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Manish Bakshi

Investor

Head Portfolio Finance at Brand Capital

Mumbai, Maharashtra, India

About

Manish Bakshi is Head of Portfolio and Finance at Brand Capital, the investment arm of The Times Group, where he evaluates investments across early and growth-stage companies and has facilitated over $1 billion in investments across 400+ transactions with exits valued at $500+ million. He brings 24 years of finance and business experience spanning portfolio investment management, senior finance leadership roles in renewable energy and large-scale infrastructure projects, and business development in healthcare and wellness. Bakshi holds a Chartered Accountant credential and an ISB degree.

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Experience

  1. Brand Capital, IndiaHead Portfolio and Finance at Brand Capitalcurrent2015 — presentVT, Mumbai area
  2. Wind World India Limited (Formely Enercon India Limited)Finance Controller2011 — 2015Mumbai
  3. ConsultancyConsultant to US Fortune Company Ecolab and MSA for Galaxy Surfactants Ltd.2008 — 2011
  4. Sanda WellnessNational Director2007 — 2008
  5. GoldshieldProject Manager2004 — 2007
  6. Enercon India LimitedDeputy Manager Accounts2000 — 2004

Education

  1. The Institute of Chartered Accountants of IndiaCA, Finance1995 — 2000
  2. Indian School of BusinessVenture Capital and Private Equity2024 — 2025
  3. Mithibai CollegeBachelor of Commerce (BCom)
  4. Indian School of BusinessVenture capital and Private equity2024 — 2025

Skills & more

Strategic Planning16Operational Excellence2Analysis16MIS15Global MacroDue Diligence1Primary Market1EquitiesResidential Real EstatePrivate EquityEquity ValuationPortfolio Management
+12 moreBusiness ValuationFinanceRisk ManagementBusiness PlanningBusiness StrategyBalanced ScorecardInternal ControlsAuditingStrategy ExecutionValue CreationContinuous ImprovementWind

From Manish's professional profile.

Same school

Also attended The Institute of Chartered Accountants of India174

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

+ 168 more

Also attended Indian School of Business63

Neeraj AroraCEO India, MENA & Managing Director at General CatalystKshitij GolwalkarInvestor at Powerhouse VenturesSeemant JauhariPartner, Healthcare at Jungle VenturesDeepak RathiSenior Associate, India at Jungle VenturesBabu VittalPeople & HR Practice Leader at RTP GlobalMANPREET SINGHAdvisor at growX Ventures

+ 57 more

Also attended Mithibai College8

Chirag GoradiaAnalyst, Investments at LightboxJanavi PapriwalInvestment Partner, Co-Head South Asia at Circulate CapitalChinmay MarulkarVice President at BLinC InvestDeep SinghaniaVenture Partner at KFC VenturesNitesh VaghelaCFO at Whiteboard CapitalArchit BhargavaInvestment Analyst at Avaana Capital

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Shared employers

Also worked at Brand Capital, India5

Amar ThomasHead Strategy at Brand CapitalSoumit MohapatraHead Legal at Brand CapitalSai Shanmukha YadavalliVice President at The Chennai AngelsPiyush PuriPresident at Brand Capital InternationalPrashant KatariaInvestor at boundless ventures

Colleagues at Brand Capital

Amar Thomas
Head Strategy at Brand Capital
Farzana Wadia
Director and Head Brand Capital at Brand Capital
G Ramaswamy
Principal Advisor at Brand Capital
Rajat Tandon
Director and National Head Brand Estate at Brand Capital
S. Sivakumar
President at Brand Capital
Soumit Mohapatra
Head Legal at Brand Capital
Surinder Chawla
President, BCCL at Brand Capital
Vish Sathappan
Investor at Brand Capital