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Vishnu Acharya

Investor

Head, Strategy & CorpDev, Razorpay at Mars Shot Ventures

Bengaluru, Karnataka, India

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

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

Education

  1. Indian School of BusinessMaster of Business Administration - MBA
  2. National University of SingaporeTri-University Asian Innovation and Entrepreneurship Immersion Programme (AIEIP)
  3. University of MumbaiBachelor of Engineering (BE), Information Technology
  4. DG Ruparel College of Arts, Science and CommerceJunior College, Science
  5. Bombay Scottish SchoolICSE

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

Where does Vishnu Acharya work?
Vishnu Acharya is Head, Strategy & CorpDev, Razorpay at Mars Shot Ventures.

Same school

Also attended Indian School of Business77

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Also attended National University of Singapore319

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Also attended University of Mumbai132

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Also attended Bombay Scottish School9

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Shared employers

Also worked at Razorpay19

Ishaan MittalManaging Director at Peak XV PartnersSanjay SwamyFounder and Managing Partner at Prime Venture PartnersVarun AgarwalInvestor at Stellaris Venture Advisors 2 LlpDev KharePartner at Lightspeed Venture PartnersArpit ChugCFO, Razorpay at Mars Shot VenturesAyush BansalVP & GM, Razorpay Capital at Mars Shot Ventures

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Also worked at Frameri1

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Also worked at EY1,145

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