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Surya Mantha

Investor

Managing Partner at Capria Ventures

Bangalore, India

About

Surya Mantha combines CEO experience integrating media and internet and helped build India’s first domestic early‑stage impact VC; focusing on job‑tech, insisting on positive unit economics, and sharing fundraising advice.

Contact· self-published, not guessed

Invests in

AgTechAI & Machine LearningClimate TechE-commerceEdTechFintechFoodTechGovTechLogistics & Supply ChainMedia & Entertainment

Experience

  1. Capria VenturesManaging Partner atcurrent2023 — presentBengaluru, Karnataka, India
  2. Unitus VenturesManaging Partner2021 — 2023Bengaluru, Karnataka, India
  3. Unitus VenturesSenior Partner2019 — 2021Bangalore, India
  4. 9 Dot 9 MediaAdvisor2019Greater Chennai Area
  5. Peepul Capital AdvisorsInvestment Director2014 — 2019Greater Chennai Area
  6. HMV Saregama India LtdManaging Director2013 — 2014Mumbai Metropolitan Region
  7. Omidyar Network India AdvisorsDirector, Investments2010 — 2012
  8. Web18, A Network18 Group CompanyCEO2006 — 2010
  9. Sify ltd.Sr. Vice President, Interactive Services2005 — 2006
  10. RealNetworksGeneral Manager2001 — 2005
  11. PRTMPrincipal1997 — 2001
  12. XeroxMember of Research Staff1991 — 1997Rochester, New York Metropolitan Area

Skills & more

Start-ups60Venture Capital87Business Development25Business OperationsInvestments5E-commerce34Private Equity3Mergers & Acquisitions (M&A)ValuationBusiness Strategy23Corporate Development2Digital Media9
+11 moreEntrepreneurshipFinanceMobile DevicesPortfolio ManagementProduct ManagementStrategic PartnershipsLeadership and mentoringStrategyManagementLeadershipTeam Management

From Surya's professional profile.

Colleagues at Capria Ventures

Adegoke Olubusi
CEO and co-founder of Helium Health at Capria Ventures
Alejandro Larosa
Co-founder and President of Agrofy at Capria Ventures
Aniko Szigetvari
Founding Partner at Atlantica Ventures
Ankur Dubey
Principal at Capria Ventures
Ariadne Caballero
Investor at Capria Ventures
Bharti Gupta Ramola
Advisor at Capria Ventures
Bindusaara R
PR & Strategic Communications at Capria Ventures
Daniel Kranzler
Senior Partner at 30N Ventures

Frequently asked questions

Who is Surya Mantha?
Surya Mantha combines CEO experience integrating media and internet and helped build India’s first domestic early‑stage impact VC; focusing on job‑tech, insisting on positive unit economics, and sharing fundraising advice.
Where does Surya Mantha work?
Surya Mantha is Managing Partner at Capria Ventures.
What does Surya Mantha invest in?
Surya Mantha invests in AgTech, AI & Machine Learning, Climate Tech, E-commerce, EdTech, Fintech, FoodTech, GovTech, Logistics & Supply Chain, Media & Entertainment.
Where did Surya Mantha go to school?
Surya Mantha studied at University of Rochester - Simon Business School (MBA, Finance); University of Utah, Salt Lake City (PhD, Computer Science); Virginia Tech (MS, Computer Science).

Same school

Also attended University of Rochester - Simon Business School37

Camila VieiraPartner, Head of Brazil at QED InvestorsAndy WeymannVenture Partner, Frontiers in Health & Bio Investments at Verve VenturesWei JiangFounder & Managing Partner at CatchLight Capital PartnersJohn MurrayManaging Director, Portfolio Management and Business Development at EJF VenturesTim JonesPartner at ICIEric BallFounding General Partner at Impact Venture Capital

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Also attended Virginia Tech142

Rashad AssirContent at Redpoint VenturesJoseph RuscioI build scalable, fault-tolerant, distributed systems.Tim GuleriInvestor at Sierra VenturesCurry RobertsPresident, Fredericksburg Regional Alliance at Riphean InvestmentsRyan LawrenceDirector, Tax at JMI EquitySamantha MoskettiSenior Manager, Knowledge Sharing at JMI Equity

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Also attended Indian Institute of Technology, Kanpur93

HemamAdvisor at Clear VenturesAshish GuptaChairman and Partner at MFV PartnersVeenu ChoudharyDirector, Investment at Vertex Ventures Sea Management Pte. Ltd.Shantanu NigamManaging Partner at SeedToBNakul MandanFounder of Audacious Ventures, an early stage VC firm partnering with ambitious technology foundersJatin GargAI Lead at Audacious

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Shared employers

Also worked at Unitus Ventures3

Sunitha ViswanathanPartner at Kae CapitalGanesh RengaswamyManaging Partner at Quona CapitalSandhya ThukaramCOO at Capria Ventures

Also worked at Sify ltd.3

Ashish KhoriaAVP - ePIN Distribution at NODWIN GamingKandasamy MoorthySr. IT Executive at Kalaari CapitalHarikumar SExecutive Committee Member at The Chennai Angels

Also worked at RealNetworks20

Sujal PatelStrategic Director at Madrona Venture GroupBlake SchollVenture Partner at Prime Movers LabRonda ScottMarketing & Communications at Dell Technologies CapitalPeter ZatloukalOperating Partner at Ridge VenturesCecily MakInvestor at Wisdom VenturesMike MulicaOperating Partner at Avataar Venture Partners

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Also worked at PRTM5

Nagraj KashyapGeneral Partner at Touring CapitalAimee AdamecHealth Transformation at Natural Bridges Ventures (NBV)Andres AndreuVenture Consultant at ForgePoint CapitalMiles LavinChief Financial and Operating Officer at CerbyKiersten CarterExecutive Assistant at Brentwood Associates