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William Barkawi

Investor

Founder and Managing Partner at Kenro Capital · Investor at Barkawi Group

Munich, Bavaria, Germany

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About

William Barkawi is the Founder and Managing Partner of Kenro Capital and an independent board member at Affle. He previously served as a Managing Director at Sequoia India/Peak XV, where he worked on corporate development and mergers, acquisitions, and capital raises across India and Southeast Asia, and held a board position at Pine Labs. His earlier career included investment banking roles at Deutsche Bank and Morgan Stanley covering companies in China, India, and Southeast Asia, and he holds a degree from the Indian Institute of Management, Ahmedabad.

Experience

  1. AffleIndependent Board Membercurrent2025 — present
  2. K12 Techno Services Pvt. Ltd.Board Observercurrent2025 — present
  3. K12 Techno Services Pvt. Ltd.Investorcurrent2024 — present
  4. Kenro CapitalFounder and Managing Partnercurrent2024 — presentSingapore, Singapore
  5. Sequoia CapitalManaging Director- Strategic Development2017 — 2024Singapore
  6. Peak XV PartnersManaging Director (Strategic Dev)2017 — 2024Singapore
  7. Pine LabsBoard Member2022 — 2024Singapore
  8. Deutsche BankManaging Director2005 — 2017Singapore
  9. JM Morgan StanleyAssociate2000 — 2003

Skills & more

FundraisingMergers & Acquisitions (M&A)Initial Public Offerings (IPO)Board of DirectorsInvestment Banking33Corporate Finance20M&A experience16Valuation13Financial Modeling14Emerging Markets9Mergers & Acquisitions8Private Equity5
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Colleagues at Kenro Capital

Chris Bakke
Founder at Interviewed
Norbert
Investor at Kenro Capital
Piyush
Investor at Kenro Capital
Piyush Gupta
General Partner at Kenro Capital
Pratik Gandhi
Associate Vice President at Kenro Capital

Frequently asked questions

Who is William Barkawi?
William Barkawi is the Founder and Managing Partner of Kenro Capital and an independent board member at Affle. He previously served as a Managing Director at Sequoia India/Peak XV, where he worked on corporate development and mergers, acquisitions, and capital raises across India and Southeast Asia, and held a board position at Pine Labs. His earlier career included investment banking roles at Deutsche Bank and Morgan Stanley covering companies in China, India, and Southeast Asia, and he holds a degree from the Indian Institute of Management, Ahmedabad.
Where does William Barkawi work?
William Barkawi is Founder and Managing Partner at Kenro Capital.
Where did William Barkawi go to school?
William Barkawi studied at Indian Institute of Management Ahmedabad (Business Administration and Management, General); Shri Ram College of Commerce (SRCC) (Bachelors in Commerce (Honors)); Doon School, Dehradun.

Same school

Also attended Indian Institute of Management Ahmedabad180

Falguni NayarFounder & CEO of NykaaKulpreet 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.Nikhil MarwahaPartner, Investment at Vertex Ventures Sea Management Pte. Ltd.Ankita BalotiaPrincipal at Fireside Ventures Advisory Llp

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Also attended Shri Ram College of Commerce (SRCC)60

Darsa JhanwarSenior Associate, Investment at Vertex Ventures Sea Management Pte. Ltd.Sourabh Kumar GuptaAssociate - Corporate Development at Fireside Ventures Advisory LlpEsha VatsaInvestor at Mercuri.vcPooja MongaSenior Investment Associate at Beyond Capital VenturesShakthi ChandraAnalyst at Dallas Venture CapitalVarun DalalPartner at Inovia Capital

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Shared employers

Also worked at Affle1

Piyush GuptaGeneral Partner at Kenro Capital

Also worked at K12 Techno Services Pvt. Ltd.2

Tanya SenPrincipal at SofinaPiyush GuptaGeneral Partner at Kenro Capital

Also worked at Sequoia Capital199

Michael MoritzFormer Partner at Sequoia Capital; Senior Adviser at Sequoia HeritageDoug LeonePartner at Sequoia Capital; former Global Managing PartnerRoelof BothaAdvisor & former Steward at Sequoia Capital; SpaceX board memberJason CalacanisFounder of LAUNCH; host of This Week in StartupsAlfred LinPartner at Sequoia CapitalMatt HuangCo-founder and Managing Partner at Paradigm

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Also worked at Peak XV Partners33

Rajan AnandanManaging Director at SurgeMohit BhatnagarManaging Director at Peak XV PartnersShailendra SinghManaging Director at Peak XV PartnersGV RavishankarManaging Director at Peak XV PartnersSakshi ChopraManaging Director at Peak XV PartnersRohit AgarwalManaging Director at Peak XV Partners

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