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Asia's leading venture and growth capital fund partnering with winners from first capital to IPO.

Investing in India since 2001 with a proven track record of backing future market leaders early and delivering stellar returns to our investors.

You can only underestimate contribution of SAIF to money. It's about making a good business, great !

- Vijay Shekhar Sharma Founder and CEO

I was skeptical about listing on Nasdaq but Ravi was emphatic about it and convinced me. The rest, as they say, is history.

- Deep Kalra Chairman and Group CEO

Other VCs did not give enough time to explain our business. But SAIF agreed to invest in us 24 hours after the first meeting

- VSS Mani Founder and CEO

SAIF has not just been a capital provider, but also our trusted advisors. They bring skills which are complementary to a first generation entrepreneur like me.

- Dhirendra Singh Chairman & Managing Director

SAIF as an organization thinks like us, the team is very grounded and humble; they have a large vision about where they want their companies to go

- Ashish Hemrajani CEO

It was great to have SAIF as a partner early on in our company's life. They have always been around whenever we needed help, advice or encouragement

- Ashish Goel CEO

SAIF is always around when I am stressed out. It's like having additional members in your core team

- Zishaan Hayath Co-Founder

SAIF has been a great partner to build our business. They understand business cycles.

- Sankalp Agarwal Co-Founder

SAIF was intensely involved from day one. While we were a start-up, they kept opening new doors for us everyday

- Manish Chopra CEO

SAIF has been an ideal partner. Consistently guiding us with insights, knowledge, confidence & most of all patience. Not sure if I could have built this business without them

- Sundeep Malhotra CEO
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Facts & Figures

  • $1 BnAssets under management
  • 50+ companies funded
  • 4 IPOsin India
  • 2 $Bn+Companies

Seed Capital

First cheque for cutting edge tech and mobile startups, partnering with them right from concept and prototype stage

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Growth Capital

Series A and beyond for early stage as well as established businesses that are already market leaders or aiming to become one

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Andrew Y Yan
Managing Director
Hong Kong

Andy Yan joined SAIF in October 2001 and heads SAIF as the Director. Prior to joining SAIF, Mr. Yan was Managing Director & Head of Hong Kong Office of Emerging Markets Partnership which is the Principal Advisor to AIG Asian Infrastructure Funds. He has held the position of Director for Strategic Planning & Business Development at Sprint International Corporation. His career also spans his work as an Economist with The World Bank - Policy, Planning, and Research Division and he was a Research Fellow at the Hudson Institute Washington, D.C. as well as a Research Fellow at the State Commission for Economic Restructuring of the State Council of China. He has also worked as Chief Engineer with Jianghuai Airplane Corporation.Mr. Yan graduated in Engineering from Nanjing Aeronautic Institute. He has done Master of Arts in Sociology & Economics from Peking University. He also holds a Master of Arts in International Political Economy from the Princeton University.

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Ravi Adusumalli
Managing Director
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New Delhi

Ravi Adusumalli joined SAIF in early 2002 and is currently the Managing Partner of the firm. Prior to joining SAIF, Mr. Adusumalli worked at Mobius Venture Capital, Credit Suisse, and Wasatch Funds .Mr. Adusumalli graduated from Cornell University with a Bachelors of Arts in Economics and Government.

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Ravi Adusumalli Managing Director ravi@saifpartners.com
Deepak Gaur
Managing Director
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New Delhi

Deepak Gaur joined SAIF in 2006 and is currently Managing Director in the firm. Prior to joining SAIF, Deepak was a consultant with McKinsey & Company and focused on Consumer products/services, IT, telecom and the automotive sector. He also worked with IBM Global services in their Telecom and Media services division. His primary area of focus is growth capital in Internet, Mobile and IT / ITES companies. Mr. Gaur was awarded the Chairman’s Gold medal in IIM Lucknow and has a B.Tech. in mechanical engineering from IIT Kanpur.

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Deepak Gaur Managing Director deepak@saifpartners.com
Ken Tucker
Managing Director
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Hong Kong

Ken Tucker joined SAIF in 2001 and is a Managing Director – Investor Relations. He is responsible for the firm's investor relations activities and he co-manages the financial operations and reporting activities of the firm. Prior to joining SAIF, Ken was a partner at Softbank Capital.He has a MBA in finance from the University of Chicago and a BS in accounting from Indiana University.

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Vishal Sood
Managing Director
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New Delhi

Vishal Sood joined SAIF in 2007 and is currently Managing Director with SAIF. Prior to joining SAIF, he worked in investment banking at Kotak, SSKI, and SBI Capital Markets. In addition, he spent three years as an ERP consultant with Quinnox. His primary area of focus is growth equity. Mr. Sood has a BE in Computer Science from Gujarat University and an MBA from IIM Ahmedabad.

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Vivek Mathur
Managing Director
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New Delhi

Vivek joined SAIF Partners in July 2011 as Managing Director and CFO. Prior to SAIF, Vivek was the Head of the India Contact Centers for Dell. Prior to Dell, he was the CFO for Standard Chartered's Global Back office in India and CFO for the Wholesale Bank in ANZ Grindlays India.Vivek holds a degree in Chemical Engineering from BITS Pilani and a MBA from the University of Iowa, USA.

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Mukul Singhal
Principal
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New Delhi

Mukul Singhal joined SAIF in 2010 and is currently Principal. Prior to joining SAIF, Mukul worked at Canaan Partners, an early stage venture capital firm. Mukul is a TiE Charter Member and actively participates in the Indian entrepreneurial ecosystem. His primary area of focus is early stage investments. Mukul is B.Tech from IIT Kanpur and MBA from Indian School of Business, Hyderabad.

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Rohit Jain
Principal
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New Delhi

Rohit Jain joined SAIF in 2013 and is currently Principal. Prior to joining SAIF, Rohit has had a long career in leading technology companies both in US and India. He has worked with Microsoft, IBM Research and Google in various technology and product roles in areas such as distributed systems, mobile, search and advertising, and cloud infrastructure systems. He has published numerous research papers and holds multiple patents in these areas. He was also the co-founder of Mobisoc, a mobile technology startup. His primary area of focus is early stage investments.Rohit has a B. Tech from IIT Delhi and MS from University of North Carolina Chapel Hill, both in Computer Science.

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Rohit Jain Principal rohitjain@saifpartners.com
Mayank Khanduja
Vice President
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New Delhi

Mayank Khanduja joined SAIF in 2011 and is currently vice President. Before joining SAIF, he was an Engagement Manager with McKinsey and Co., where he focused on High Tech and Telecom industries – consumer electronics, IT/ITES, telecom operators. His primary area of focus is early stage investments.Mayank was on the institute merit list at IIM Calcutta and received his engineering degree in Information Technology from School of IT at IP University, Delhi.

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Mridul Arora
Vice President
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New Delhi

Mridul Arora joined SAIF in 2011 and is currently Vice President. Before joining SAIF, he was an Engagement Manager with McKinsey and Co., where he focused on financial services – banking, insurance and asset management. His primary area of focus is growth equity.Mridul received his Engineering degree in Chemical Engineering from IIT Madras and holds a MBA from IIM Lucknow.

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Mukul Arora
Vice President
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New Delhi

Mukul Arora joined SAIF in 2010 and is currently Vice President. Before joining SAIF, he was a consultant with McKinsey and Co., where he focused on infrastructure, energy and logistics sectors. His primary area of focus is early stage investments. Mukul was awarded Director’s medal at IIM Lucknow, and received his Engineering degree in Computers from Netaji Subhas Institute of Technology, Delhi.

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Sonal Minhas
Vice President
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New Delhi

Sonal Minhas joined SAIF in 2011 and is currently Vice President. Before joining SAIF, Sonal was an Investment Professional at AIF Capital where he focused on Banking, Telecom and Travel. Prior to joining AIF Capital, he was employed by Evalueserve and Ernst & Young for four years. Sonal holds a Bachelor of Technology degree in Civil Engineering from the Indian Institute of Technology (Kanpur) and an M.B.A. in Finance with Dean’s List honours from the Indian School of Business
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Anubhav Mukherjee
Vice President
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New Delhi

Anubhav Mukherjee joined SAIF in 2011 and is currently a Vice President. He was awarded Director’s medal at IIM Lucknow and has a B.E. in Computer Science from Netaji Subhas Institute of Technology, Delhi. Prior to pursuing his MBA, he worked with Adobe Systems India in their core technologies group.

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Vaibhav Goel
Director - Finance
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New Delhi

Vaibhav Goel joined SAIF in 2011 and is currently Director - Finance. Prior to joining SAIF, he has worked with Macquarie, Genpact and with PriceWaterhouse Coopers. His primary area of focus has been on building finance processes and managing controllership functions.Vaibhav is a Chartered Accountant from the Institute of Chartered Accountants of India and has done his Executive MBA from XLRI, Jamshedpur.

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Pankaj Ghai
Deputy Finance Controller
New Delhi

Pankaj is the Deputy Finance Controller at SAIF India. He brings more than 9 years of post-qualification experience across financial accounting and reporting, international taxes, management reporting and audits. Prior to joining SAIF, he was with McKinsey, Corporate Tax. Pankaj has also worked with the reputed investment bank, global asset management company and with PricewaterhouseCoopers in his past stints. Pankaj is a Chartered Accountant and holds a Bachelor’s degree in Commerce (H) from Shri Ram College of Commerce, University of Delhi. He has co-authored two books for the students of CA final and B.Com (H).

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Aayush Singhal
Analyst
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New Delhi

Aayush Singhal joined SAIF in 2013 and is currently an analyst. Prior to SAIF, he worked with Max Life Insurance as part of the Enterprise Risk Management Team, Corporate Actuarial Services.Aayush holds a degree in Economics (B.A. Hons) from St. Stephen’s College, Delhi University.

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Dhruv Varma
Analyst
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New Delhi

Dhruv Varma joined SAIF in 2013 and is currently an Analyst. Prior to joining SAIF, Dhruv was an analyst with McKinsey & Company where he focused on the Technology, Media & Telecom sector. Dhruv holds a B.E. in Information Technology from Netaji Subhas Institute of Technology, New Delhi.

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Aniket Krishna
Analyst
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New Delhi

Aniket Krishna joined SAIF in 2015 and is currently an analyst.
Prior to SAIF, Aniket was running his own start up venture in the Health & Wellness sector. He has also worked with companies like Kotak Institutional Equities and SAS Inc with a focus on FinTech.

Aniket is a Commonwealth scholar from the University of Cambridge where he received his Masters (M.Sc) in applicable mathematics and prior to that was a Junior Research Scholar – Applied Mathematics, at the Tata Institute of Fundamental Research (TIFR).

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Mamta Kalra
Analyst
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New Delhi

Mamta Kalra joined SAIF in 2011 and is currently an Analyst, Portfolio Management. Prior to SAIF, she worked for 3 years with Max New York Life Insurance as an assistant manager in Corporate Actuarial Services.Mamta is a Chartered Accountant from the Institute of Chartered Accountants of India.

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Disha Sharma
Analyst
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New Delhi

Disha joined SAIF in 2014 and is currently an Analyst. Prior to SAIF, she worked for McKinsey & Co. for one and a half years as a Junior Research Analyst on India specific engagements, with a focus on Consumer Goods and Retail.Disha has a degree in Business (BBS) from University of Delhi.

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Sarthak Malhotra
Analyst
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New Delhi

Sarthak joined SAIF in 2014 and is currently an Analyst. Prior to SAIF, he worked 2.5 years with Bain & Company, where he was an Associate. Sarthak holds a Bachelor of Business Studies degree from College of Business Studies, University of Delhi.

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Saurabh Gupta
Analyst
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New Delhi

Saurabh Gupta joined SAIF in 2013 and is currently an Analyst. Before joining SAIF, he worked for 3 years with McKinsey & Company as a Senior Research Analyst focusing on the financial services domain. Prior to that, he worked with UBS Investment Banking division for few months as an analyst focusing on M&A research and advisory. Saurabh has a Bachelors in Business (BBS) from University of Delhi and Bachelors in Law from CCS University.

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Varun Mishra
Analyst
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New Delhi

Varun Mishra joined SAIF in 2013 and is currently an Analyst. Prior to joining SAIF, Varun worked as a consultant in a process consulting firm with a focus on Project Management in the pharma and manufacturing sectors.Varun holds a B.Tech. in Electronics and Instrumentation from West Bengal University of Technology.

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Varun Mishra Analyst varun@saifpartners.com
Chantale Wan
Director
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Mauritius

Chantale is an Executive Director and heads the Mauritius office with the TMF Group since July 2006. She is a member of the Society of Trust and Estate Practitioners (STEP). She graduated from the University of Manchester in England with an honours degree in Economics. After working with KPMG Mauritius for one year, Chantale joined the leading accounting and consulting firm in Mauritius which were formerly representatives of Arthur Andersen SC in Mauritius. There, Chantale had the opportunity to integrate their management company which evolved into one of the leading management companies in the global business sector. She has had the privilege to be at the forefront of the development of the global business sector in Mauritius and has more than 15 years experience at management level.

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Chantale Wan Director chantale@saifpartners.com
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Andrew Y Yan
Managing Director
Hong Kong

Andy Yan joined SAIF in October 2001 and heads SAIF as the Director. Prior to joining SAIF, Mr. Yan was Managing Director & Head of Hong Kong Office of Emerging Markets Partnership which is the Principal Advisor to AIG Asian Infrastructure Funds. He has held the position of Director for Strategic Planning & Business Development at Sprint International Corporation. His career also spans his work as an Economist with The World Bank - Policy, Planning, and Research Division and he was a Research Fellow at the Hudson Institute Washington, D.C. as well as a Research Fellow at the State Commission for Economic Restructuring of the State Council of China. He has also worked as Chief Engineer with Jianghuai Airplane Corporation.Mr. Yan graduated in Engineering from Nanjing Aeronautic Institute. He has done Master of Arts in Sociology & Economics from Peking University. He also holds a Master of Arts in International Political Economy from the Princeton University.

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Ravi Adusumalli
Managing Director
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New Delhi

Ravi Adusumalli joined SAIF in early 2002 and is currently the Managing Partner of the firm. Prior to joining SAIF, Mr. Adusumalli worked at Mobius Venture Capital, Credit Suisse, and Wasatch Funds .Mr. Adusumalli graduated from Cornell University with a Bachelors of Arts in Economics and Government.

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latest news December 12, 2014
SAIF Partners bets $1 million on YoungMonk Technologies' Zoomo

YoungMonk Technologies, a Bangalore based startup that is building Zoomo, a mobile peer-to-peer marketplace for buying and selling used cars, has raised $1 million in seed funding from SAIF Partners. The deal takes early-...

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