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Sparsh Kumar

Investor

Associate Vice President at Avaana Capital

India

About

Associate Vice President combining investing and entrepreneurial experience. Previously at pi Ventures, Antler Elevate, and Unicorn India Ventures, and founded two startups in mobility and distributed computing.

Experience

  1. Avaana CapitalAVPcurrent2026 — present
  2. pi VenturesAVP2025 — 2026Bengaluru, Karnataka, India
  3. INSEADMBA Student2024 — 2025Singapore
  4. AntlerVisiting Investment Associate2025Singapore
  5. Unicorn India VenturesVP2022 — 2024Mumbai
  6. Unicorn India VenturesInvestment Associate2020 — 2022Delhi, India
  7. Unicorn India VenturesInvestment Analyst2019 — 2020Mumbai
  8. NomuraQuantitative Investment Strategy Analyst2018Mumbai Area, India
  9. Commute-ECo-Founder2017 — 2018
  10. NomuraGlobal Markets Summer Analyst2017Mumbai Metropolitan Region
  11. Unicorn India VenturesInvestment Team Intern2016Delhi, India
  12. BottomToTop NetworksFounder2015 — 2016India

Skills & more

Languages English · Hindi · Spanish

  • FRM Level 1 — Global Association of Risk Professionals (GARP)

From Sparsh's professional profile.

Colleagues at Avaana Capital

Aastha Paliwal
Associate at Avaana Capital
Anami Roy
Advisor at Avaana Capital
Anjali Bansal
Founder at Avaana Capital
Archit Bhargava
Investment Analyst at Avaana Capital
Kalpana Nimgaonkar
Executive Assistant at Avaana Capital
Kashmira Contractor
Executive Assistant at Avaana Capital
Nishi Bopanna
Executive Assistant to the Partner at Avaana Capital
Param Bafna
Manager at Avaana Capital

Frequently asked questions

Who is Sparsh Kumar?
Associate Vice President combining investing and entrepreneurial experience. Previously at pi Ventures, Antler Elevate, and Unicorn India Ventures, and founded two startups in mobility and distributed computing.
Where does Sparsh Kumar work?
Sparsh Kumar is Associate Vice President at Avaana Capital.
Where did Sparsh Kumar go to school?
Sparsh Kumar studied at INSEAD (Master of Business Administration - MBA); Indian Institute of Technology, Kharagpur (Bachelor of Technology (B.Tech.), Aerospace Engineering (major); Entrepreneurship and Innovation (micro)).

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Shared employers

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Also worked at Unicorn India Ventures2

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