Fundraising Fox

Mukul Arora

Investor

Co-Managing Partner at Elevation Capital · Board director at Meesho

Bengaluru, Karnataka, India

About

Mukul Arora, a Midas Touch–recognized investor for real exits across cycles, is unusually visible in late‑stage Indian tech, with a $400M fund and holdings structure that stays invested through IPO.

Contact· self-published, not guessed

Invests in

AI & Machine LearningConsumerFintechHealthtechSaaS

Board director at MeeshoYC S16

Intro paths

YC

Mukul went through Y Combinator (Summer 2016) — any YC alum in your network can reach them through the YC community.

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In turn, Mukul can intro founders to Meesho's investors below.

Meesho's investors · 22

B CapitalGeneva · since 2024B Capital GroupManhattan Beach · $10M – $50M checksB4 Capital$10M – $50M checksElevation CapitalGurugram · $1.5M – $37M checks · since 2021Fidelity InvestmentsBostonGood CapitalMt. PleasantInvestopadLeo Capital VenturesSingaporeLocus VenturesPalo AltoMetasince 2024Norwest Venture PartnersMenlo Park · $10M – $30M checks · since 2024Peak XV PartnersTrianon · $100K – $10M checksProsus VenturesAmsterdam · $3.3M – $104M checks · since 2021RPS VenturesLos Altos · $5M – $20M checks · since 2018Shunwei CapitalGrand Cayman · $1.4M – $100M checks · since 2021SoftBank GroupTokyo · since 2024SoftBank Vision FundLondonSouth Park CommonsSan Francisco · $1M – $10M checksTrifecta Capital AdvisorsGurugramVenture HighwayPalo Alto · since 2021WestBridge CapitalLondon · $12.7M – $50.8M checks · since 2024Y CombinatorSan Francisco · $500K checks · since 2016

Co-founders at Meesho

VAVidit Aatrey
Vidit AatreyFounder/CEO
SBSanjeev Barnwal
Sanjeev BarnwalFounder/CTO

Experience

  1. Elevation CapitalCo-Managing Partnercurrent2022 — presentBengaluru, Karnataka, India
  2. Elevation CapitalPartner2016 — 2021Gurgaon, India
  3. Elevation CapitalPrincipal2015 — 2016
  4. Elevation CapitalVice President2013 — 2015
  5. Elevation CapitalAssociate2010 — 2012
  6. Xpressbees (BusyBees Logistics Solutions Pvt. Ltd.)Investorcurrent2015 — present
  7. SwiggyInvestorcurrent2015 — present
  8. MeeshoBoard Membercurrent2017 — present
  9. UnacademyInvestorcurrent2017 — present
  10. SpinnyBoard Membercurrent2018 — present
  11. CityMallInvestorcurrent2020 — present
  12. Mosaic WellnessBoard Membercurrent2019 — present
  13. ShopDeckInvestorcurrent2019 — present
  14. Faballey & IndyaBoard Membercurrent2018 — present
  15. BookMyShowInvestorcurrent2014 — present
  16. RIVIGOInvestor2015 — 2022
  17. FirstCry.com (BrainBees Solutions Pvt. Ltd.)Board Member2011 — 2021
  18. Urban LadderInvestor2013 — 2020
  19. McKinsey & Co.Associate2007 — 2010

Skills & more

Venture Capital99Private Equity99Financial Modeling99Due Diligence41Investment Banking50Corporate Development67Mergers8Corporate Finance53Market Sizing10Valuation99Business Strategy97Management Consulting50
+1 moreMarket Entry

From Mukul's professional profile.

Deals · 1

MeeshoBoard seat

via Elevation Capital · filed Apr 2021 · $300M raise

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Attribution from SEC filings, press coverage, and firm rosters.

Colleagues at Elevation Capital

Abhishek Sharma
Associate Vice President - Talent at Elevation Capital
Akash Sharma
Software Development Engineer at Elevation Capital
Akhil Andasu
Associate at Elevation Capital
Akshat Singh
Associate at Elevation Capital
Aman Himatsingka
Associate at Elevation Capital
Amit Aggarwal
Principal at Elevation Capital
Amrutha Jalihal
VP - Community & Partnerships at Elevation Capital
Ankur Jain
Director - Finance at Elevation Capital

Frequently asked questions

Who is Mukul Arora?
Mukul Arora, a Midas Touch–recognized investor for real exits across cycles, is unusually visible in late‑stage Indian tech, with a $400M fund and holdings structure that stays invested through IPO.
Where does Mukul Arora work?
Mukul Arora is Co-Managing Partner at Elevation Capital and Board director at Meesho.
What does Mukul Arora invest in?
Mukul Arora invests in AI & Machine Learning, Consumer, Fintech, Healthtech, SaaS.
What boards does Mukul Arora sit on?
Mukul Arora holds tracked board seats at Meesho.
Where did Mukul Arora go to school?
Mukul Arora studied at Indian Institute of Management, Lucknow (PGP, Finance and Marketing); Netaji Subhas Institute of Technology (B.E., Computer Sc.); Delhi Public School Vasant Kunj.

Same school

Also attended Indian Institute of Management, Lucknow31

Nitin SethChief Executive Officer (Incedo) at Mission HoldingsNakul MandanFounder of Audacious Ventures, an early stage VC firm partnering with ambitious technology foundersNikhil SoaresAdvisor - Supply Chain at Augment VenturesVickaash AgrawalInvestor at Illuminati CapitalKarthik SelvarajOperations at Hashed EmergentRavinder VashistPartner at Roots Ventures

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Also attended Netaji Subhas Institute of Technology21

Manu ChandraFounder at Sauce.vcDevesh PapneyPrincipal at Unilever VenturesAbhishek MittalPartner at Aavishkaar Venture Management Services Private LimitedVarun AgarwalInvestor at Stellaris Venture Advisors 2 LlpEklavya GuptaCo-Founder and Co-CEO at Recur ClubGautam JainChief Business Officer at Vivriti Capital

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Also attended Delhi Public School Vasant Kunj16

Madhur MakkarPrincipal, Asia at RTP GlobalSameer MehtaManaging Director & Head of Southeast Asia at DSG Consumer PartnersDevesh PapneyPrincipal at Unilever VenturesAditya GolaniAnalyst at AuxanoRajit UbowejaPartner at Stride VenturesSonali GoelAnalyst at 3one4 Capital

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Shared employers

Also worked at Meesho7

Surojit ChatterjeeAdvisor at Hash3 CapitalEric KwanManaging Partner at Locus VenturesVaibhav ChowdhuryVice President at Elevation CapitalAakash TulsaniPrincipal at B Capital GroupVidit AatreyFounder/CEO at MeeshoSanjeev BarnwalFounder/CTO at Meesho

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Also worked at Unacademy6

Karthik SelvarajOperations at Hashed EmergentRavi KaushikExecutive Director, Head of Asia Investments at Flourish VenturesManish KheterpalCo-Founder and Partner at WaterBridge VenturesRaj Nayan DattaInvestments at WaterBridge VenturesAyush PateriaFounder at RocketSDRVimal Singh RathoreFounder at SuperKalam

Also worked at CityMall6

Alex TranInvestment Team at General CatalystManpreet RatiaManaging Partner, Portfolio Success at Jungle VenturesPratik AgarwalPartner at AccelManish KheterpalCo-Founder and Partner at WaterBridge VenturesDivij GoyalFounder at MindbaseTemur TurdibekovAssociate at Emery Capital

Also worked at FirstCry.com (BrainBees Solutions Pvt. Ltd.)2

Ben MathiasManaging Partner at Vertex Ventures Sea Management Pte. Ltd.Ravi AdusumalliCo-Managing Partner at Elevation Capital