Kalaari Capital
An Indian early stage venture capital firm powering technology entrepreneurs.
via Wikipedia: Vani Kola · see source
Kalaari Capital is an Indian early stage venture capital firm founded and managed by Vani Kola. It was originally founded as Indo-US Venture Partners (IUVP) in 2006 by Vani Kola and Vinod Dham, and was re-branded as Kalaari Capital in 2012. The firm focuses on technology investments, with notable portfolio companies including Snapdeal and Myntra. By 2017, it had grown to US$650 million in assets under management.
Quick Facts
- Role
- Founder and Managing Director
- Key figure
- Vani Kola
Lore & Background
Vani Kola returned to India in 2006 after a 22-year career in Silicon Valley, where she had been a serial entrepreneur. She founded and sold RightWorks for $657 million and later founded Certus Software. Drawn to the growing Indian opportunity, she and Vinod Dham founded Indo-US Venture Partners (IUVP) in 2006, in partnership with New Enterprise Associates (NEA). In 2012, the firm was re-branded as Kalaari Capital. Under Kola's leadership, the firm grew from a US$150 million fund to US$650 million in assets under management by 2017. Kola is a technology-focused early-stage investor who works with entrepreneurs to build global companies leveraging India's domestic growth.
Reader's Guide
Kalaari Capital was founded in 2006 as Indo-US Venture Partners (IUVP) by Vani Kola and Vinod Dham, in partnership with New Enterprise Associates (NEA). It was re-branded as Kalaari Capital in 2012. The firm began operations as a US$150 million fund in September 2012. Vani Kola serves as the managing director. She is a technology-focused early-stage investor who works with entrepreneurs to build global companies. Notable investments include Dream11, Urban Ladder, Snapdeal, and Myntra. In response to the COVID-19 pandemic, Kola helped spearhead ACT Grants, a not-for-profit initiative set up in April 2020 with a corpus of ₹100 crores that supported 50 different ventures.
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