About
Navaneetha Krishnan Sankaraiah is founder and CEO of Stay Still Scale High and an IIM Bangalore alumnus with over 21 years of experience across medical devices, BFSI, logistics, and consumer products. He has spent 16+ years in corporate strategy and execution, including roles in M&A, fundraising, and startup investments, with involvement in 25+ startup investment decisions across multiple sectors and over 300 investor interactions. He also serves as visiting faculty teaching M&A and entrepreneurship at business schools and holds certifications as a meditation trainer, business coach, and life coach.
Experience
- Stay Still Scale HighFounder CEOcurrent2024 — presentBengaluru, Karnataka, India
- T.A.PAI MANAGEMENT INSTITUTEVisiting faculty TAPMIcurrent2017 — present
- Kairos CoLabsVenture Partner2024 — 2025Bengaluru, Karnataka, India
- The Manipal GroupVice President Corporate Development2024Manipal
- The Manipal GroupVice President - Corporate Strategy2022 — 2024Mangaluru, Karnataka, India
- The Manipal GroupGeneral Manager - Corporate Strategy2016 — 2022Mangaluru, Karnataka, India
- The Manipal GroupAssistant General Manager - Corporate Strategy2014 — 2016Mangaluru, Karnataka, India
- 100X.VCInstitutional investor2022 — 2024
- The Fintech MeetupInstitutional Investor : The Manipal Group2020 — 2024
- Indian Angel NetworkInstitutional investor | Indian Angel Network2015 — 2024India
- LetsVentureInstitutional Investor : The Manipal Group2015 — 2024
- MMC Healthcare Ltd. - IndiaGM Strategy & Business Development2013 — 2014Chennai Area, India
- Krishidhan Seeds LimitedAGM - Project analysis & finance2010 — 2012Pune Area, India
- Coeus Consultancy Pvt Ltd (SPIC group)Co - founder & Principal Consultant - Strategy planning2007 — 2010Chennai Area, India
- SPICManager – Business research2007 — 2010Chennai Area, India
- SPIC PharmaDeputy Manager - Marketing2006 — 2007Chennai Area, India
- Sahajanand Medical TechnologiesDeputy Area Manager2002 — 2006Chennai Area, India
Colleagues at IAN Group
Ajai Chowdhry
Board Member, IAN Group and Co-founder, HCL at IAN Group
Akshay Panth
CIO - NEEV Funds & Head of Fund of Funds at IAN Group
Alok Mittal
Co-founder, IAN Group and Indifi at IAN Group
Arjun Malhotra
Chairman, Magic Software; Patron at IAN Group
Chintan Thakkar
Group CEO, IAN Group, Sr. Managing Partner at IAN Group
Devi Prasad Shetty
Founder, Narayana Health; Advisory Board at IAN Group
Dr. Manish Diwan
Head, Bio foundry, BIRAC; Governance Board at IAN Group
Harish S Mehta
Board Member, IAN Group and Founder, Onward Technologies at IAN Group
Frequently asked questions
- Who is Navaneetha Krishnan Sankaraiah?
- Navaneetha Krishnan Sankaraiah is founder and CEO of Stay Still Scale High and an IIM Bangalore alumnus with over 21 years of experience across medical devices, BFSI, logistics, and consumer products. He has spent 16+ years in corporate strategy and execution, including roles in M&A, fundraising, and startup investments, with involvement in 25+ startup investment decisions across multiple sectors and over 300 investor interactions. He also serves as visiting faculty teaching M&A and entrepreneurship at business schools and holds certifications as a meditation trainer, business coach, and life coach.
- Where does Navaneetha Krishnan Sankaraiah work?
- Navaneetha Krishnan Sankaraiah is Investor at IAN Group.
- What check size does Navaneetha Krishnan Sankaraiah write?
- Navaneetha Krishnan Sankaraiah typically writes checks of $35K.
- Where did Navaneetha Krishnan Sankaraiah go to school?
- Navaneetha Krishnan Sankaraiah studied at Indian Institute of Management Bangalore (Executive Post Graduate Programme in Management, Strategy & Finance); Thiagarajar School of Management (Master of Business Administration - MBA, Marketing & Finance); MADURAI MEDICAL COLLEGE, COLLEGE OF PHARMACY (Inst. Code - 185), MADURAI (Bachelor of Pharmacy (B.Pharm.), Pharmaceutical Sciences).
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