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Vishwanath V

Investor

General Partner at 8i Ventures

Bengaluru, Karnataka, India

About

Vishwanath V combines an uncommon operator pedigree—having run Hindustan Unilever’s ~$300M Popular Soaps portfolio with full P&L responsibility—with a dual GP and CIO role leading investment strategy and portfolio construction.

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Invests in

ConsumerDirect to ConsumerEnterprise SoftwareFintechSaaS

Experience

  1. 8i VenturesGeneral Partnercurrent2018 — presentBengaluru, Karnataka, India
  2. Boba BhaiInvestor / Board Membercurrent2024 — present
  3. BBETTERInvestor / Board Membercurrent2019 — present
  4. Blue Tokai Coffee RoastersInvestorcurrent2019 — present
  5. VoonikChief Marketing Officer2016 — 2018Bengaluru, Karnataka, India
  6. Urban LadderDirector - Brand Management2016Bengaluru, Karnataka, India
  7. Hindustan Unilever LtdMarketing Manager - Popular Soaps2014 — 2015Mumbai Area, India
  8. Hindustan Unilever LtdSr. Brand Manager - CloseUp2011 — 2014
  9. Hindustan Unilever LtdTrade Category Manager (Skin Cleansing)2010 — 2011
  10. Hindustan Unilever LtdArea Sales & Customer Manager2008 — 2010
  11. Hindustan Unilever LtdBusiness Leadership Trainee2007 — 2008

Education

  1. Indian Institute of Management AhmedabadMBA2005 — 2007
  2. Sardar Patel College of Engineering (SPCE), MumbaiBachelor of Engineering (B.E.), Electrical Engineering2001 — 2005

Same school

Also attended Indian Institute of Management Ahmedabad93

Kulpreet SinghOperating Advisor at OpenOceanPiyush KharbandaGeneral Partner at Vertex Ventures Sea Management Pte. Ltd.Kanika MayarPartner, Investment & ESG Officer at Vertex Ventures Sea Management Pte. Ltd.Amrit RajPartner & Chief Marketing Officer at Jungle VenturesPranjal KhandelwalAnalyst, Investments at LightboxHarkesh MittalChairman, Startup India Seed Fund Committee at Seafund

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Also attended Sardar Patel College of Engineering (SPCE), Mumbai1

Ishan MishraPrincipal at Accion

Shared employers

Also worked at Blue Tokai Coffee Roasters2

Vikram ChachraGeneral Partner & CIO at 8i VenturesArjun AnandManaging Director, Singapore at Verlinvest

Also worked at Urban Ladder3

Mukul AroraCo-Managing Partner at Elevation CapitalPankaj AgarwalAssociate Vice President at Prime Venture PartnersRajiv SrivatsaPartner at Antler

Also worked at Hindustan Unilever Ltd139

Julian LuttermanInvestor at DN CapitalGizem CakilInvestor at OpenView Venture PartnersStacey HeroInvestor at Third Rock VenturesAshu GargInvestor at Foundation CapitalJoanna Skoler GilmanChief Marketing and Communications Officer at .406 VenturesPetra MeyerInvestor at Golden Seeds

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Colleagues at 8i Ventures

Akshay Wadhwani
Associate at 8i Ventures
Devansh Purswani
Analyst at 8i Ventures
Divya Anchan
Assistant Manager at 8i Ventures
Muskaan Khilnani
Assistant Manager at 8i Ventures
Pallavi
Finance consultant at 8i Ventures
Priya Vohera
Associate at 8i Ventures
Rohan Sharma
Principal at 8i Ventures
Vikram
Investor at 8i Ventures