Where does Varun Varma work?

Varun Varma is Principal at Fireside Ventures Advisory Llp.

Where did Varun Varma go to school?

Varun Varma studied at University of Michigan (B.S.E, Computer Science Engineering); Bombay Scottish School.

Varun Varma

Investor

Principal at Fireside Ventures Advisory Llp

Mumbai, Maharashtra, India

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272 people in our graph share verified history with Varun — schools, employers, funds. One of them is your warm intro.

Andrew WallaceunlockedVarun: together at University of Michigan (2006–2009)

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Varun: together at The Boston Consulting Group

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About

Varun Varma focuses on beauty, personal-care and FMCG brands that combine clinical rigor with trust-led go-to-market strategies, prioritizing mass-market India beyond premium metros and engaging mission-driven, culture-linked founders.

Invests in

AgTechConsumerDirect to ConsumerE-commerceFoodTechHealthtech

Experience

Fireside VenturesInvestment Teamcurrent2025 — present
Lightbox VenturesInvestment Team2017 — 2025
Avanti Learning CentresBusiness Development and Finance2015 — 2017Mumbai Metropolitan Region
Avanti Learning CentresBusiness Development2013 — 2015Greater Delhi Area
Bloomberg LPFundamental Analyst2012 — 2013Singapore
Bloomberg LPEquity Data Analyst2010 — 2012Mumbai Metropolitan Region
University of MichiganResearch Assistant2009Michigan, United States
The Boston Consulting GroupConsulting intern2008Mumbai Metropolitan Region
The Boston Consulting GroupConsulting Intern2007Mumbai Metropolitan Region

Skills & more

Strategy12Management6Analytics9Start-ups4Valuation9Bloomberg3Equities3Finance3Investments4Bloomberg Terminal1Capital Markets3Product Development3

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Business PlanningFinancial ModelingSupply ChainCorporate FinanceData AnalysisFinancial AnalysisMicrosoft Office

Languages English · Hindi

2013 Level III Candidate in the CFA Program — CFA Institute

From Varun's professional profile.

Colleagues at Fireside Ventures Advisory Llp

Adarsh Menon

Partner at Fireside Ventures Advisory Llp

Amit Kulkarni

Chief Financial Officer at Fireside Ventures Advisory Llp

Andrea Bogarin

Investor at Ulu Ventures

Andrea Palkhivala

Manager - Human Capital & Sr. EA at Fireside Ventures Advisory Llp

Animesh Sharma

VP - GTM at Fireside Ventures Advisory Llp

Ankita Balotia

Principal at Fireside Ventures Advisory Llp

Ankur Khaitan

Principal at Fireside Ventures Advisory Llp

Chitra Jha

VP - Legal at Fireside Ventures Advisory Llp

Frequently asked questions

Who is Varun Varma?: Varun Varma focuses on beauty, personal-care and FMCG brands that combine clinical rigor with trust-led go-to-market strategies, prioritizing mass-market India beyond premium metros and engaging mission-driven, culture-linked founders.
Where does Varun Varma work?: Varun Varma is Principal at Fireside Ventures Advisory Llp.
What does Varun Varma invest in?: Varun Varma invests in AgTech, Consumer, Direct to Consumer, E-commerce, FoodTech, Healthtech.
Where did Varun Varma go to school?: Varun Varma studied at University of Michigan (B.S.E, Computer Science Engineering); Bombay Scottish School.

Same school

Also attended University of Michigan1,028

Erik TorenbergGeneral Partner at Andreessen Horowitz; founder of Turpentine Glen AndersonPartner at Monta Vista Capital Alexandra FarmerPrincipal at Intel Capital, North America Scott ShawChief of Staff at Intel Capital Zach PoleyPartner and Chief Technology Officer at Clear Ventures Tom DanilekPartner, Rise of the Rest Real Estate at Revolution

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Also attended Bombay Scottish School16

Abhijay ThackerInvestment Advisor at PICUS CAPITAL Vikram VenkatPrincipal at Cota Capital Pranav SanghviPrincipal at Merak Ventures Krisha ChhedaInvestor at High Street Equity Partners Sonal PandaAdvisory Partner at Tau Ventures Vishnu AcharyaHead, Strategy & CorpDev, Razorpay at Mars Shot Ventures

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Shared employers

Also worked at Lightbox Ventures12

Sandeep MurthyPartner at Lightbox, a Mumbai-based consumer-focused venture capital firm Bhavana WaigankarCOO at Lightbox Siddharth DhankharPrincipal at Lightbox Himanshi TailorAssociate, Legal at Lightbox Pranjal KhandelwalAnalyst, Investments at Lightbox Chirag GoradiaAnalyst, Investments at Lightbox

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Also worked at Avanti Learning Centres3

Mark ChernisOperating Partner at New Markets Venture Partners Vikas VermaPartner at Avaana Capital Swetabh PathakDirector at Elucidata

Also worked at Bloomberg LP261

Reed HastingsCo-founder of Netflix Vivek GopalanInvestment Team at 8VC Andrea GurnariInvestor at Moonfire Ventures Justin FergusonInnovation Manager, Venture Development at Maryland TEDCO Iman El HassanChief of Staff at Gaingels Allison PavlickInvestor Relations Principal at S32

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Also worked at University of Michigan205

Logan HilleLife Sciences Analyst at CincyTech Sara Risch, PhDAdvisor at CincyTech Peter GiordanoFormer Global Director GTM Strategy at Scale Venture Partners Paul BrownManaging Director at eLab Ventures Doug NealManaging Director at eLab Ventures Cynthia JonesExecutive Assistant at Arboretum Ventures

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