New Ventures India Steering Committee
New Ventures India constituted a steering committee with the intention to scale up the initiative of supporting sustainable eco-friendly enterprises in the country by connecting them to capital and markets. The steering committee is primarily responsible for reviewing the progress by offering the guidance and direction for future of the New Ventures India. The committee comprises of 21 members and is chaired by Mr. Vijay Chandok. The members of the steering committee are stalwarts from financing institutions, venture capital association and VC/PE fund.
The following are the members of the NVI Steering Committee:
Chairman of NVI Steering Committee


Mr. Vijay Chandok
Senior General Manager- Small and Medium Enterprises
ICICI Bank Ltd
Mr. Varun Sahni India Director Acumen Fund |
Mr. Sasha Mirchandani Senior Investment Director Blue Run Ventures |
Mr. M. B. N. Rao Chairman & Managing Director Canara Bank |
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Mr. Peter Castellas Managing Director Cleantech Australasia Pty Ltd |
Mr. Rahul Khanna Director Clearstone Ventures Advisors |
Mr. Pavan Sukhdev MD and Head - Global Markets Deutsche Bank |
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Mr. Arjun Uppal Head- Hariyali Kisaan Bazaar DSCL |
Mr. Shankarnarayan R Rao Executive Director Export Import Bank of India |
Mr. Sanjeev Krishnan India Manager Global Environment Fund |
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Ms. Bindu Ananth President IFMR Trust |
Mr. Raju Halbe President A.T.E Entreprises Pvt. Ltd |
Mr. Yogesh Dixit Head SME Ratings Crisil |
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Ms. Anita George Chief Investment Officer (South Asia) IFC |
Mr. Pardip Shah Chairman Indasia Fund |
Mr. Debashish Majumdar Chairman Managing Director IREDA |
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Dr. Saurabh Srivastava Chairman Indian Venture Capital Association |
Mr. Nitin Deshmukh Head- Private Equity Kotak Mahindra Bank Ltd |
Mr. Srini Vudayagiri Partner Lightspeed Venture Partners |
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Mr. Sandeep Singhal Partner Nexus India Capital Advisors Pvt. Ltd |
Mr. Sanjiv Bhasin CEO & Managing Director Rabo India Finance Pvt Ltd |
Dr. Audrey Selian Director Rianta Capital Limited |
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Mr. Ajay Kumar Kapur Chief Executive Officer SIDBI Venture Capital Limited |
Mr. Rajesh Vakil General Manager Siemens Venture Capital India |
Mr. Ash Lilani Head of SVB Global Silicon Valley Bank |
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Mr. Somak Ghosh President Corp Finance & Devpt Banking YES Bank Limited |
Mr. Pankaj Sehgal Director-Technology Investments Sun-Group India |
Mr. Dhananjay Bendre Executive Director & COO Indiaco Ventures Pvt. Ltd |
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Mr. Srini Vudayagiri Partner Lightspeed Venture Partners |




