About
Varun Malhotra is a Partner at Quona Capital with more than ten years of venture investing experience spanning technology, financial services, and impact. He works on Quona's investment activities and portfolio in South and Southeast Asia. Before Quona, he held investment roles at Oak Investment Partners, Lok Capital, and the D.E. Shaw Group; he is a Kauffman Fellow and was named to the Forbes 30 under 30 list for Finance & Venture Capital in Asia.
Invests in
FintechImpact & Social Good
Experience
- Quona CapitalPartnercurrent2015 β presentBangalore
- Kauffman FellowsFellow, Class 25current2020 β present
- Lok CapitalAssociate2012 β 2014Chennai
- Capinova AdvisorsAnalyst2011 β 2012Mumbai
- The D. E. Shaw GroupAssociate2009 β 2010Hyderabad
Education
- Indian School of BusinessMaster of Business Administration (M.B.A.), Finance & Strategy2014 β 2015
- Hindu College, University of DelhiB.A. (Honours), Economics2006 β 2009
- St. James' School (Kolkata)I.C.S.E., I.S.C.1992 β 2006
Skills & more
Hedge Funds7Private Equity11Venture Capital14
From Varun's professional profile.
Same school
Also attended Indian School of Business63
Neeraj AroraCEO India, MENA & Managing Director at General CatalystKshitij GolwalkarInvestor at Powerhouse VenturesSeemant JauhariPartner, Healthcare at Jungle VenturesDeepak RathiSenior Associate, India at Jungle VenturesBabu VittalPeople & HR Practice Leader at RTP GlobalMANPREET SINGHAdvisor at growX Ventures
+ 57 more
Also attended Hindu College, University of Delhi4
Also attended St. James' School (Kolkata)1
Shared employers
Also worked at Kauffman Fellows360
Jenny LeeSenior Managing Partner at Granite AsiaTobi CokerDeal Partner at Felicis VenturesRoi Bar-KatManaging Director at Intel CapitalAvi BharadwajInvestment Director at Intel CapitalNick WashburnSenior Managing Director, Intel Capital (North America)Vinnie LauriaFounding Partner at Golden Gate Ventures
+ 354 more
Also worked at The D. E. Shaw Group30
Karthik ArdhanareeswaranInvestor at GV (Google Ventures)Divyansh SaksenaAnalyst at Congruent VenturesSudeep JandyamPrincipal at TCVJulia YanSenior Associate at Prelude VenturesPeter FindleyGeneral Partner at Anchorless BangladeshWilliam WangPartner at Highland Creek Partners
+ 24 more
Colleagues at Quona Capital
Adrienne Henderson
Senior Investment Associate at Quona Capital
Alejandro Safdie
Vice President at Quona Capital
Anuraag Dalal
Strategic Operations Associate at Quona Capital
Dan Bertoli
Partner at Quona Capital
David Mathewson
Partner/COO & Chief Compliance Officer at Quona Capital
Deidra Buissereth
Executive Office Associate & People Operations Coordinator at Quona Capital
Devin N. Dockery
Compliance Officer at Quona Capital
Elis Kwek
Investment Associate at Quona Capital



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