Anirudh Damani Overview

  • Primary Position
  • Managing Partner

  • Primary Industry
  • B2C

  • Active Board Seats
  • 6

  • Med. Deal Size

  • Med. Valuation

Anirudh Damani General Information

Biography

Mr. Anirudh Damani serves as a Director at Artha India Ventures. He served as a Board Member at LenDenClub Alpha. He serves as a Board Member at Agnikul. He also serves as a Managing Partner at Artha Venture Fund. He served as a Board Member at Hubler, FindURClass, Getwork, HobSpaceLemnisk, and Linden Alpha. He is an Angel Investor. He served as an Advisor at Venture Catalysts (Mumbai). He is a 4th generation entrepreneur. He serves as a Board Member at LenDen Club. His entrepreneurial career began as the co-founder of a company that procured long-term energy contracts for power companies in the deregulated U.S. energy markets. His job responsibilities included: i. Recruiting, training, developing, nurturing & firing salespeople ii. Developing & mentoring sales managers, area managers & regional managers iii. Developed & trained his team on sales & marketing material He started investing in early-stage startups as an angel investor; to help young founders with the knowledge, he had gained from sales, marketing & human resources. Leveraging his vast entrepreneurial knowledge, he was able to quickly identify disruptive products & services and teams capable of executing their plans. Some of the successful investments that he has personally made include Exotel, NowFloats, OYO Rooms, Tala, and CoutLoot. He also sits on the board of many startup & angel networks as his investment acumen, sales & marketing experience, team building & leadership quotient are eagerly sought by investors and founders. He is an active member of the Indian Angel Network and a Board member of Venture Catalyst. Previously on various boards at Venture Nursery As a Managing Partner at AVF, his role is to identify, evaluate, and negotiate investments in startups. Post investment he works with the founders to achieve the right product-market fit, develop effective sales and marketing strategies, help founders recruit key personnel, and help them in setting up key processes that will enable them to build strong successful businesses. He is also the key point of contact for LPs in the fund and sits on the investment committee of AVF-I. Sir Richard Branson's Virgin Group which stands for entrepreneurship, sustainability, and growth working in unison to achieve corporate goals, inspired him to create Artha Group. He chose early-stage investing and renewable energy as the focus areas for the group. In renewable energy, he sees the ability for each village of India to become a center of economic growth and in Indian entrepreneurship the thrust to light up our great country. He oversees all the activities of the group and is primarily responsible for maintaining and promoting the corporate culture and ethics and is the group's spokesperson. Recently, he has taken on the responsibility of GP for the first early-stage VC fund out of the Artha stable. He has completed his Double Major in Economics and Business Administration from Austin College, Texas, USA.

Contact Information

Primary Position
Managing Partner, Artha Venture Fund
Education
Austin College, Degree
Austin College, Degree
Gender
Male
Total Investments
Exits
Email
an
Phone
+91 077100
Address
  • A 902 Marathon Futurex Lower Parel
  • Mumbai, Maharashtra 400013
  • India
+91 077100

Anirudh Damani Positions (2)

Firm name Firm type Title Location Industry Since
Artha India Ventures Investor Director Mumbai, India Investor
Artha Venture Fund Investor Managing Partner Mumbai, India Venture Capital

Anirudh Damani Board Seats (6)

Company Industry Ownership Status Financing Status Location Since
Agnikul Aerospace and Defense Privately Held (backing) Venture Capital-Backed Chennai, India
Getwork Human Capital Services Privately Held (backing) Venture Capital-Backed Gurugram, India
HobSpace Educational and Training Services (B2C) Privately Held (backing) Venture Capital-Backed Mumbai, India
Hubler Business/Productivity Software Privately Held (backing) Venture Capital-Backed Bengaluru, India
Lemnisk Business/Productivity Software Privately Held (backing) Venture Capital-Backed Bangalore, India

Anirudh Damani Lead Partner on Deals (65)

Anirudh Damani has been the lead partner on 65 deals. Their latest deal was with Atmosphere, a other commercial products company. The deal was made for on 05-Dec-2024.

Company Deal Date Deal Type Deal Size Deal Status Industry Location
Atmosphere 05-Dec-2024 Seed Round Completed Other Commercial Products Mumbai, India
InstaAstro 16-May-2024 Completed Information Services (B2C) Noida, India
Natch 09-Nov-2023 Completed Food Products Mumbai, India
Agnikul 24-May-2023 Completed Aerospace and Defense Chennai, India
Getwork 20-Feb-2023 Completed Human Capital Services Gurugram, India
Lemnisk 22-Dec-2022 Completed Business/Productivity Software Bangalore, India
Lemnisk 22-Dec-2022 Completed Business/Productivity Software Bangalore, India
Badili 01-Dec-2022 Completed Specialty Retail Nairobi, Kenya
Hubler 10-Oct-2022 Seed Round Completed Business/Productivity Software Bengaluru, India
Daalchini 07-Sep-2022 Later Stage VC (Series A) Completed Media and Information Services (B2B) Noida, India

Anirudh Damani Network (273)

Board Members (37)

Name Company Representing Location From
Satyanarayanan Chakravarthy Ph.D Agnikul Self Chennai, India
Anil Joshi Hubler Unicorn India Ventures Bengaluru, India
Getwork Getwork Gurugram, India
Agnikul Agnikul Chennai, India
Confirmtkt Le Travenues Technology Bangalore, India

Portfolio Executives (236)

Name Company Role Deal date Location
Vinod Kumar Atmosphere Chief Operating Officer 05-Dec-2024 Mumbai, India
Nilesh Rathod Atmosphere Co-Founder, Chief Executive Officer & Board Member 05-Dec-2024 Mumbai, India
InstaAstro Co-Founder 16-May-2024 Noida, India
InstaAstro Co-Founder, Chief Executive Officer & Board Member 16-May-2024 Noida, India
InstaAstro Co-Founder 16-May-2024 Noida, India

Anirudh Damani Affiliated Funds (2)

Fund Investor Fund Type Status Vintage Size Dry Powder IRR IRR Quartile
Artha Select Fund Artha Venture Fund Venture - General Open 2022
Artha Venture Fund I Artha Venture Fund Venture Capital - Early Stage Closed 2017

Anirudh Damani FAQs

  • Who is Anirudh Damani?

    Mr. Anirudh Damani serves as a Director at Artha India Ventures.

  • How much does Anirudh Damani typically invest?

    Anirudh Damani's median deal size is .

  • What is Anirudh Damani’s main position?

    Anirudh Damani’s primary position is Managing Partner.

  • What are the contact details for Anirudh Damani?

    Anirudh Damani’s email address is an and his phone number is +91 077100 .

  • How many active board seats does Anirudh Damani hold?

    Anirudh Damani holds 6 board seats including Agnikul, Getwork, HobSpace, Hubler, and Lemnisk.

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