Siddharth Talwar Overview
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- Lightbox Venture...
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Partner
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B2C
- Active Board Seats
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4
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Siddharth Talwar General Information
Biography
Mr. Siddharth Talwar serves as Partner at Lightbox. Mr. Talwar serves as Board Member at Dunzo and Rooter. He served as Investment Committee Member at GrowX Ventures. He serves as Board Member at Melorra. He moved to India in 2001 to found Evolv, a vocational training company. Evolv was funded by Singapore Technologies - their first early-stage investment in the sub-continent. Over the next 6 years, he grew Evolv to 300 employees training and assessing over 20,000 people a year across 200 cities in South Asia, East Asia, and the Middle East. In 2007, he sold Evolv to NIIT - Asia's largest training company. Mr. Talwar worked with NIIT for the next 3 years, heading Evolv, as well as Litmus - NIIT's foray into assessments and Uniqua - NIIT's joint venture with Genpact. In 10 years of leading Evolv, he became a master in education technology (and continues to explore advancements in this market at Lightbox.) An entrepreneur at heart, he left NIIT to get more involved in the start-up community in India. Over the next few years, leading up to Lightbox, he advised several startups, angel funds, and a very special NGO called Magic Bus. As enterprising at play as he is at work, he recently launched a new restaurant, The Hungry Monkey.
Contact Information
Address
- Unit 4, 2nd floor, Brady Glady's Plaza
- 1/447 Senapati Bapat Marg Lower Parel (West)
- Mumbai, Maharashtra 400013
- India
Siddharth Talwar Positions (1)
Firm name | Firm type | Title | Location | Industry | Since |
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Lightbox Ventures | Investor | Partner | Mumbai, India | Venture Capital |
Siddharth Talwar Board Seats (4)
Company | Industry | Ownership Status | Financing Status | Location | Since |
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Dunzo | Other Services (B2C Non-Financial) | Privately Held (backing) | Venture Capital-Backed | Bengaluru, India | |
Furlenco | Other Services (B2C Non-Financial) | Privately Held (backing) | Venture Capital-Backed | Bengaluru, India | |
Melorra | Accessories | Privately Held (backing) | Venture Capital-Backed | Bangalore, India | |
Rooter | Social Content | Privately Held (backing) | Venture Capital-Backed | New Delhi, India |
Siddharth Talwar Lead Partner on Deals (12)
Company | Deal Date | Deal Type | Deal Size | Deal Status | Industry | Location |
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Rooter | 18-May-2023 | Later Stage VC | Completed | Social Content | New Delhi, India | |
Melorra | 17-May-2022 | Completed | Accessories | Bangalore, India | ||
Dunzo | 06-Jan-2022 | Completed | Other Services (B2C Non-Financial) | Bengaluru, India | ||
Rooter | 01-Jan-2022 | Completed | Social Content | New Delhi, India | ||
Melorra | 23-Sep-2020 | Completed | Accessories | Bangalore, India | ||
Furlenco | 02-Apr-2020 | Completed | Other Services (B2C Non-Financial) | Bengaluru, India | ||
Furlenco | 11-Feb-2020 | Completed | Other Services (B2C Non-Financial) | Bengaluru, India | ||
Melorra | 09-Oct-2019 | Completed | Accessories | Bangalore, India | ||
Droom | 05-Jul-2017 | Later Stage VC (Series C) | Completed | Specialty Retail | Gurugram, India | |
Droom | 02-Jun-2016 | Early Stage VC (Series B) | Completed | Specialty Retail | Gurugram, India |
Siddharth Talwar Network (89)
Board Members (29)
Name | Company | Representing | Location | From |
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Salil Bhargava | Rooter | Duane Park Ventures | New Delhi, India | |
Hanumant Sabherwal | Melorra | Self | Bangalore, India | |
Rooter | Anthill Ventures | New Delhi, India | ||
Melorra | Melorra | Bangalore, India | ||
Rooter | Rooter | New Delhi, India |
Portfolio Executives (57)
Name | Company | Role | Deal date | Location |
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Ruchika Chawla | Rooter | Head of Human Resources & Board Member | 18-May-2023 | New Delhi, India |
Chirag Goel | Rooter | Vice President of Finance | 18-May-2023 | New Delhi, India |
Rooter | Head of Revenue | 18-May-2023 | New Delhi, India | |
Rooter | Co-Founder, Chief Operating Officer & Board Member | 18-May-2023 | New Delhi, India | |
Rooter | Chief Product Officer | 18-May-2023 | New Delhi, India |
Fund Team Members (3)
Name | Investor | Fund | Fund Location |
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Sandeep Murthy | Lightbox Ventures | Lightbox Expansion Fund | Mumbai, India |
Sandeep Murthy | Sherpalo Ventures | Lightbox Ventures II | Menlo Park, CA |
Lightbox Ventures | Mumbai, India | ||
Lightbox Ventures | Mumbai, India | ||
Sherpalo Ventures | Menlo Park, CA |
Siddharth Talwar Affiliated Funds (3)
Fund | Investor | Fund Type | Status | Vintage | Size | Dry Powder | IRR | IRR Quartile |
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Lightbox Expansion Fund | Lightbox Ventures | Venture Capital - Early Stage | Closed | 2016 | ||||
Lightbox Ventures II | Sherpalo Ventures | Venture Capital - Early Stage | Closed | 2014 | ||||
Lightbox Ventures III | Lightbox Ventures | Venture Capital - Early Stage | Closed | 2019 |
Siddharth Talwar FAQs
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Who is Siddharth Talwar?
Mr. Siddharth Talwar serves as Partner at Lightbox.
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Siddharth Talwar’s primary position is Partner.
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How many active board seats does Siddharth Talwar hold?
Siddharth Talwar holds 4 board seats including Dunzo, Furlenco, Melorra, and Rooter.
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