About
Siddharth Dhankhar is a Principal at Lightbox, where he works on investment strategy, deal sourcing, diligence, and negotiation, and supports portfolio companies. He previously co-led global investments at Alter Global, a Silicon Valley-based VC backing founders across LATAM, MENA, Africa, South Asia, and Southeast Asia, and earlier worked at Orios Venture Partners. He has launched products in retail and fintech, contributed to UPI adoption via a USAID initiative with the Government of India, and worked on Snapdeal's consumer tech; he holds a degree from BITS Pilani.
Invests in
E-commerceEdTechFintechHealthtechLogistics & Supply Chain
Experience
- LightboxPrincipalcurrent2025 — presentMumbai, Maharashtra, India
- Alter GlobalInvestor2021 — 2025
- Orios Venture PartnersInvestment Professional2019 — 2021Gurgaon, India
- Catalyst: Inclusive Cashless Payment PartnershipSenior Associate2017 — 2019New Delhi, Delhi, India
- SnapdealAssociate Business Manager2015 — 2017Gurgaon, India
- MSCI Inc.Intern2014 — 2015Mumbai Area, India
- KPMGSummer Intern2014Gurgaon, India
- NASSCOMSummer Intern2013Gurgaon, India
- NTPC LimitedSummer Intern2012New Delhi Area, India
- Fairwealth Securities Pvt. Ltd.Research Intern2011Gurgaon, India
Education
- Birla Institute of Technology and Science, PilaniB.E.(Hons.) Electrical and Electronics Engineering, M.Sc.(Hons.) Economics2010 — 2015
- Delhi Public School - R. K. PuramHigh School Diploma, High School/Secondary Diploma Programs2003 — 2009
- The Army Public School, Dhaula Kuan, New Delhi2000 — 2003
Skills & more
Languages Chinese (Mandarin) · English · Hindi
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Also attended Birla Institute of Technology and Science, Pilani89
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Also attended Delhi Public School - R. K. Puram37
Sunil RaoCOO, SVP Finance at Plum Alley InvestmentsPooja MongaSenior Investment Associate at Beyond Capital VenturesRohini PrakashHead of Finance at Jungle VenturesVrinda GuptaInvestment Analyst at Titan CapitalGurdeep Singh KohliGlobal Head of Enterprise Innovation, Standard Chartered at SC VenturesKeshav GoelAnalyst at Dell Technologies Capital
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Shared employers
Also worked at Alter Global11
Deborah ChuPrincipal at NextGen Venture PartnersLily JooVenture Partner at VentureFriendsAllen TaylorManaging Partner, Endeavor Catalyst at Endeavor CatalystJessica JackleyVenture Partner at MSMJesse SullivanFounder and Partner at Alter GlobalYana YasevichPartner, Head of Platform at Alter Global
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Also worked at Orios Venture Partners7
Sohail ManjiramaniChief Financial Officer at Sixth Sense VenturesDeep KothariVice President at Blue Ashva CapitalRehan Yar KhanManaging Partner at Orios Venture PartnersSukhmani BediPartner at Orios Venture PartnersGaurav BindalCFO at RPSG Capital VenturesVenugopal SathyanarayanaGrowth Partner at Blue Ashva Capital
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