Venture fund manager specializing in the deep tech and science domains of the India growth story
ABOUT US
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Investments in Firms with stabilized product-market fit at the inflection point of explosive market growth
Maintain close engagement with investee firms to drive business growth and efficiency through to profitable exit
Leverage our firm’s local and global networks both pre and post investment
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AgriTech/ Biotech/ BioSciences/ CleanTech/EnterpriseTech/FinTech/Healthcare/SaaS/Virtual Reality
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Typical investment size of $1 to $3 million
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Siana's Advisory Boards provide world-leading Environment, Governance, Social, Scientific and Technology Expertise
INVESTMENT STRATEGY
RISK MITIGATION
Risk Mitigation through Technology and Intellectual Property Differentiation, Competitive Advantage and Market Defensibility
DEEP INNOVATION
Invest in “deep innovation” based ideas driven by science and technology that are path-breaking with high profitability potential (and possibly socially relevant for broader impact).
TARGET COMPANIES
Target companies with game-changing ideas:
New products, methods, tools
New markets or customer segments
New cost/value equations
STAGES
Enter at early to mid-stages: primarily series A and series B - prior to exit. This allows our funds to play in the early value creation game and yet avoid seed stage investment risk. Further, the inherent risk of venture investment is balanced across the portfolio by stages, technology domains, industry sectors, and investment ticket sizes.
INVESTMENT TEAM
EXPERIENCE
Partners and Principals with over 100 years of cumulative experience across technology, operations, and investments - all at scale
Active investors with ability to add significant value - strategic decisions, go-to-market, and global network
COMPLEMENTARY SKILLS
Complementary expertise across geographies, functions and sectors - leadership in financial, operational and strategic leadership roles
COHESION
Team jointly working on investment transactions since 2017
CO-FOUNDER & MANAGING PARTNER
Siddharth (Sid) A. Pai
President, Board Member, and Chief Strategy Officer in immediate past corporate role at ISG Inc.
Multi-billion dollar technology contract negotiations (over $80 billion) for path-breaking technology services, business process and M&A transactions
Significant international technology P&L leadership experience, USA, Europe & Asia-Pac (over $500 mn)
Managing Partner/President/Board Member at IBM, KPMG and ISG Inc.
Respected newspaper columnist, author and industry expert on deep technology issues
Angel Investor; Mentor to deep science and deep tech start-ups: FinTech, FashionTech, Artificial Intelligence
CO-FOUNDER & MANAGING PARTNER
Dr. Archana N. Hingorani
Past CEO & ED of IL&FS Investment Managers, founding member of IL&FS Private Equity
Pioneering Private Equity experience in India and Asia over two decades – managed over $3.8 billion
Led 14 large and small Private Equity funds across investment strategies in over 150 transactions
Successful turnaround experience of a stressed PE fund portfolio
Significant investment experience in sunrise sectors
PARTNER
Dinesh Goel
Varied and senior operational management and consulting experience of over 25 years
Angel investor; mentor to deep science and tech start-ups: IoT solutions, online fraud detection, mobile data analytics, and 3D printing of human organoids
Strategy consulting experience of over 10 years at Accenture and Infosys advising large Indian and Multinational companies on their growth strategies and change agenda
Partner & India Managing Director at ISG Inc. leading both India business and operations in the immediate past corporate role
PRINCIPAL
Varun Kapoor
Varied investment management experience of over a dozen years
Sector specialties include health-tech, enterprise SaaS, mobility, Virtual Reality and Energy
Background in both banking and direct investment
Significant operational experience in investee company growth
Charter Holder, CFA