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Kunal Upadhyay

Investor

Managing Partner at Bharat Fund

India

Writes $100K – $5M checks · typically $1.5M

About

Kunal Upadhyay is co-founder of Translation Endeavors and co-founder of IIMA Ventures, which he established in 2007. He has led India-focused investment funds and platforms including the Bharat Fund, Infuse, and IIMA Ventures' Seed-fund, with combined assets exceeding $100 million focused on climate-tech, deep-tech, and inclusion-focused early-stage companies. He has also established accelerator and ecosystem platforms supporting entrepreneurs and has advised the Asian Development Bank on early-stage climate investments across emerging Asia.

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Experience

  1. Translation EndeavorsCo-Foundercurrent2026 — present
  2. Bharat Innovation FundFounding Partnercurrent2018 — present
  3. SIDBI(Small Industries Development Bank of India)Investment Committee, Fund-of-funds2021 — 2025
  4. IIMA VenturesCo-founder2007 — 2025
  5. ADB VenturesInvestments2020 — 2025
  6. Infuse VenturesCo-founder and Managing Partner2013 — 2023Ahmedabad Area, India
  7. SarvajalCo-founder2008Ahmedabad Area, India
  8. American ExpressInternal Consulting2006Gurgaon, Haryana, India
  9. CitigroupAssociate2005 — 2006

Skills & more

Entrepreneurship99Venture Capital92Investments62Cleantech53Energy46

From Kunal's professional profile.

Colleagues at Bharat Fund

Ashwin Raguraman
Co-Founder and Partner at Bharat Fund
Hemendra Mathur
Venture Partner at Bharat Fund
Priyanka Chopra
Venture Partner at Bharat Fund
Sanea Vakaliya
Director - Finance & Legal at IIMA Ventures
Sanjay Jain
Partner at Bharat Fund
Shyam Menon
Co-Founder and Partner at Bharat Fund
Snehitha Nukalapati
Investment Professional at Bharat Fund
Som Pal Choudhury
Partner at Bharat Fund

Network1

Ashwin Raguraman
Co-Founder and Partner at Bharat Fund

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Frequently asked questions

Who is Kunal Upadhyay?
Kunal Upadhyay is co-founder of Translation Endeavors and co-founder of IIMA Ventures, which he established in 2007. He has led India-focused investment funds and platforms including the Bharat Fund, Infuse, and IIMA Ventures' Seed-fund, with combined assets exceeding $100 million focused on climate-tech, deep-tech, and inclusion-focused early-stage companies. He has also established accelerator and ecosystem platforms supporting entrepreneurs and has advised the Asian Development Bank on early-stage climate investments across emerging Asia.
Where does Kunal Upadhyay work?
Kunal Upadhyay is Managing Partner at Bharat Fund.
What check size does Kunal Upadhyay write?
Kunal Upadhyay typically writes checks of $100K – $5M.
Where did Kunal Upadhyay go to school?
Kunal Upadhyay studied at Indian Institute of Management Ahmedabad (Master of Business Administration (MBA)); The London School of Economics and Political Science (LSE) (Chevening Scholar, Leadership); Indian Institute of Technology, Madras (B.Tech, Material Science & Metallurgical Engineering).

Same school

Also attended Indian Institute of Management Ahmedabad154

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Also attended The London School of Economics and Political Science (LSE)1,434

Masayoshi SonFounder, Chairman & CEO of SoftBank GroupPat GradyPartner at Sequoia CapitalNeil MehtaCo-founder & Managing Partner at GreenoaksAravind SrinivasCo-founder & CEO of Perplexity AICyriac ParisotInvestor at Index VenturesSofia DolfeInvestor at Index Ventures

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Also attended Indian Institute of Technology, Madras151

Sundeep PeechuGeneral Partner at Felicis VenturesRasik ParikhInvestor at Madrona Venture GroupRajesh SwaminathanInvestor at Khosla VenturesVasek PospisilVenture Partner at Parkway Venture CapitalHanyang WangDirector at Qualcomm VenturesAparnaAdvisor at NewBuild.VC

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Shared employers

Also worked at Translation Endeavors3

Arumugam AramvalarthanathanFund Investment Committee at ADB VenturesVipul PatelPartner at IIMA VenturesSanea VakaliyaDirector - Finance & Legal at IIMA Ventures

Also worked at SIDBI(Small Industries Development Bank of India)4

Dr Arvind GuptaAdvisor at Kalaari CapitalPravin KumarDeputy General Manager at SIDBI Venture CapitalKristian WiggertGeneral Counsel and Chief Compliance Officer at Oberland CapitalMohandas PaiInvestor at 3one4 Capital

Also worked at IIMA Ventures70

Dan GrahamCo-Founder | General Partner at Springdale VenturesTarun AgrawalHead of India at InsitorIsabela CarvajalSenior Associate, Capital at Endeavor CatalystAnirudh SinghPartner at Avataar Venture PartnersKenneth LeeJr., General Partner at Hatteras Venture PartnersFelipe Damonte AzpiazuInvestment Associate at Newtopia VC

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Also worked at ADB Ventures8

Paul SantosCo-founder and Managing Partner at Wavemaker PartnersToby FloroInvestment Director at Kaya FoundersArumugam AramvalarthanathanFund Investment Committee at ADB VenturesJugnu PatiSenior Fund Manager at ADB VenturesYichu ZhangInvestor at ADB VenturesKen WidderInvestor at Latterell Venture Partners

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