About
Co-founder and Managing Director of Tenacity Ventures with over 20 years of experience in operating, investing, and consulting. He previously served as Chief Business Officer at Clear (formerly ClearTax), invested at ICICI Venture and Gaja Capital, and worked at McKinsey & Co. and Abbott Laboratories. He holds an MBA from The Wharton School, an MS from NC State, and a B.Tech from NIT Trichy.
Experience
- Tenacity VenturesCo-Foundercurrent2023 — presentBengaluru, Karnataka, India
- ClearFounding Member, Advisor, Board Membercurrent2023 — presentGreater Bengaluru Area
- ClearChief Business Officer2019 — 2023Greater Bengaluru Area
- Gaja CapitalDirector2015 — 2019Mumbai Metropolitan Region
- Arth CapitalPartner2012 — 2015Mumbai Metropolitan Region
- ICICI VentureVice President2010 — 2012Mumbai Metropolitan Region
- McKinsey & CompanyEngagement Manager2007 — 2010
- ICICI VentureSummer Associate2007
- Credit SuisseSummer Associate2006
- Hospira IncSr Distribution Analyst2004 — 2005
- Abbott LaboratoriesIndustrial Engineer2002 — 2004
Education
- The Wharton SchoolMBA, Finance2005 — 2007
- North Carolina State UniversityM.S., Manufacturing Systems Engineering2000 — 2002
- National Institute of Technology, TiruchirappalliB.Tech, Chemical Engineering1996 — 2000
Same school
Also attended The Wharton School1,509
Fred WilsonCo-founder & Partner at Union Square VenturesSarah GuoFounder & General Partner of ConvictionJosh KopelmanFounder and Partner at First Round CapitalAydin SenkutFounder & Managing Partner at FelicisKatie RiesterPartner, Head of Investor Relations at Felicis VenturesTrevor OelschigInvestment Team at General Catalyst
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Also attended North Carolina State University83
Eric WagnerVP of Research and Data at Redpoint VenturesBrent BlakeVenture Partner at TFX CapitalBill NusseyPartner at Tech Square VenturesSteve AngelAdvisor at Industrious VenturesMelissa WhitingAssistant Controller at Red Cell IncubationDon HolzworthFounder & Former CEO, Constella Group at Bull City Venture Partners
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Also attended National Institute of Technology, Tiruchirappalli24
Job SimonVenture Partner and CTO at Monta Vista CapitalSuresh BalasubramanianInvestor at Storm VenturesNachi DasExperts | Global Market Expansion & Growth at 212Anil KurugantiPartner at GP BullhoundSwathi DhamodaranAssociate, Growth Equity at Trifecta Capital AdvisorsShub BhattacharyaInvestments at Foundamental
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Shared employers
Also worked at Gaja Capital2
Also worked at ICICI Venture10
Mayur MaheshwariHead - Finance & Operations at Sauce.vcRajat TandonDirector and National Head Brand Estate at Brand CapitalParag DholGeneral Partner at Athera Venture PartnersAmit BehlPartner, Capital 2B at Info Edge VenturesSainath RamanathanPartner at ARCHIMED JapanIshan MishraPrincipal at Accion
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Also worked at McKinsey & Company1,447
Elad GilSolo general partner investing through Gil CapitalJim BreyerFounder & CEO of Breyer CapitalAnn Miura-KoCo-founding Partner at FloodgateJeremy LiewPartner at Lightspeed Venture PartnersMike SpeiserManaging Director at Sutter Hill VenturesJeremy LevinePartner at Bessemer Venture Partners
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Also worked at Credit Suisse559
Bill GurleyGeneral Partner Emeritus at BenchmarkMike SpeiserManaging Director at Sutter Hill VenturesRyan IsonoDeal Partner at Felicis VenturesAryo TehranianManaging Director at Mayfair Equity PartnersNic LowdenInvestor at Moonfire VenturesLeone PattofattoOperating Advisor at P101 Ventures
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