About
Co-founder of Figure 8 Investments and CEO of CFI, an agricultural input financing platform. Previously invested in renewables and healthcare spin-outs at PUK Ventures, a UK Treasury-backed VC fund, and founded and exited two companies in the automobile and telecom sectors.
Invests in
AI & Machine LearningClimate TechEdTechFintechHealthtech
Experience
- CFiCo-Founder and CEOcurrent2025 — present
- ConnectedFiCo Founder2020 — 2025Asheville, North Carolina, United States
- Various CompaniesCo-Founder2011 — 2020Greater London, England, United Kingdom
- HM TreasuryInvestment Manager2007 — 2010London Area, United Kingdom
- AccentureManagement Consultant2005 — 2007London Area, United Kingdom
- KPMGManagement Consultant2000 — 2004London Area, United Kingdom
Education
- Cornell JohnsonDropped out due to personal reasons2004 — 2005
- Savitribai Phule Pune UniversityBachelor's Degree, Mechanical Engineering1992 — 1997
Skills & more
Venture Capital11Management Consulting4Strategy5Business Transformation1Mergers & Acquisitions3Private Equity3Business Strategy11Due Diligence3Start-ups2Financial Modeling4Valuation1Corporate Development4
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Corporate FinanceAcquisition IntegrationEntrepreneurshipInvestment ManagementBusiness Process ImprovementBusiness AnalysisAnalyticsChange ManagementInvestmentsRestructuringBusiness PlanningFrom Kaushik's professional profile.
Same school
Also attended Savitribai Phule Pune University27
TejAdvisor at Clear VenturesPrayag MohantyPrincipal at Fireside Ventures Advisory LlpMonish DardaInvestor at Pentathlon VenturesVikram BarandwalInvestment at Hashed EmergentRohit GoyalManaging Partner at Windrose CapitalAnirudh IyerVice President at Xeed Ventures
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Shared employers
Also worked at Various Companies137
Leonard PicardoAdvisor at Manta Ray VenturesYtsen van der MeerPrincipal at Cottonwood Technology FundHector MasonGeneral Partner at Episode1Danielle AbdelahadInvestor at Third Rock VenturesTroy A. LeMaile-StovallCEO at Maryland TEDCODavid Rosenthal, MDVenture Partner at AlleyCorp
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Also worked at HM Treasury2
Also worked at Accenture587
Mark SusterManaging Partner at Upfront VenturesViviana FagaGeneral Partner at Felicis VenturesJulie YangVice President at InvestcorpAmira OujiVice President of Platform & Portfolio Success, Rise of the Rest at RevolutionAntonio GrifoniAssociate at P101 VenturesWendy XiaoPartner at Northzone
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