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Managed by Aaruha
SEBI-encouraged funds — venture capital, SME, social-impact and infrastructure. Close-ended, generally unleveraged.
StartupXseed Ventures is the Investment Manager of Aaruha Technology Fund I and II registered with SEBI as Category I Alternative Investment Funds. The firm provides smart capital for deep tech, B2B and early stage startups and supports founders through strategic guidance, mentorship, market access and follow-on investor networks.
B. V. Naidu
Managing Partner
Mr. BV Naidu is the Managing Partner of the Fund and brings in 30 years of experience as an entrepreneur, mentor and Indian IT growth facilitator. He played a key role in the growth of the IT industry in India during his tenure as Director of Software Technology Parks of India (STPI).
Ravi Thakur
Co Founding Partner
Ravi Thakur is the Co-Founding Partner at StartupXseed Ventures with over 21 years of leadership and entrepreneurial experience. He is responsible for strategy, investments, operations and exits and actively mentors startups.
Srinivasa Raghavan
CTO
Mr. Srinivasa Raghavan brings more than two decades of experience at Honeywell Technologies Solutions where he led R&D investments and managed engineering operations across multiple global centers.
Deepak Aggarwal
CFO & Compliance Officer
Deepak is a Chartered Accountant and CMA with over 20 years of experience in finance and compliance. He has served as CFO at CGI India and Business Finance Head at HCL Tech.
Kishore Kumar D
Principal
Kishore Kumar D is a Principal at StartupXseed Ventures working on investment analysis, deal structuring, compliance and operations. He holds an MBA from IIM Calcutta.
Hima Mongam
Venture Partner
Hima Mongam is a serial entrepreneur with more than 20 years of experience and supports deal flow management, due diligence and portfolio support as a Venture Partner.
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Yogesh Maniyar
Analyst
Yogesh Maniyar is an Analyst at StartupXseed working on deal sourcing, screening, investment analysis and fund operations.
Anush Reddy
Junior Analyst
Anush Reddy works as a Junior Analyst supporting deal sourcing, screening and investment analysis. He is a commerce graduate from the University of New South Wales.
V. Balakrishnan
General Partner
V. Balakrishnan, also known as Bala, is the Founder and Chairman of Exfinity and former Whole-Time Director of Infosys. He has served on multiple boards and received several industry recognitions including Best CFO awards.
T. V. Mohandas Pai
General Partner
T. V. Mohandas Pai is the Chairman of Manipal Global Education and former board member of Infosys. He brings decades of operational and leadership experience.
Krishna Mikkilineni
General Partner
Dr. Krishna Mikkilineni is the former Head of Operations, Automation and Engineering and CTO of Honeywell Technologies Inc. He previously served as Managing Director of Honeywell India.
V. Ramakrishna
General Partner
V. Ramakrishna has over 40 years of experience in the IT and telecom industry and was a key member of the founding team of HCL.
Sid Mookerji
General Partner
Sid Mookerji is an entrepreneur and former Global CEO and Founder of Software Paradigms International Group (SPI), which he led for over two decades before its acquisition.
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