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Managed by Advantedge Partners
SEBI-encouraged funds — venture capital, SME, social-impact and infrastructure. Close-ended, generally unleveraged.
AdvantEdge Founders is an early-stage venture capital fund that invests in startups at their first institutional funding round, typically investing up to $1M. The fund partners with strong founding teams building compelling products with clear product-market fit, early customer traction and scalable revenue potential.
Kunal Khattar
CTO
Kunal is a serial entrepreneur & investor with 20+ years of global experience. His previous ventures include Carnation (exit to Mahindra Group), Laurus Labs (IPO NSE & BSE), Aptuit Inc., InfoPro Solutions Inc. (exit to Aptuit), Razorfish and Vodafone. Kunal has completed his Economic (Hons) from Delhi University, MBA from FSM and MS from Northwestern University’s Kellogg & Medill Graduate Schools.
Ashish Gupta
Ashish has 20+ years of global consumer and tech experience Managing P&L, operations & incubation. His corporate experience includes leadership and senior management positions at companies like HP, Samsung, Asian Paints, S. Chand, and Blackberry. Ashish has also mentor built companies such as Baaz, Smartivity, Skillofun, CodeJudge, and PrimeBook starting at day zero.
Nitien Garg
Nitien is a seasoned investment banking professional with over 20 years of experience working with top tier organizations like Goldman Sachs, KPMG, BMR Advisors and Ernst & Young. He has advised companies at different stages of the life cycle i.e. early, growth, maturity and late on Corporate M&A (buy-side, sell-side and JV formation) and fund raise transactions. A few sectors where Nitien has spent most of his time includes auto & auto ancillary, retail, media and entertainment, healthcare, information technology, financial services, and education.
Ridhish Talwar
Lead Developer
Ridhish has co-founded two startups including a poker focused gaming brand called The Shark and EasyLaw, a platform for legal services in India. His previous experience includes stints in the financial services industry with Cantor Fitzgerald and Grant Thornton.Ridhish has studied Economics at University of Cambridge, Finance at University of Manchester and Business & Management from University of Bradford (IILM).
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Astha Tyagi
Lead Developer
Astha has over a decade of experience in investment banking, fundraising alternatives & deployment strategy, and leading investor relations. Her corporate experience includes leadership positions with Invest India wherein she was driving investment promotion and facilitation initiatives for the Government of India, investment banking and corporate M&A (both buy-side and sell-side) and fundraise transactions whilst at Ernst & Young.
Madhav Venkaswamy
Investorpreneur
Madhav has worked across the climate, edtech and aviation sectors, taking on roles that span product development, business building, international partnerships, and fundraising. He has spent the last several years primarily as a founder or founding employee, building science-based products serving B2G and B2B customers—from emissions analytics platforms to learning simulations and also airport security products—often in highly regulated and technically complex ecosystems. At AdvantEdge, he hopes to build on his learnings and be a partner to our founders and entrepreneurs throughout their journey.
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