Fundraising Fox

Sahil Makkar

Investor

Partner at India Quotient Β· Mentor at First Cheque

Bengaluru, Karnataka, India

About

Sahil Makkar pairs full-stack product experience building Samsung Smart apps with four years in public-equity investing at Goldman Sachs plus venture-debt and buy-side experience, offering technical empathy and capital-stack insight.

Invests in

ConsumerDirect to ConsumerFintechSaaSSocial

Experience

  1. IndiaQuotientPartnercurrent2025 β€” presentBengaluru, Karnataka, India
  2. IndiaQuotientVice President2022 β€” 2025
  3. IndiaQuotientSenior Associate2021 β€” 2022
  4. DPDzeroSeed Investor and Board Membercurrent2023 β€” presentBengaluru, Karnataka, India
  5. Helium Smart AirSeed Investor and Board Membercurrent2026 β€” present
  6. Navo (formerly Bizup)Seed Investor and Board Membercurrent2025 β€” present
  7. Robin, an AI phone assistantSeed Investor and Board Membercurrent2026 β€” present
  8. Gimi MichiSeed Investor and Board Membercurrent2025 β€” present
  9. GIVABoard Observercurrent2022 β€” presentBengaluru, Karnataka, India
  10. True DiamondSeed Investor and Board Membercurrent2025 β€” present
  11. KYZO (Khidki Homes)Board Observercurrent2025 β€” present
  12. Reo.DevBoard Observercurrent2023 β€” present
  13. WebEngageBoard Observercurrent2023 β€” present
  14. FurnishkaBoard Observercurrent2024 β€” present
  15. Fix My CurlsSeed Investor and Board Membercurrent2024 β€” present
  16. FylloBoard Observercurrent2024 β€” present
  17. LendingkartBoard Observercurrent2021 β€” present
  18. PagarBookBoard Observercurrent2021 β€” present
  19. Trifecta Capital AdvisorsInvestment Professional2021
  20. Goldman SachsBuy-side Associate at Goldman Sachs Asset Management2017 β€” 2021

Education

  1. CFA InstituteCFA Level III cleared, Investments and Securities2015 β€” 2018
  2. Indian Institute of Management BangaloreMaster of Business Administration (MBA), Finance2015 β€” 2017
  3. Indian Institute of Technology, BhubaneswarBachelor of Technology (BTech), Electrical and Electronics Engineering (Computer Science Electives)2008 β€” 2012
  4. DPS Vasant KunjHigh School2006 β€” 2008

Skills & more

Venture CapitalPrivate EquityFinancial ModelingPitch BooksProgrammingAlgorithmsSimulationsFinancial AnalysisCorporate FinanceFinancial ReportingFundamental AnalysisC
+3 moreC++Microsoft ExcelMatlab

Languages English Β· Hindi

  • CFA β€” CFA Institute
  • NCFM- Financial Markets β€” NSE India
  • NCFM - Investment Analysis and Portfolio Management β€” NSE India

From Sahil's professional profile.

Colleagues at India Quotient

Anand Lunia
Founding Partner at India Quotient
Gagan Goyal
General Partner at India Quotient
Hemant Agarwal
Associate at India Quotient
Kanika Agarrwal
Partner at India Quotient
Madhukar Sinha
Founding Partner at India Quotient
Mohit Mittal
Vice President at India Quotient
Puneet Kumar
Associate at India Quotient
Sharad Agarwal
VP - Finance at India Quotient

Frequently asked questions

Where does Sahil Makkar work?
Sahil Makkar is Partner at India Quotient.
What does Sahil Makkar invest in?
Sahil Makkar invests in Consumer, Direct to Consumer, Fintech, SaaS, Social.

Same school

Also attended CFA Institute334

Matt CherianVenture Partner at Monta Vista CapitalLaviva MazharPrincipal at Luge CapitalJan AvontsInvestment Director at Capricorn Venture PartnersMatias BarberoVenture Partner at FJ LabsKim RobertsonFinancial Manager at 4Di CapitalCole LundquistPrincipal at QED Investors

+ 328 more

Also attended Indian Institute of Management Bangalore72

Megha PrakashVenture Partner at Episode1Ashu GargInvestor at Foundation CapitalVinay SinghCo-Founder & Partner at Fireside Ventures Advisory LlpRahul MehtaCo-founder at DST GlobalNishit GargPartner, Asia at RTP GlobalSangeeta BAVIHead of Startups and Growth, Anthropic India at Seafund

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Also attended Indian Institute of Technology, Bhubaneswar1

Revanth BodepudiFounder, CEO at Prototyping.io

Shared employers

Also worked at Trifecta Capital Advisors19

Rahul KhannaManaging Partner at Trifecta Capital AdvisorsLavanya AshokPartner, Growth Equity at Trifecta Capital AdvisorsAbhishek GuptaPartner, Credit at Trifecta Capital AdvisorsDeepak MohanPartner, Financial Solutions at Trifecta Capital AdvisorsArijit SarkarDirector, Credit at Trifecta Capital AdvisorsSaurabh SinghPartner, Credit at Trifecta Capital Advisors

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Also worked at EY1,145

Tyler WilsonSenior Accountant at Felicis VenturesSandra SchwarzerInvestor at Index VenturesLinn Hege AuneInvestor at InvestinorTorjusInvestor at InvestinorAngela ToyPartner & COO at Golden Gate VenturesMahesha SubramaniamHead of Client Relations at Golden Gate Ventures

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