Orios Venture Partners

Seasoned entrepreneur with over 25 years of experience and founder of three businesses. At Orios, he manages investments across Consumer Tech, B2B Tech, HardTech, AgTech and Fintech. Previously founded and led multiple ventures including Flora2000. Holds a bachelor’s degree from St. Xavier’s College, Mumbai and a master’s degree from Columbia Business School, New York. Co-founder of Harvard Angels India and founder of the Mumbai Chapter of Indian Angel Network. Co-author of the book 'Make Your Own Luck'.

Venture investor with over a decade of experience in India’s startup ecosystem. Spent 8 years at Omidyar Network India leading emerging tech investments and later founded Escape Velocity, an early-stage investment firm. Previously worked in technology investment banking at Citi and Credit Suisse. Notable investments include DealShare, FarMart, IntrCity, IndusOS, IDfy, CityMall, Loop Health, Scripbox, Spyne, GOAT Brands and Tazapay. Holds an M.Sc. in Computer Science from Oxford University.

Three-time founder with over 15 years of experience in entrepreneurship and investing. Focuses on fintech, ed-tech, healthtech, SME/creator SaaS and cleantech/sustainability sectors at Orios. Previously founded three companies including one successful exit. Prior experience includes roles at Philips (consumer marketing), Deloitte (consulting) and the International Monetary Fund (public policy). Holds a Master’s in Economics from the University of Cambridge and an MBA from INSEAD.