Rishi has over 15 years of business consulting, corporate finance and venture capital experice in India. He was an investment principal with Infinity India Venture Fund - India's first institutionalized early stage venture fund, where his investments generated returns over 60% IRR. Some of his investments and Board memberships include Indiabulls Financial Services, ETI Travel & Technologies and Cognosys Software.
Prior to Infinity, he was a Senior Manager with the Business Consulting Practice of Arthur Andersen in India where he assisted several multinational clients with their market entry strategies, joint venture and regulatory consulting. Rishi also led transaction due diligence reviews for companies in the software services, consumer goods, financial services, internet and communications infrastructure sectors. He led and concluded over $300 million of transactions for several venture funds and corporate investors in 1999-2000 and had advised various new economy initiatives as a member of Arthur Andersen EMEIA "New Economy" Task Force, and Investment Committee Member for government venture funds in UP and Rajasthan.
Rishi is a member of The Indus Entrepreneurs, New Delhi, the Indian Venture Capital Association and a founding member of the Band of Angels in India. He holds a BA in Economics from Hindu College and is qualified Chartered Accountant. |
