Where does Vani Kola work?

Vani Kola is Managing Director at Kalaari Capital and Board director at JoGuru and Board director at Instamojo.

What boards does Vani Kola sit on?

Vani Kola holds tracked board seats at Instamojo, JoGuru.

Where did Vani Kola go to school?

Vani Kola studied at Arizona State University (Master's Degree, Electrical Engineering Technologies/Technicians); Osmania University (Bachelor's Degree, Electrical Engineering).

Vani Kola

Investor

Managing Director at Kalaari Capital · Board director at JoGuru · Board director at Instamojo

Bengaluru, Karnataka, India

About

Vani Kola leverages 22 years of Silicon Valley operator experience and a cross‑ecosystem perspective from returning to India, uniquely integrating yoga, meditation and emphasis on inner clarity into founder support.

Contact· self-published, not guessed

v•••@kalaari.comreveal

Invests in

AI & Machine LearningConsumerE-commerceFintechSaaS

Board director at JoGuru

Intro paths

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In turn, Vani can intro founders to JoGuru's investors below.

JoGuru's investors · 1

Kalaari CapitalBengaluru · $800K – $25M checks · since 2015

Board director at Instamojo

Intro paths

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In turn, Vani can intro founders to Instamojo's investors below.

Instamojo's investors · 3

FundamentumGurugram · $10M – $25M checks GMO VenturePartnersTokyo Kalaari CapitalBengaluru · $800K – $25M checks · since 2014

Co-founders at Instamojo

Akash GehaniDirector

Sampad SwainExecutive Officer, Director

Experience

CXXOBoard Membercurrent2021 — presentBengaluru, Karnataka, India
Kalaari CapitalManaging Directorcurrent2006 — presentBangalore
Certus SoftwareCEO2001 — 2005
RightWorksCEO1996 — 2001

Skills & more

Investments20Business Strategy11Entrepreneurship32Venture Capital35Business Development9Private Equity10Start-ups18Angel Investing5Mergers & Acquisitions8Management9Corporate Development6Capital Markets2

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Equities

From Vani's professional profile.

Deals · 2

InstamojoBoard seat

via Kalaari Capital · filed Jan 2019 · $3.3M raise

JoGuruBoard seat

via Kalaari Capital · filed Apr 2015 · $3M raise

Attribution from SEC filings, press coverage, and firm rosters.

Colleagues at Kalaari Capital

Aditya Srivastava

Associate at Kalaari Capital

Aditya Viswanatha

VP, Finance at Kalaari Capital

Archan Chakraborty

Legal Counsel at Kalaari Capital

Dr Arvind Gupta

Advisor at Kalaari Capital

Dr Ashok Jhunjhunwala

Advisor at Kalaari Capital

Dr Sethuraman Panchanathan

Advisor at Kalaari Capital

Gautam Narayan

Associate at Kalaari Capital

Haleemah Bulladin

Board of Directors at Kalaari Capital

Frequently asked questions

Who is Vani Kola?: Vani Kola leverages 22 years of Silicon Valley operator experience and a cross‑ecosystem perspective from returning to India, uniquely integrating yoga, meditation and emphasis on inner clarity into founder support.
Where does Vani Kola work?: Vani Kola is Managing Director at Kalaari Capital and Board director at JoGuru and Board director at Instamojo.
What does Vani Kola invest in?: Vani Kola invests in AI & Machine Learning, Consumer, E-commerce, Fintech, SaaS.
What boards does Vani Kola sit on?: Vani Kola holds tracked board seats at Instamojo, JoGuru.
Where did Vani Kola go to school?: Vani Kola studied at Arizona State University (Master's Degree, Electrical Engineering Technologies/Technicians); Osmania University (Bachelor's Degree, Electrical Engineering).