About
Operator Manu Rikhye invests in early B2B, deeptech, scaled Encore Capital India to 2,000 and ~$100M EBITDA, was an early Indian spacetech backer, and uses credit/collections underwriting with data-driven rigor.
ContactΒ· self-published, not guessed
Invests in
AI & Machine LearningClimate TechDeep TechFintechHardwareSaaS
Experience
- Merak VenturesFounding Partnercurrent2022 β present
- growX ventures fund IManaging Partnercurrent2017 β presentNew Delhi Area, India
- Encore Asset Reconstruction CompanyChairman2016 β 2018Gurgaon, India
- Encore Capital GroupEVP & Managing Director | Encore India2005 β 2017Gurgaon, India
- Global VantedgeAsst Vice President2002 β 2005
- GE Capital International ServicesAsst Manager1998 β 2001
Skills & more
Vendor Management26Offshoring16Operations Management21Outsourcing20Transition Management4Service Delivery11Performance Management32Employee Engagement4Call Center1Process Excellence3Six Sigma2Business Development7
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Talent AcquisitionChange ManagementBusiness StrategyRelationship ManagementBPOTraining DeliveryCRMBusiness Process ImprovementTeam ManagementMISProcess ImprovementStrategyLanguages English Β· Hindi
From Manu's professional profile.
Colleagues at Merak Ventures
Abraham Thomas
Venture Partner at Merak Ventures
Ashita Gupta
Principal at Merak Ventures
Dilsher Dhupia
Senior Analyst, Investments at Merak Ventures
Nakkul Mahajan
Analyst, Investments at Merak Ventures
Pranav Sanghvi
Principal at Merak Ventures
Sheetal Bahl
Partner at Merak Ventures
Soumitra Mishra
Venture Partner at Merak Ventures
Tanuj Saraf
Senior Analyst, Investments at Merak Ventures
Frequently asked questions
- Who is Manu Rikhye?
- Operator Manu Rikhye invests in early B2B, deeptech, scaled Encore Capital India to 2,000 and ~$100M EBITDA, was an early Indian spacetech backer, and uses credit/collections underwriting with data-driven rigor.
- Where does Manu Rikhye work?
- Manu Rikhye is Partner at Merak Ventures.
- What does Manu Rikhye invest in?
- Manu Rikhye invests in AI & Machine Learning, Climate Tech, Deep Tech, Fintech, Hardware, SaaS.
- What check size does Manu Rikhye write?
- Manu Rikhye typically writes checks of $500K β $1.5M.
- Where did Manu Rikhye go to school?
- Manu Rikhye studied at Indian Institute of Management, Calcutta (Executive Program in Business Management); IHM Pusa (Hotel Management).
Same school
Also attended Indian Institute of Management, Calcutta69
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Shared employers
Also worked at growX ventures fund I5
Also worked at Encore Capital Group3
Also worked at GE Capital International Services126
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