Nilesh co-founded Trifecta Capital in 2014 and established it as the leading financing and advisory firm serving leading Indian startups. He has devoted his career to financial management, operating finance, global investing, and scaling tech businesses. As an entrepreneur, he has delivered large outcomes to investors across the past 15 years. He also has a keen interest in travel, rock music, and cinema.

He brings 30 years of investing, corporate finance, and underwriting experience in tech, consulting, and financial services. Previously, he was Managing Director (Ventures and Acquisitions) at Accenture plc, a USD 44 Bn global technology and consulting company. He has deep operational experience building several large businesses at AV Birla Group, JM Financial Group, and the Hero Group, and creating successful exits like Zenta (acquired by Accenture plc). He also has experience in Structured Finance and Ratings at ICRA (a Moody's Associate) and Debt Fund management at JM Mutual Fund.

Portfolio Relationships

Big Basket, Blackbuck, CarDekho, Cars24, Chaipoint, Dailyhunt, FabAlley, Healthians, IDfy, Industrybuying, OneAssist, PaperBoat, Pharmeasy, Playshifu, Plum, Sharechat, Sigtuple, THB, Turtlemint, ZoloStays

Education

• Master of Management Studies, BITS Pilani (1990)
• Cost and Management Accountant (CMA) (1994)

Rahul co-founded Trifecta Capital in 2014 and established it as a partner of choice for the financial needs of leading startups. He has devoted his career to working with technology startups and helping them scale both as an operator and as an investor. He was part of the pioneering set of VCs who established the investing ecosystem in India in the mid-2000s. He has demonstrated strong new economy investing experience. He also has a keen interest in architecture, design, house music, and kickboxing.

He brings 26 years of investing and operating experience across various sectors including tech, media, and telecom. Previously, he was Managing Director at Canaan Partners, a USD 5 Bn global venture capital fund, and Founding Director of Clearstone Venture Partners, India. He served on the boards of and invested in successful companies such as BillDesk, Games2Win, Equitas (Listed), Naaptol, Near, LoyltyRewardz, and MediAssist. He also has startup experience in two startups in Silicon Valley and at Hutchison Telecom (Vodafone) across emerging markets, and exited the entire India portfolio of Canaan Partners to JP Morgan at an attractive IRR.

Portfolio Relationships

Arzooo, Bank.Open, BharatPe, Bizongo, Blowhorn, Box8, Builder.ai, Cashify, Chalo, Clairvolex, CreditMantri, Cure.Fit, Dehaat, Furlenco, GoQii, IdeaForge, Infra.Market, Innoviti, Intello Labs, Ixigo, Kitchens@, Knowlarity, Leverage Edu, Livspace, Loconav, Magicpin, Mobikwik, MyGlamm, Nephroplus, Ninjacart, Practo, Quikr, Rivigo, Seclore, Securens, Servify, Shuttl, Urban Company, Urban Ladder, Vayana, Vinculum, Zivame, Zoomcar

Education

• BA Economics, St. Xavier's College (1993)
• MBA, Kellogg, Northwestern University (2000)

Abhishek brings a combination of an operating and an entrepreneurial background to the firm. He has extensive experience scaling marquee venture capital-backed startups in India and Southeast Asia. He is also an active angel investor and has backed 15+ high-quality founders of early-stage businesses with capital and strategic advice.

He brings 21+ years of experience across Credit, Technology, and Operations. Previously, he served as Senior Vice President and COO for Paytm's lending business. Before Paytm, he was part of the Group Leadership for Advance Intelligence Group, a Softbank-backed BNPL Fintech based in Singapore. He also co-founded Goals101 (acquired by M2P Fintech), a Fintech venture providing transaction behaviour analysis for financial institutions in India, Southeast Asia, and the Middle East. Prior to his entrepreneurial journey, he was part of the India Leadership team for Mentor Graphics, a Silicon Valley-based automation firm.

Portfolio Relationships

Stashfin, Cogoport, Eupheus, Log9, Ergos, Rooter, Bluestone, Moneyview, StockGro

Education

• Punjab Engineering College, Computer Science (2000)
• Harvard Business School (2014)

Lavanya brings deep lifecycle growth equity investing experience to the firm. She has deployed funds, mentored portfolio companies through their journey, and created healthy exit outcomes for investors in both India and the US. She joined Trifecta Capital to build out its late-stage equity platform and consolidate its position as the financing partner for the new economy. She also cultivates a deep interest in fitness, yoga, and mindfulness.

She brings 15 years of growth equity investing and investment banking experience. Previously, she was Managing Director at Goldman Sachs Principal Investing, a senior member of a 12-person team deploying funds from GS' balance sheet and a USD 8 Bn global private equity fund in India. Her lifecycle investing experience includes investments in Pepperfry, Azure, and Cytecare, and successful exits in Mahindra & Mahindra, Max India, and TVS Logistics. She also worked at SPO Partners, a value-investing oriented hedge fund in California managing USD 10 Bn, and at Goldman Sachs investment banking in New York.

Education

• BS, Finance & Economics, Wharton, University of Pennsylvania (2004)
• MBA, Stanford GSB (2010)

Saurabh has been involved in the startup ecosystem since his graduation, setting up companies in the healthcare, food-tech, and e-commerce domains. He is a prolific risk-taker and revels in exploring new segments for business opportunities. Having been a serial entrepreneur, Saurabh brings the unique founder's perspective to the table. He specialises in standardising the operations of a company and using technology as a catalyst to achieve scale. On the personal front, Saurabh loves spending time surrounded by nature and adventure sports such as skydiving and white water rafting.

He brings 13 years of technology, entrepreneurship, and investing experience in healthcare, food, and e-commerce — previously at Nvidia, Clove Dental (Founding Team), Crispy Tokri (Founder), and Intellinovate (Founder). He built Clove Dental into India's largest dental clinic chain, spearheading operations, finance, and IT, and led the development of Clove's Patient Management software.

Portfolio Relationships

Aquaconnect, Atomberg, Blowhorn, Cure.fit, Dehaat, Entri, FabAlley, Farmley, Gigforce, Globalbees, GOAT, IDfy, Leverage Edu, MagicPin, Mylo, OneAssist, Pharmeasy, Playshifu, Rivigo, Seclore, Sharechat, Shopkirana, Slurrp Farm, Tapzo, Urban Company, Vayana Network, Waycool, Zepto, Zivame, ZoloStays

Education

• IIT Varanasi (2008)
• IIM Ahmedabad (2011)

Abhijit has been a career banker with active involvement in the startup ecosystem for the past 16 years. He has sourced and managed startup relationships across sectors, providing a host of financial services covering customised debt offerings, transaction banking services, trade solutions, forex, and investment advisory. Abhijit specialises in building new businesses from the ground up and has been a founding member of startup-focused business verticals at both Kotak Mahindra Bank and Centrum Group. Having catered to multiple financial needs for startups across their lifecycle, he brings a holistic view of these businesses to the table.

He is a travel and fitness enthusiast who loves globe-trotting, driving, and participating in fitness events. He is also an avid writer who has translated books, written travel blogs, scripts, and poems, and created digital marketing content for small businesses. He brings 15 years of experience across venture debt, banking, financial services, and IT sectors — previously at Centrum Financial Services (Practice Lead, Startup Funding), Kotak Mahindra Bank (Founding Member and South Head, E-Commerce Business), and ICICI Bank (Senior Relationship Manager, Large Corporates). He was instrumental in formulating startup credit underwriting policy and built a startup asset book of more than INR 1,000 Cr.

Portfolio Relationships

Big Basket, Blackbuck, Chaipoint, Eatfit, Jai Kisan, Ninjacart, Quikr, Slice, Udaan, KISSHT, Stashfin, Cogoport, Wellbeing Nutrition, Ripplr, Rooter, Log9, Rapidbox, AceTurtle, Ergos, Metalbook

Education

• Visvesvaraya Technological University, Bangalore (2005)
• MDI Gurgaon (2008)

Arijit brings a diverse set of experiences to the firm and its portfolio companies, having worked across multiple domains in financial services, health care, and retail. His investments at Trifecta Capital span across health care, mobility, education, consumer brands, fintech, and B2B services — both e-commerce and SaaS. He loves the journey of building something new, especially in areas where technology can create non-linear value. He is also a foodie and a voracious reader interested in philosophy, economics, history, and science communication. An animal lover, he dotes on his pet cat.

He brings 13 years of experience as an investor, repeat entrepreneur, senior business leader, strategy consultant, and quant specialist. He was previously a founder of a Fintech startup, Tavaga, India's first goal-based passive investment platform. He led expansion strategy and margin initiatives at Pantaloons as Executive Assistant to the CEO and was a Strategy Consultant at McKinsey, serving several of India's largest financial institutions. Before his MBA, he led Sugha Vazhvu, a primary health care business, as CEO and developed models of equity trading liquidity for Lehman Brothers.

Portfolio Relationships

Arzooo, Bank.Open, Bizongo, BharatPe, Box8, Builder.ai, Chalo, CueMath, Furlenco, Healthians, Infra.Market, Innoviti, Intello Labs, Kitchens@, KreditBee, Livspace, Loconav, MyGlamm, Nobroker, Plum, Practo, Servify, Sigtuple, THB, Vedantu, Vinculum, Zoomcar

Education

• IIT Bombay (2006)
• IIM Bangalore (2012)

Hemangi has been a seasoned banker throughout her career with stints across investment banking, corporate banking, and debt syndications. More recently, she was part of the founding team setting up startup and technology coverage at ICICI Bank. Over the last four years she has extensively partnered with startups, being their banker of choice across debt, treasury, trade, forex, and investment solutions.

She brings with her access to a vast network of financial institutions built through her stint in debt syndications. In her early years, Hemangi also spent time covering M&A and ECM for Southeast Asia and the United States as an investment banker at Nomura. She is also an angel investor and advisor to early-stage companies in her personal capacity. Hemangi brings 12 years of experience across investment and corporate banking, having led a team of 15 covering startups and technology companies across Western India, managed an asset book of INR 500 crore across startups, and built customised digital solutions through product alliances across the bank. A passionate traveller and foodie, she loves to eat and cook new cuisines.

Portfolio Relationships

Rebel Foods, Practo Technologies, Slurrp Farm, Waycool, Captain Fresh, Jiraaf, NOTO Icecream, Bonito Designs, Creditwise Capital

Education

• Economics (Hons.), St. Xavier's College, Kolkata
• MBA Finance, NMIMS, Mumbai

Sahil comes with extensive banking and financial services experience and has been a co-founder of a cross-border eCommerce startup. He has worked with some of the largest global and domestic banks and financial institutions. With his deep credit, lending, and entrepreneurial experience, Sahil has the expertise to assess and structure debt requirements for a startup. On the personal front, Sahil loves travelling and wildlife.

He brings 15 years of experience across banking, financial services, and startups — previously at Citi, HSBC, HDFC Bank, RBL Bank, and KraftDirect (co-founder). He has managed a portfolio of over USD 1 Bn in past roles, including many structured and complex credit cases. At KraftDirect, he handled operations and finance functions including setting up supply-chain procurement of over 2,000 SKUs of handmade products and managing cross-border logistics.

Portfolio Relationships

Bira, CrelioHealth, Ekincare, FableStreet, Kapiva, Klub, Maximl, Pando, Scripbox, The Ayurveda Co, The Whole Truth Foods, Toddle, Wiz Freight, XYXX

Education

• IIT Delhi (2006)
• IIM Indore (2009)

Surbhi brings extensive transaction experience to the Trifecta team including structuring and negotiations within diverse regulatory frameworks, both domestic and across the border. She has managed multiple transaction closures across the deal lifecycle — due diligence, documentation, and compliance. She has also worked with portfolio company founders to chart their growth trajectory and established strong corporate governance standards.

She brings 10 years of investing and portfolio management experience in digital tech and retail domains. Previously at Jio (Strategic Investments) and GenNext Ventures Fund, a corporate VC fund backed by Reliance Jio. She successfully completed a strategic investment in a leading pharmacy e-tailer for Reliance Retail in a USD 85 Mn+ transaction, and acquired a conversational AI product for Jio Platforms in a USD 100 Mn+ transaction.

Education

• BITS Pilani (2007–11)
• IIM Bangalore (2011–13)

Daivik brings a diverse set of experiences to the firm, having worked across the domains of growth equity investment, entrepreneurship, investment banking, and capital markets. He has successfully managed multiple equity transactions across various industries. Additionally, Daivik has operating experience launching an online consumer business in the Middle East. He brings 7 years of experience spanning equity investment, entrepreneurship, and investment banking. Previous roles include Associate at Mirae Asset in India's growth equity investment team and Analyst at Morgan Stanley and J.P. Morgan in the capital markets and investment banking teams. He has successfully completed six growth equity investments in India's leading new tech economy companies.

Education

• MBA, International Business, Indian Institute of Foreign Trade (2014–2016)
• B.E., Mechanical Engineering, Gujarat Technological University (2010–2014)

Sahil brings extensive transaction experience to the Trifecta team. He has managed multiple transactions across life cycles as well as exits in the past. He has experience in investing across asset classes including early-stage venture capital, growth stage venture debt, and commercial real estate. Sahil also has operating experience launching a new vertical, Managed Offices, at Max Ventures. He is a big believer in the startup ecosystem in India and is passionate about investing, personal finance, and cricket. He brings 8 years of experience in Venture Capital, Strategic investments, Real Estate investments, and consulting at Max Ventures and Industries, EXL Consulting, and Fractal Analytics.

Portfolio Relationships

Cars24, Cashify, Ixigo, PaperBoat, Turtlemint, CarDekho, THB, Intello Labs, Fashinza, GOAT, Healthians, Zepto, BluSmart, Entropik, Toddle, ShopKirana, Bobble, TravClan, NoPaperForms

Education

• IIT Delhi (2009–13)
• IIM Bangalore (2015–17)
• CFA Level 3 Certified

Atul is a startup enthusiast with rich experience in Corporate Finance. He is passionate about understanding and working with young, fast-paced startups that are innovating and disrupting. He was with the Strategic Finance team at OYO Rooms for approximately 3 years, where he looked into fundraising, M&A, financial structuring, and strategic initiatives. During his time at OYO, Atul participated in several marquee transactions that were firsts for the Indian startup ecosystem. He brings 5 years of investing experience to the team.

Portfolio Relationships

Cashfree, Vetic, Stashfin, Servify, Rapidbox, Metalbook, Eupheus Learning, Entropik, Ekincare, Vayana Networks

Education

• MBA, ISB (2022)
• BBA, Christ University (2017)
• ACCA, UK (2017)

Nevil is passionate about understanding and adding value to new business models. He thrives on the energy of young, fast-growing startups and is keenly interested in helping them become more successful. He has worked across consulting and investment banking and also brings in operational experience of building an early-stage venture. He spent 3 years in sales consulting at ZS Associates for pharmaceutical companies, completed investment banking internships at JP Morgan and Avendus Capital, and was deeply engaged in creating content and community initiatives to help the startup ecosystem at BusinessBar.

Portfolio Relationships

Farmley, Mylo, Jiraaf, Infinite Uptime, Log9, Rooter, Ripplr, Ergos, Udaan, Ekanek, Innoviti, TravClan, XYXX, The Whole Truth Foods, FableStreet, The Ayurveda Co, Cogoport, Wiz Freight

Education

• B.E. (Hons.), BITS Pilani (2018)
• MBA, IIM Calcutta (2022)

Pratik is an investment professional with over 6 years of experience in product, strategy and managing treasuries across a myriad of investment tools like mutual funds, bonds, alternate assets, etc. He has managed and formulated investment strategies for large networks of treasuries while working for iconic institutions like ICICI Prudential and DSP Investment Managers. For him, innovation is the norm and he strives to achieve qualitative and quantitative perfection in everything he does.

Ayush brings a diverse set of experiences to the firm and its portfolio companies, having worked with a real estate-focused investment fund in his last role. With over 10 years of industry experience, he has handled a wide range of activities including fund management, fund governance, investor reporting, fund auditing, investor relations, portfolio management, and exit management.

Before joining Trifecta Capital, he was Senior Manager at Red Fort Capital, a real estate-focused investment fund, where he managed the business finance and controllership functions. He has managed an AUM of over USD 1 Bn, including many sovereign funds and pension funds. He is a movie buff and fitness enthusiast who loves watching top-rated foreign language films and participating in fitness events.

Education

• CPA, Institute of Chartered Accountants of India
• B.Com., Delhi University

Gaurav brings a diverse set of experiences to the firm having worked in the captive unit of a US-based Private Equity Fund and in consulting with a Big4 firm. With over 12 years of experience predominantly in Private Equity, FP&A, Corporate Finance, Audit, and Accounting advisory — encompassing fund accounting and auditing, investor reporting, business planning, forecasting, internal controls, and treasury.

Before joining Trifecta, he was Finance Controller at GenNx360 India Advisors Private Limited, supporting the investment fund finance operations of its parent firm GenNx360 Capital Partners and managing business finance and controllership functions for the Indian entity. His stint with KPMG India as a consultant involved handling clients across sectors including Airline, Private Equity, Telecom, Media, Technology, and Financial Services. He is an avid badminton player and loves travelling and adventure.

Education

• CA, The Institute of Chartered Accountants of India
• CS, The Institute of Company Secretaries of India
• BBA, Nagpur University

Jayant Singhal is an Associate Vice President with three years of experience in digital and technology investment banking across firms such as Avendus, EY, and KPMG. He has also completed internships with Everstone Private Equity, SBI Capital Markets, and the Clinton Health Access Initiative.

Education

• MBA in Strategy and Finance, IIM Lucknow
• Bachelor's in Economics (Hons.), Hansraj College

Aakash is an inherently curious and growth-driven professional with a deep fascination for businesses and what makes them thrive. Always eager to learn, he began his journey by collaborating with consumer-focused startups on short-term consulting projects, where he cultivated a keen interest in the dynamic startup ecosystem and its evolving business models. He later joined Houlihan Lokey's Portfolio Valuation Team, where he partnered with leading growth-focused PE/VC funds to value their investments across early-stage to pre-IPO companies. This role offered him a front-row seat to India's new-age entrepreneurial landscape, spanning across various emerging sectors.

Education

• B.Com. (Hons.), Shri Ram College of Commerce (SRCC), Delhi University (2023)
• CFA Level II, CFA Institute, USA (2024)

Arsh Jain is an Analyst at Trifecta Capital, with three years of prior experience at Bain & Company, where he worked across multiple cost reduction and transformation projects, including G&A optimization, organisational restructuring, and offshoring strategy. He has also completed internships with Lumis Partners and Axis Asset Management Company. Outside work, Arsh is a multi-disciplinary artist. He has been into storytelling for the past 6 years, through directing and writing plays and films. His work has travelled across the country, with his latest feature film screening at the International Film Festival of Rotterdam in January 2026. He also actively composes music and practises graphic design and animation.

Education

• BMS Finance, Shaheed Sukhdev College of Business Studies, Delhi University
• CFA Level 1 Cleared

Ishaan is always on the lookout for disruptive startups and enjoys engaging with founders shaping the next wave of innovation. He comes with over 3.5 years of experience across the lending and funding ecosystem. He began his career with Ernst & Young (S.R. Batliboi & Associates) as part of the Financial Services audit team during his articleship, which served as his introduction to the broader lending ecosystem and financial institutions landscape. He later joined Jai Kisan, where he was part of the risk team focused on developing anchor-based funding programs for rural and agri-supply chains. In his last stint with GetVantage, he partnered closely with new-age economy startups to structure and fund their growth. He is deeply passionate about the intersection of finance, technology, and entrepreneurship.

Education

• CA, The Institute of Chartered Accountants of India

Itika is passionate about environmental and social impact, with a focus on embedding sustainability into how businesses operate and grow. She brings deep expertise in ESG strategy, behaviour change communication, and sustainability reporting, built across a decade of work spanning development finance, real estate, and professional services. She spent two years at Deloitte managing ESG and climate projects for BFSI and public sector clients across hard-to-abate sectors, led corporate sustainability at Tata Realty and Infrastructure Ltd, and drove large-scale menstrual health and WASH programmes at Tata Trusts covering over 200,000 women across nine hundred villages.

Education

• B.A. (Hons.), Economics, Daulat Ram College, Delhi University (2015)
• M.A., Liberal Arts, Young India Fellow, Ashoka University (2016)

Shreya is an investment professional with experience across venture debt, equity fundraising, and portfolio management. She began her career with research and risk management roles at CRISIL and EY, before joining Artha Group, where she built IRR-based evaluation models and onboarded 500+ investors across retail, HNI, VC, and family office channels. She then joined GetVantage as a Venture Finance Associate, managing a debt portfolio of INR 30 crores and working closely with the Founder and CEO to establish RenewShare, a solar industry marketplace. She holds the CFA Level 3 and brings a well-rounded perspective across capital raising and portfolio management to her role at Trifecta Capital.

Education

• BBA, Business Administration and Management, St. Xavier's College (Autonomous), Kolkata (2020–2023)
• CFA Level 3, CFA Institute

Aditya is naturally curious about the founders and ideas quietly rewriting the rules of how business gets done. With a genuine passion for the startup ecosystem, he brings young energy to every conversation.

Aditya has 2.5 years of corporate development experience at Accenture, where he assisted with sourcing companies for acquisitions, investments, and partnerships. An avid sports enthusiast, he brings the same competitiveness and drive to his work.

Education
B.Com, Kirori Mal College, University of Delhi (2023)

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Manan is passionate about working with founders and understanding how young businesses grow and scale. His interest in the start up ecosystem began when he helped build and scale Feeding India during its early years. Since then, he has remained passionate about working with founders and understanding what it takes to build and scale young businesses.

During his MBA at NUS Business School in Singapore, Manan worked with InnoVen Capital’s Southeast Asia investment team, where he evaluated venture debt opportunities and engaged closely with founders and growth-stage companies across the region. Prior to his MBA, he spent close to four years at Mercer, advising institutional investors with over US$20 billion in assets on portfolio strategy, manager selection and investment due diligence.

Outside work, Manan enjoys playing football, table tennis and pickleball, and is often found being taken for a walk by his dog, Poko.

Education

MBA in Finance, NUS Business SchoolB.Com. (Hons.),

University of Delhi

CFA Level II

Vaishnavi is an investment professional with experience across venture debt, startup lending, financial due diligence and assurance. Prior to joining Trifecta Capital, she worked with venture debt and lending platforms, evaluating financing opportunities and engaging with growth-stage companies.

She began her career at PwC India, where she spent over six years across assurance and financial due diligence, including transaction-related assignments within the firm’s M&A advisory practice.

Education
Chartered Accountant, The Institute of Chartered Accountants of India
B.Com. in Accounting and Finance, Sydenham College of Commerce and Economics