Where does Valerie Mendonca work?

Valerie Mendonca is Sr. Manager - Insights at IIMA Ventures.

Where did Valerie Mendonca go to school?

Valerie Mendonca studied at Veer Narmad South Gujarat University, Surat (Master of Arts (MA), Human Resources Management/Personnel Administration); The Maharaja Sayajirao University of Baroda (Bachelor of Arts (B.A.), Clinical Psychology with Honors in English Literature); Lourdes Convent High School, Surat (Secondary).

Valerie Mendonca

Investor

Sr. Manager - Insights at IIMA Ventures

Greater Ahmedabad Area

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Nihar VeteunlockedValerie: together at Indian Institute of Management, Ahmedabad (2016)

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Valerie: together at Indian Institute of Management, Ahmedabad

About

Valerie Mendonca is Senior Manager of Insights at IIMA Ventures, the incubator affiliated with IIM Ahmedabad, where she develops case studies and curricula for early-stage ventures. She conducts research in narrative methodologies and has worked across entrepreneurship, financial inclusion, gender inclusion, and technology-based livelihoods. Mendonca contributes to entrepreneurship education through knowledge-building resources and case writing, and is a member of the Case Centre UK Member's Forum and expert columnist at Higher Education Digest.

Experience

IIMA VenturesSenior Manager - Insightscurrent2026 — presentIndia
IIMA VenturesManager - Insights2022 — 2025Ahmedabad, Gujarat, India
IIMA VenturesSr. Associate - Insights2020 — 2021Greater Ahmedabad Area
IIMA VenturesResearch Associate2016 — 2019Ahmedabad, Gujarat, India
Indian Institute of Management, AhmedabadAcademic Associate2011 — 2016Ahmedabad, Gujarat, India
Seventh Day Adventist College of ManagementFaculty2011 — 2012Surat, Gujarat, India
Centre for Social Studies, SuratResearch Officer/Publications Asst2008 — 2011Surat, Gujarat, India
DHIRAJ SONS MEGASTORE PRIVATE LIMITEDHR Executive2007 — 2008Surat, Gujarat, India

Skills & more

Research Project ManagementEntrepreneurshipAcademic WritingCase StudiesTime ManagementTraining and Development (HR)Operations ManagementPolicies & ProceduresPublication DevelopmentDigital PublishingEducational LeadershipEducational Assessment

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University TeachingEnglish TeachingTrainingResearch SkillsAcademic AdministrationTest CasesAcademic AchievementAcademic ManagementTeam LeadershipPublic SpeakingManagementTeamwork

Languages English · Gujarati · Hindi · Konkani

Teaching with Cases Part 1 — Harvard Business Impact Education
Teaching with Cases Seminar — Harvard Business Review
Social Return on Investment Accredited Practioner Training — Institute for Social Value
Workshop on Research Methods

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Colleagues at IIMA Ventures

Aakriti Shah Kamdar

Sr. Manager - Seed & Acceleration at IIMA Ventures

Aashna Sheth

Sr. Associate - Seed & Acceleration at IIMA Ventures

Abhimanyu Saxena

Sr. Manager - Programs at IIMA Ventures

Adhwant Mishra

Analyst - Seed & Acceleration at IIMA Ventures

Aditya Dwivedi

Associate - Seed & Acceleration at IIMA Ventures

Aditya Gupta

Analyst - Legal at IIMA Ventures

Akash Kalra

Sr. Manager – IIMAvericks at IIMA Ventures

Amitkumar Jain

AVP - Finance & Accounts at IIMA Ventures

Frequently asked questions

Who is Valerie Mendonca?: Valerie Mendonca is Senior Manager of Insights at IIMA Ventures, the incubator affiliated with IIM Ahmedabad, where she develops case studies and curricula for early-stage ventures. She conducts research in narrative methodologies and has worked across entrepreneurship, financial inclusion, gender inclusion, and technology-based livelihoods. Mendonca contributes to entrepreneurship education through knowledge-building resources and case writing, and is a member of the Case Centre UK Member's Forum and expert columnist at Higher Education Digest.
Where does Valerie Mendonca work?: Valerie Mendonca is Sr. Manager - Insights at IIMA Ventures.
Where did Valerie Mendonca go to school?: Valerie Mendonca studied at Veer Narmad South Gujarat University, Surat (Master of Arts (MA), Human Resources Management/Personnel Administration); The Maharaja Sayajirao University of Baroda (Bachelor of Arts (B.A.), Clinical Psychology with Honors in English Literature); Lourdes Convent High School, Surat (Secondary).

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Also attended Veer Narmad South Gujarat University, Surat4

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Also attended The Maharaja Sayajirao University of Baroda19

Radhesh KanumuryManaging Partner at SUVAN VENTURES Brajesh MishraInvestor at Elevar Equity Amit ShahPartner at Artiman Ventures Yatin MundkurPartner at Artiman Ventures Jayesh ParekhManaging Partner at Good Startup Ashita GuptaPrincipal at Merak Ventures

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Shared employers

Also worked at IIMA Ventures64

Tarun AgrawalHead of India at Insitor Divya TitusSenior Manager, Research at Endeavor Catalyst Anirudh SinghPartner at Avataar Venture Partners Kunal UpadhyayManaging Partner at Bharat Fund Sanjay JainPartner at Bharat Fund Arjit JohriVice President at Mars Shot Ventures

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Also worked at Indian Institute of Management, Ahmedabad21

Nihar VeteAssociate Investments at DSG Consumer Partners Niraj AswaniInvestor at Evli Growth Partners Paras PasrichaSr. Analyst at Info Edge Ventures Costas AndriopoulosInvestment Committee at Bayes Entrepreneurship Fund Siddarth JainAnalyst at Accel Supriya SharmaPartner - Insights at IIMA Ventures

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