Focused Start-Up Investment
Disproportionate Value Creation
Technological & Scientific Innovation
Impact Conscious
ABOUT
WHO WE ARE
Siana is a focused Venture Capital Fund Manager concentrated on opportunities with a typical investment size of $1 to $3 million
our focus
Investments in firms with stabilised product-market fit at the inflection point of explosive 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
SECTORS
/AgriTech/ Biotech/ BioSciences/ CleanTech/ DeepTech/ Edutech/ EnterpriseTech/Healthcare/
Expert advisors
Our Advisory Boards provide world leading Environment, Governance, Social, Scientific and Technology Expertise
INVESTMENT STRATEGY
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).
RISK MITIGATION
Risk Mitigation through Technology and Intellectual Property Differentiation, Competitive Advantage and Market Defensibility
TARGET COMPANIES
Target companies with game-changing ideas:
New product, method, tools
New markets or customer segments
New cost/value equation
STAGES
Enter at early to mid-stages: primarily series A and series B - prior to exit. This will allow the fund to play in the early value creation game and yet avoid seed stage investment risk. Further, the inherent risk of venture investment will be managed by balancing the portfolio across 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 both strategic and operational leadership roles
COHESION
Team jointly working on investment transactions since 2017
CO-FOUNDER & MANAGING PARTNER
Siddharth (Sid) Pai
President, Board Member, and Chief Strategy Officer in immediate past corporate role at ISG Inc.
Multi-billion dollar technology contract negotiations (over $20 billion directly advised) 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)
Senior Executive/Managing Partner/Board Member at IBM, KPMG and ISG
Respected newspaper columnist, author and industry expert on deep technology issues
Angel investor in and Mentor to deep science and deep tech start ups
CO-FOUNDER & MANAGING PARTNER
Dr. Archana 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 sectorse way you tell your story online can make all the difference.
PARTNER
Dinesh Goel
Varied and senior operational management and consulting experience of over 25 years
Active angel investor, mentor to deep science and tech start ups - IoT based solutions, online fraud detection, mobile data analytics and 3D printing of human organoids
Strategy consulting experience of 10 years at Accenture 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
Prior role as a senior executive with Infosys handling strategic client contracts and leading service delivery operations
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
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