About
Kavitha Ramaswamy is part of the investment team, focusing on growth-stage startups in consumer tech. She began her career at Deloitte and later worked at Sharrp Ventures (Mariwala Family Office) and Tesla's Energy Businesses. She holds an MBA from Cornell and a Chartered Accountancy degree from ICAI.
Experience
- Mercurius Media CapitalChief of Staffcurrent2025 — present
- Mercurius Media CapitalInterim Head of Communications2025
- Mercurius Media CapitalPrincipal, Investments2023 — 2025San Francisco Bay Area
- Mercurius Media CapitalFounding Member2023San Francisco Bay Area
- Bennett Coleman and Co. Ltd. (Times Group)Chief of Staff to the Presidentcurrent2025 — presentSan Francisco Bay Area
- Bennett Coleman and Co. Ltd. (Times Group)Manager, Investments2022 — 2024San Francisco Bay Area
- Stealth ModeFoundercurrent2025 — present
- FoodomaniaFoundercurrent2012 — present
- Global Women in VCMembercurrent2022 — presentNew York, New York, United States
- CAstartups.orgChaircurrent2025 — presentSan Francisco Bay Area
- TeslaAssociate, Business Operations2021 — 2022Sparks, Nevada, United States
- VerizonMBA Intern2020New York City Metropolitan Area
- AquaCentricBusiness Head2017 — 2020Mumbai Area, India
- AquaCentricFounding Member2016 — 2020Mumbai, Maharashtra, India
- Sharrp VenturesManager - Corporate Development2016 — 2020Mumbai Area, India
- DeloitteAssistant Manager2015 — 2016
- DeloitteConsultant2014 — 2015Mumbai, Maharashtra, India
Education
- Cornell UniversityMaster of Business Administration - MBA
- Cornell Johnson Graduate School of ManagementMaster of Business Administration - MBA, Management Science
- The Institute of Chartered Accountants of IndiaCA, Accounting and Finance
Skills & more
Business Strategy8Social Media7Corporate DevelopmentBlogging9Management Consulting7Financial Analysis5Tax4Financial Modeling4Corporate Finance3Due Diligence2Writing4Strategic Planning
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ManagementMicrosoft OfficeLanguages English · Hindi · Sanskrit · Spanish · Tamil
- Alternative Investment Analyst Charter (CAIA Charter) — CAIA Association
- Associate Chartered Accountant — The Institute of Chartered Accountants of India
- Financial Modeling & Valuation Analyst (FMVA)® — Corporate Finance Institute® (CFI)
From Kavitha's professional profile.
Colleagues at Brand Capital International
Devesh Ramchandani
Associate Director, Investments at Brand Capital International
Kiran Shah
Associate Director, Portfolio Growth at Brand Capital International
Nameeta Escobar
Manager, Brand Strategy at Brand Capital International
Navien M. Makhija
Regional Head - South East Asia at Brand Capital International
Neha Kothari Ranavat
Sr. Director, Brand Strategy at Brand Capital International
Neville Taraporewalla
Investor at Brand Capital International
Piyush Puri
President at Brand Capital International
Salome Bodaji
Senior Manager - Regulatory & Compliance at Brand Capital International
Frequently asked questions
- Where does Kavitha Ramaswamy work?
- Kavitha Ramaswamy is Manager, Investments at Brand Capital International.
Same school
Also attended Cornell University703
Doug LeonePartner at Sequoia Capital; former Global Managing PartnerJenny LeeSenior Managing Partner at Granite AsiaNeeraj AgrawalGeneral Partner at Battery VenturesMichelle FernandesInvestor at Index VenturesMicah RosenbloomGeneral Partner at Founder CollectiveAlexandra FarmerPrincipal at Intel Capital, North America
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Also attended Cornell Johnson Graduate School of Management91
Mary MeekerFounder & General Partner at BONDDavid JohnsonManaging Director at Intel Capital, North AmericaZack SchildhornVenture Partner at Lux CapitalQuinn LiSenior Vice President & Global Head of Qualcomm Ventures at Qualcomm VenturesRichard TapalagaDirector at Qualcomm VenturesJustin FreehVenture Partner at IronGate Capital Advisors
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Also attended The Institute of Chartered Accountants of India218
Vivek KothariController at Sierra VenturesAnupama SrinivasInvestor at Powerhouse VenturesKshitij GolwalkarInvestor at Powerhouse VenturesDipanjan BasuCo-Founder & Partner at Fireside Ventures Advisory LlpAmit KulkarniChief Financial Officer at Fireside Ventures Advisory LlpSiddharth GuptaVP - Finance at Fireside Ventures Advisory Llp
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Shared employers
Also worked at Tesla183
Steve JurvetsonCo-founder of Future VenturesArpan ShahInvestor at Spark CapitalJustin LiuVice President at Sapphire VenturesErica WaichmanHead of People & Community at Canvas VenturesBen FawEntrepreneur-in-Residence at Context VenturesBrock CsiraInvestor at Matter Venture Partners
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Also worked at Verizon50
Tony WellsVenture Partner at Copper Sky CapitalEllen RubinPartner at Glasswing VenturesAnupam RastogiManaging Partner at EMERGENT VENTURESJami HuntManaging Partner at Alpha EdisonTiana PidgeonSenior Associate at American Family VenturesNewth MorrisManaging Director at Ankona Capital
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