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Kunal Upadhyay

Investor

Managing Partner at Bharat Fund

India

Writes $100K – $5M checks Β· 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.

Experience

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

Education

  1. Indian Institute of Management AhmedabadMaster of Business Administration (MBA)2003 β€” 2005
  2. The London School of Economics and Political Science (LSE)Chevening Scholar, Leadership2011
  3. Indian Institute of Technology, MadrasB.Tech, Material Science & Metallurgical Engineering1999 β€” 2003

Skills & more

Entrepreneurship99Venture Capital92Investments62Cleantech53Energy46

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