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177 people in our graph share verified history with Manaka — schools, employers, funds. One of them is your warm intro.
Allen DuanunlockedManaka: together at B Capital Group (2019–2022)
×3Manaka: together at B Capital Group
×2Manaka: together at HQ Capital Private Equity
×3Manaka: together at Jungle Ventures
About
Manaka Sajnani is a Partner at Jungle Ventures, where she focuses on Investor Relations and previously served as the firm's Head of Fundraising, building and leading the IR function around JV Funds II and III. She has spent 15 years in the private equity and venture capital industry, with experience spanning fund of funds investments, fundraising, and investor relations. She began her career on the LP side, spending seven years at HQ Capital, a global fund of funds, where she handled allocations to Asian funds. She later moved to Google in a business development role focused on Southeast Asia, which deepened her involvement in the region's tech ecosystem. Before Jungle, she was Head of Investor Relations in Asia at B Capital Group, leading fundraising for B Capital Funds and driving LP co-investments in the firm's portfolio companies.
Experience
- Jungle VenturesPartner, Investor Relationscurrent2023 — presentSingapore
- B Capital GroupHead of Fundraising & Investor Relations - Asia & Middle East2019 — 2022Singapore
- Jungle VenturesHead of Fundraising and Investor Relations - Global2015 — 2019Singapore
- GoogleRegional Manager, New Business2014 — 2015Singapore
- HQ Capital Private EquitySenior Vice President2013 — 2014Hong Kong SAR
- HQ Capital Private EquityVice President2010 — 2013Hong Kong SAR
- HQ Capital Private EquityAssistant Vice President2009 — 2010Hong Kong SAR
- HQ Capital Private EquityAssociate2008 — 2009Hong Kong SAR
- Mergermarket GroupRegional Business Development Manager2006 — 2007Hong Kong SAR
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Skills & more
LeadershipstrategyPrivate Equity48Venture Capital33Due Diligence28Business Development20Alternative Investments15Investment Management14Investor Relations10Asset Management6Corporate Development1Project Management
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FundraisingCoachingWritten CommunicationFund Of FundsMarketingCapital FormationManager SelectionLanguages English · Hindi · Spanish
From Manaka's professional profile.
Colleagues at Jungle Ventures
Aditi Verma
Lead, Content and Community at Jungle Ventures
Amit Anand
Founding Partner & Managing Director at Jungle Ventures
Amrit Raj
Partner & Chief Marketing Officer at Jungle Ventures
Annabel Zee
Executive Assistant at Jungle Ventures
Anurag Srivastava
Founding Partner at Jungle Ventures
Arpit Beri
Managing Partner, India at Jungle Ventures
Arzoo Jain
Lead, PR & Communications at Jungle Ventures
Aviral Goenka
Senior Associate, India at Jungle Ventures
Frequently asked questions
- Who is Manaka I Sajnani?
- Manaka Sajnani is a Partner at Jungle Ventures, where she focuses on Investor Relations and previously served as the firm's Head of Fundraising, building and leading the IR function around JV Funds II and III. She has spent 15 years in the private equity and venture capital industry, with experience spanning fund of funds investments, fundraising, and investor relations. She began her career on the LP side, spending seven years at HQ Capital, a global fund of funds, where she handled allocations to Asian funds. She later moved to Google in a business development role focused on Southeast Asia, which deepened her involvement in the region's tech ecosystem. Before Jungle, she was Head of Investor Relations in Asia at B Capital Group, leading fundraising for B Capital Funds and driving LP co-investments in the firm's portfolio companies.
- Where does Manaka I Sajnani work?
- Manaka I Sajnani is Partner, Investor Relations at Jungle Ventures.
- Where did Manaka I Sajnani go to school?
- Manaka I Sajnani studied at Macalester College (BA, Communications); United World College, Norway (International Baccalaureate).
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Also attended Macalester College38
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Shared employers
Also worked at B Capital Group81
Allen DuanVenture Partner at Differential VenturesJenn Kranz GuillenInvestor at Mucker CapitalBryan CiambellaGeneral Partner at PROOFMargaret Gaby MalonePartner at Flare Capital PartnersMatan LamdanInvestor at Striker Venture PartnersPaulina KarpisVice President, Platform at Long Ridge Equity Partners
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Also worked at Jungle Ventures41
Amit AnandFounding Partner & Managing Director at Jungle VenturesAnurag SrivastavaFounding Partner at Jungle VenturesDavid GowdeyManaging Partner at Jungle VenturesYash SankrityayanManaging Partner, Southeast Asia at Jungle VenturesManpreet RatiaManaging Partner, Portfolio Success at Jungle VenturesRishab MalikManaging Partner, Pre-Seed/Seed at Jungle Ventures
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Also worked at Google2,000
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Also worked at HQ Capital Private Equity14
Christian WenigerVenture Partner at Storm VenturesAlessandro GiacomettiVice President, Head of Investor Relations at Vida VenturesRichard KandelPartner at HOF CapitalNaoji NomuraPrincipal at Keio Innovation InitiativeMichael CaoInvestor at Innovius CapitalJane WangPartner, New Ventures at MedMountain Ventures
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