
Ashish Behera
Investor at Beyond Next Ventures
Devang Thakor
Founder / President, Anioplex, LLC at Beyond Next Ventures
Hiroki Matsumoto
Representative of SubTonic Consulting at Beyond Next Ventures
Hiroki Mikuni
Investor at Beyond Next Ventures
Hiroyuki Kageyama
Principal at Beyond Next Ventures












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