Where does Vishnu Acharya work?

Vishnu Acharya is Head, Strategy & CorpDev, Razorpay at Mars Shot Ventures.

Where did Vishnu Acharya go to school?

Vishnu Acharya studied at Indian School of Business (Master of Business Administration - MBA); National University of Singapore (Tri-University Asian Innovation and Entrepreneurship Immersion Programme (AIEIP)); University of Mumbai (Bachelor of Engineering (BE), Information Technology).

Vishnu Acharya

Investor

Head, Strategy & CorpDev, Razorpay at Mars Shot Ventures · Venture Advisor at Seedstars Africa Ventures

Bengaluru, Karnataka, India

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About

Vishnu Acharya leads corporate strategy at Razorpay, where he handles corporate development, acquisitions, and strategic investments. He previously founded and ran his own startup and advises companies on fundraising and investor management.

Experience

RazorpayHead of Corporate & AI Strategy, M&A/Investmentscurrent2023 — presentBangalore Urban, Karnataka, India
RazorpayHead of M&A and Investments2021 — 2024Bengaluru, Karnataka, India
RazorpayCorp Dev Lead (M&A/Investments)2021Bangalore Urban, Karnataka, India
RazorpayM&A/Investments2020 — 2021Bangalore Urban, Karnataka, India
RazorpayCorporate Strategy2019 — 2020Greater Bengaluru Area
Mars Shot VenturesPartnercurrent2020 — presentBengaluru, Karnataka, India
SeedstarsVenture Advisorcurrent2023 — present
HostBooks LimitedBoardcurrent2022 — present
MSMExBoardcurrent2021 — presentBangalore Urban, Karnataka, India
One More LightAdvisor2020 — 2022Bangalore Urban, Karnataka, India
OHH DailyCo-Founder2017 — 2018Mumbai, Maharashtra, India
BNP Paribas Corporate and Institutional BankingAnalyst2016 — 2017Mumbai Metropolitan Region
FrameriIndia Expansion Consultant2017United States
EYManagement Consulting2016Mumbai, Maharashtra, India
Rolling ScenesBusiness Development2014 — 2015Mumbai, Maharashtra, India
AgilisysSoftware Developer2014Mumbai, Maharashtra, India
Team VaayushastraFabrication team2013 — 2014

Skills & more

Management13Entrepreneurship14Business Development2Team Leadership5Public Speaking6Communication5Pitching Ideas2

CFA Level 1 — CFA Institute
Oracle certified Java Programmer — Oracle

From Vishnu's professional profile.

Colleagues at Mars Shot Ventures

Arjit Johri

Vice President at Mars Shot Ventures

Arpit Chug

CFO, Razorpay at Mars Shot Ventures

Ayush Bansal

VP & GM, Razorpay Capital at Mars Shot Ventures

Chetty Arun

Head, Culture, Razorpay at Mars Shot Ventures

Harshil Mathur

Co-Founder, CEO, Razorpay at Mars Shot Ventures

Sagar Saxena

Head, Biz Dev, Razorpay at Mars Shot Ventures

Shashank Kumar

Co-Founder & MD, Razorpay at Mars Shot Ventures

Shashank Mehta

Ex VP & GM, RazorpayX at Mars Shot Ventures

Frequently asked questions

Who is Vishnu Acharya?: Vishnu Acharya leads corporate strategy at Razorpay, where he handles corporate development, acquisitions, and strategic investments. He previously founded and ran his own startup and advises companies on fundraising and investor management.
Where does Vishnu Acharya work?: Vishnu Acharya is Head, Strategy & CorpDev, Razorpay at Mars Shot Ventures.
Where did Vishnu Acharya go to school?: Vishnu Acharya studied at Indian School of Business (Master of Business Administration - MBA); National University of Singapore (Tri-University Asian Innovation and Entrepreneurship Immersion Programme (AIEIP)); University of Mumbai (Bachelor of Engineering (BE), Information Technology).

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Also attended National University of Singapore524

Justin HallPartner at Golden Gate Ventures Mahati SridharPartner, Rise of the Rest at Revolution Celine XiaoInvestor at DN Capital Sofia DahouneInvestor at Daphni Yi Min LohInvestment Associate at Burda Principal Investments Sean LooInvestment Analyst at Burda Principal Investments

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Also attended University of Mumbai221

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Shared employers

Also worked at Razorpay27

Sanjay SwamyFounder and Managing Partner at Prime Venture Partners Varun AgarwalInvestor at Stellaris Venture Advisors 2 Llp Dev KharePartner at Lightspeed Venture Partners Arpit ChugCFO, Razorpay at Mars Shot Ventures Ayush BansalVP & GM, Razorpay Capital at Mars Shot Ventures Chetty ArunHead, Culture, Razorpay at Mars Shot Ventures

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Also worked at Frameri1

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