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Saksham Bhandari

Investor

Senior Associate at Avataar Venture Partners

South Delhi, Delhi, India

About

Saksham Bhandari has experience spanning early-stage venture capital, SaaS scale-up operations, and investment banking. He previously worked at Citi as an investment banker, at EightRoads as an enterprise tech investor, and at MoEngage where he led corporate development, focusing on new market expansion, product and business strategy, and inorganic growth. He holds an MBA from the Kellogg School of Management and a BCom from Sri Ram College of Commerce, Delhi University.

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Invests in

Enterprise SoftwareSaaS

Experience

  1. Avataar Venture PartnersInvestorcurrent2025 — presentBengaluru, Karnataka, India
  2. TGVPMBA Associate2025San Francisco, California, United States
  3. BGVMBA Associate2024South San Francisco, California, United States
  4. MoEngageAssociate Director2022 — 2024Bengaluru, Karnataka, India
  5. Eight RoadsInvestment Professional2018 — 2022Bangaon, West Bengal, India
  6. CitibankInvestment Banking Analyst2015 — 2018
  7. Royal Bank of ScotlandSummer Analyst2014Gurgaon, India
  8. Enactus SRCCExecutive Director2012 — 2014New Delhi Area, India
  9. KPMG IndiaSummer Intern2013Gurgaon, India

Education

  1. Northwestern University - Kellogg School of ManagementMaster of Business Administration - MBA2024 — 2025
  2. Delhi UniversityBachelor of Commerce (B.Com.), Accounting and Finance2012 — 2015
  3. Sri Ram College Of CommerceBachelor of Commerce (B.Com.), Accounting and Finance2012 — 2015

Skills & more

Microsoft Word4Microsoft Office11Microsoft Excel4PowerPoint8Public Speaking6Market Research4Teamwork4Customer Service2Social Media1Research1Team LeadershipManagement1
+1 moreFinancial Analysis

Languages English · French · Hindi

From Saksham's professional profile.

Same school

Also attended Northwestern University - Kellogg School of Management521

Jenny LeeSenior Managing Partner at Granite AsiaAndy FligelSenior Managing Director at Intel CapitalDavid Clark GuillermoInvestments at Impact America FundGiuseppe DonvitoPartner at P101 VenturesAntonio TurroniOperating Advisor at P101 VenturesJon TurowVenture Partner at Madrona Venture Group

+ 515 more

Also attended Delhi University86

Rama KannanGeneral Partner Advisor at Beyond Capital VenturesAmrit RajPartner & Chief Marketing Officer at Jungle VenturesShunyam GuptaAnalyst, Asia at RTP GlobalAtul DhawanAudit & Strategy Mentor at SenseAI VenturesUtpal SharmaVice President at Titan CapitalShiv KapoorVice President at Titan Capital

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Shared employers

Also worked at BGV22

Eric BenhamouVenture Advisor at Think+ Ventures Management, LlcSai SoodGlobal VP Accounting Reporting at HeadlineEric BuatoisGeneral Partner at Benhamou Global VenturesAnik BoseGeneral Partner at Benhamou Global VenturesYashwanth HemarajGeneral Partner at Benhamou Global VenturesSarah BenhamouPartner, BGV Europe and Israel at Benhamou Global Ventures

+ 16 more

Also worked at Eight Roads24

SiddharthSenior Associate at Eight Roads VenturesKevin SimadiputraVice President, Southeast Asia at Jungle VenturesJack EastgateInvestor at FELIX CAPITALBlanche AjarristaPartner, Head of Strategy at White Star CapitalGaurav TuliPartner at F-Prime Capital PartnersSandor PalfyVenture Partner at F-Prime Capital Partners

+ 18 more

Also worked at Citibank639

Nina AchadjianInvestor at Index VenturesRishi ModiInvestor at GV (Google Ventures)RustyAdvisor at Clear VenturesKerry WongHead of Investor Relations at Pantera CapitalTori KorineInvestor at OpenView Venture PartnersAnn PauloseSenior Investor Relations Associate at Greycroft

+ 633 more

Also worked at Royal Bank of Scotland91

Tony NystenPartner at OpenOceanErika MorganHead of Investor Relations at Signal Peak VenturesCaglar UrcanInvestment | 212 NexT at 212Virginia TanFounding & Managing Partner at Teja VenturesAntoine NussenbaumInvestor at FELIX CAPITALAlex FelixManaging Partner, Co-Founder and CIO at CoinFund

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Colleagues at Avataar Venture Partners

Amit Kumar
Head - Finance COE at Avataar Venture Partners
Anirudh Singh
Partner at Avataar Venture Partners
Arjun Vikas
Director at Avataar Venture Partners
Dinky Sanghvi
VP Finance at Avataar Venture Partners
Ganesh Nayak
Fundraising and Capital Markets at Avataar Venture Partners
George Thangadurai
Operating Partner at Avataar Venture Partners
Gulshan Dhanani
Associate at Avataar Venture Partners
Krish Kupathil
Operating Partner at Avataar Venture Partners