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Sowmya Suryanarayanan

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Managing Director, Impact & ESG at Aavishkaar Venture Management Services Private Limited

Mumbai, Maharashtra, India

About

Sowmya Suryanarayanan is Managing Director of Impact and ESG at Aavishkaar Capital, where she oversees impact, gender, and ESG initiatives across the firm's funds and portfolio companies. With over 19 years of experience in social development and sustainability, she has focused on inclusive business models in clean energy, financial inclusion, education, and agriculture sectors in India. She holds positions on multiple industry councils, including co-chair of IVCA's ESG and Impact Council (2024-26) and steering committee member of Greening Finance for Women.

Experience

  1. Aavishkaar CapitalManaging Director, Impact and ESGcurrent2025 — presentMumbai, Maharashtra, India
  2. Aavishkaar CapitalDirector - Impact & ESG2022 — 2025Mumbai, Maharashtra, India
  3. Aavishkaar CapitalLead - Impact & ESG2020 — 2022Mumbai, Maharashtra, India
  4. Indian Venture and Alternate Capital Association (IVCA)Co-Chair - Impact and ESG Councilcurrent2024 — present
  5. Greening of Finance by Women (GroW)Steering Committee Membercurrent2023 — presentMaharashtra, India
  6. Samunnati Financial Intermediation & Services Private LimitedHead & VP - Strategic Program Management & Communications2019 — 2020Bengaluru, Karnataka, India
  7. Societe Generale Global Solution CentreAVP & Head - Corporate Citizenship (CSR)2018 — 2019Bangalore
  8. Societe Generale Global Solution CentreSr. Manager & Lead - Corporate Citizenship (CSR)2016 — 2018Bengaluru, Karnataka, India
  9. Indo-French Chamber of Commerce & IndustryVice Chairperson (South) CSR Committee2018 — 2019
  10. Various PositionsProject Management Consultant2014 — 2016Bengaluru, Karnataka, India
  11. IntellecapSenior Associate2012 — 2014Mumbai Metropolitan Region
  12. Strategic Foresight GroupProject Coordinator, Horizon Scanning Unit Asia and Research Analyst2009 — 2011Mumbai Metropolitan Region
  13. Infosys BPOSenior Associate, Quantitative Research2006 — 2008Bangalore, India

Education

  1. Saïd Business School, University of OxfordOxford Social Finance Program
  2. Indian School of BusinessExecutive Education Programme, Creating Value Through CSR
  3. Stella Maris CollegeMasters, Economics2004 — 2006
  4. St Joseph's College, BangaloreBachelor of Arts (B.A.), Industrial Relations2001 — 2004
  5. Mount Carmel College, Palace Rd, BengaluruPre-University Degree, History1999 — 2001

Skills & more

Business Strategy14Impact Assessment2Social Entrepreneurship8Business Development13Program Management1SustainabilitySustainable Development6Energy9Research26Economics6Proposal Writing6NGOs1
+12 moreCorporate Social ResponsibilityInternational DevelopmentClimate ChangeInternational RelationsConsultingPublic PolicyPolicyImpact InvestingManagementStrategic PlanningStrategyCapacity Building

Languages English · Hindi · Kannada · Tamil

  • Foundations in Responsible Investing — Principles for Responsible Investment
  • GRI Professional Certification Program — Global Reporting Initiative (GRI)
  • Learning Design for Sustainability — LinkedIn
  • Measure What Matters (Blinkist Summary) — LinkedIn

From Sowmya's professional profile.

Colleagues at Aavishkaar Venture Management Services Private Limited

Abhishek Mittal
Partner at Aavishkaar Venture Management Services Private Limited
Ajay Maniar
Advisor at Aavishkaar Venture Management Services Private Limited
Anurag Agrawal
Partner at Aavishkaar Venture Management Services Private Limited
Ashish Patel
Partner – Credit at Aavishkaar Venture Management Services Private Limited
Darren Lobo
Associate Director at Aavishkaar Venture Management Services Private Limited
Debobroto Das
Director at Aavishkaar Venture Management Services Private Limited
Divya Gupta
Director at Aavishkaar Venture Management Services Private Limited
E. N. Venkat
Advisor at Aavishkaar Venture Management Services Private Limited

Frequently asked questions

Where does Sowmya Suryanarayanan work?
Sowmya Suryanarayanan is Managing Director, Impact & ESG at Aavishkaar Venture Management Services Private Limited.

Same school

Also attended Saïd Business School, University of Oxford248

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Also attended Indian School of Business77

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Also attended Stella Maris College3

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Shared employers

Also worked at Aavishkaar Capital26

Rishabh KaulVenture Partner at Hoxton VenturesHarika SabharwalVice President, Investments at Sixth Sense VenturesJanavi PapriwalInvestment Partner, Co-Head South Asia at Circulate CapitalVineet RaiFounder and Managing Partner at Aavishkaar Venture Management Services Private LimitedSanchayan ChakrabortyPartner at Aavishkaar Venture Management Services Private LimitedTarun MehtaPartner at Aavishkaar Venture Management Services Private Limited

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Also worked at Indian Venture and Alternate Capital Association (IVCA)6

Sukriti ChadhaInvestor at NZVCMonu JainPartner at Aavishkaar Venture Management Services Private LimitedPranav PaiFounding Partner at 3one4 CapitalSiddarth PaiFounding Partner at 3one4 CapitalManish KheterpalCo-Founder and Partner at WaterBridge VenturesAjay HattangdiCo-Founder and Senior Advisor at Alteria Capital

Also worked at Intellecap11

Vineet RaiFounder and Managing Partner at Aavishkaar Venture Management Services Private LimitedAnurag AgrawalPartner at Aavishkaar Venture Management Services Private LimitedDarren LoboAssociate Director at Aavishkaar Venture Management Services Private LimitedVishnu RajeevInvestment Principal at Speciale InvestArpitha RaoConsulting Director at SAGANARashi AgarwalChief Growth Officer, T-Hub at T-Hub

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