The team · 5 founding partners · 1 advisor

Operators who have built what they now back.

Mumbai · IN

Every cheque is signed by a partner who has shipped, scaled, and exited the kind of company they invest in. The list below is short on purpose. So is the portfolio it will sign.

Founding Partners

05 cheques signed by these names

01 / 05
Founding Partner
PratikRatnaparkhi
Founding partner of Pratyaya Capital. Pratik has built and operated four brands across India's health, dermaceuticals, and consumer segments — generating ₹150 Cr+ in cumulative GMV. P&L operator first, investor second. The kind of partner who reads the unit economics before the deck, who is drawn to complex operating problems with high downstream impact, and who would have built this fund whether or not it returned. Builder. Truth-seeker.
Built
4 operating brands
Generated
₹150 Cr+ cumulative GMV
Operates
Health · dermaceuticals · consumer
Depth
P&L · complex ops · agentic AI
02 / 05
Founding Partner
ShantanuDeshpande
Founder and CEO of Bombay Shaving Company and Bombae — together ₹600 Cr+ in revenue, and #2 in shaving in India. Ex-McKinsey strategist, IIM Lucknow, 13+ angel investments across consumer and content, and host of The BarberShop with Shantanu. The partner who has actually run the consumer marketing playbook he will run with you.
Founded
Bombay Shaving Co. + Bombae
Scale
₹600 Cr+ revenue
Position
#2 shaving brand · India
Earlier
McKinsey · IIM Lucknow
LinkedIn ↗Bombay Shaving Co. ↗The BarberShop ↗
03 / 05
Founding Partner
AnuragKedia
Co-founder and CEO of Pilgrim — India's fastest-growing D2C beauty brand, targeting ₹1,000 Cr ARR, $20M Series B from Vertex Ventures, Fireside, and the Narotam Sekhsaria Family Office. Earlier co-founded Four Fountains De-stress Spa. IIT Bombay and IIM Ahmedabad. The partner whose D2C and marketplace playbook is current to this quarter.
Building
Pilgrim → ₹1,000 Cr ARR
Raised
$20M Series B
Backers
Vertex · Fireside · Sekhsaria FO
Earlier
IIT Bombay · IIM Ahmedabad
LinkedIn ↗Pilgrim ↗
04 / 05
Founding Partner
RahulTandon
CEO of Naturis Cosmetics — a ₹155 Cr private-label cosmetics manufacturer serving leading beauty brands across India, South-East Asia, the Middle East, Europe, and the US. Earlier COO at Jugnoo and engineer at Schlumberger Asia. IIT Delhi, Production & Industrial Engineering, 2010. The supply-chain operator your COGS conversation deserves.
Leads
Naturis Cosmetics
Revenue
₹155 Cr
Markets
5 export regions
Earlier
Jugnoo COO · Schlumberger Asia
LinkedIn ↗Naturis Cosmetics ↗
05 / 05
Founding Partner
NitishMittersain
Founder, CEO and Joint Managing Director of Nazara Technologies — India's only publicly listed gaming and digital entertainment company. Built Nazara from age 17 in 1999, took it public in 2021 at ₹583 Cr, and assembled the group through the acquisitions of Nodwin Gaming, SportsKeeda, Nextwave Multimedia, and Halaplay. Co-founder of The/Nudge Institute. Founder of TEAM Mumbai. LinkedIn Top Voice.
Founded
Nazara Technologies (1999, age 17)
IPO
2021 · ₹583 Cr
Acquired
Nodwin · SportsKeeda · Nextwave
Built
The/Nudge Institute · TEAM Mumbai
LinkedIn ↗Nazara ↗

Advisors

By introduction. Quiet rooms only.

01 / 01
Advisor
AnkurMittal
Co-founder of Inflection Point Ventures, where he has deployed ₹800+ Cr across 250+ startups with 50+ exits. Chartered Accountant. MBA, Georgetown University. Earlier M&A investment banker at Citigroup New York and Credit Suisse London. The bridge from our pre-seed cheque to the syndicate that funds your bridge round.
Co-founder
Inflection Point Ventures
Deployed
₹800+ Cr · 250+ startups
Exits
50+
Earlier
Citigroup NY · Credit Suisse London
LinkedIn ↗Inflection Point Ventures ↗
Advisor — capital network & bridge to follow-on syndicate

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Operators who have built what they now back.

PratikRatnaparkhi

ShantanuDeshpande

AnuragKedia

RahulTandon

NitishMittersain

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