Sunil Kamath — Co-Founder

Throughout my career, I have been driven by a passion for identifying and nurturing potential, whether it be in the form of a new business idea, innovative consumer products or talented individuals. This drive has led me to work with startups and early-stage companies for more than 2 decades. I have held leadership positions in consumer internet companies like Opera and ShareChat, where I have gained valuable insights into the complexities of the corporate landscape while scaling businesses from zero to double-digit million dollar ARR. This experience has given me a well-rounded perspective and the ability to navigate and thrive in diverse environments. As an active investor, I am constantly seeking out early-stage opportunities (pre-product or pre-revenue) within the consumer internet category and work with passionate founders building India-first products. My expertise lies in identifying market trends, raise pre-seed/seed funding with co-investors and creating effective growth strategies for early-stage businesses.

Stackforce AI infers this person is a seasoned investor and business strategist in the consumer internet and technology sectors.

Location: Bengaluru, Karnataka, India

Experience: 25 yrs 9 mos

Career Highlights

Over 20 years of experience in early-stage investments.
Expert in scaling businesses to double-digit million dollar ARR.
Active investor in India-first consumer internet products.

Work Experience

Early Hustle Ventures

Founder and Partner (11 mos)

Ortella Global Capital - OG Capital, India's only fund that co-builds companies

Limited Partner (1 yr 4 mos)

Consumer Internet Startups

Investments in 2024 (7 deals) (2 yrs 2 mos)

Investments in 2022 & 2023 (13 deals) (4 yrs 2 mos)

Investments in 2020 & 2021 (9 deals) (5 yrs 10 mos)

FortyTwo.VC

Limited Partner (3 yrs 8 mos)

Koo India

CBO (9 mos)

Play Magnus AS

Regional Vice President - APAC (1 yr 5 mos)

ShareChat

Chief Business Officer (2 yrs 5 mos)

Opera Software AS

SVP-Asia (6 mos)

Vice President - South Asia & South East Asia (1 yr 8 mos)

Vice President - South Asia (2 yrs 10 mos)

Sales Director - India & SAARC (2 yrs 4 mos)

Obopay

AVP - Business Development (3 yrs 1 mo)

OnMobile

Senior Manager - Product Management (2 yrs)

Hughes India

product manager - satellite services (2 yrs)

reliance infocom

executive (2 yrs)

comsat max ltd

network engineer (1 yr)

Education

M.S. at University of Westminster

B.E. at MGM College of Engineering

bachelor of engineering at University of Mumbai

12th std. at father agnel multipurpose school

Sunil Kamath

Co-Founder

Bengaluru, Karnataka, India25 yrs 9 mos experience

Most Likely To SwitchHighly Stable

Key Highlights

Over 20 years of experience in early-stage investments.
Expert in scaling businesses to double-digit million dollar ARR.
Active investor in India-first consumer internet products.

Stackforce AI infers this person is a seasoned investor and business strategist in the consumer internet and technology sectors.

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About

Experience

Early hustle ventures

Founder and Partner

Apr 2025 – Present · 11 mos · Bengaluru, Karnataka, India · Remote

Early Hustle Ventures is a thematic early stage (pre-seed) investment clan. Focused on India markets around the consumption theme, we believe there will be a set of consumer companies which will start from India and scale globally.
These will include both digital consumer products and brands that will resonate with a young generation which behaves alike, thinks alike as digital natives.
The digital natives are very similar in their minds and consumption behaviour. They all reside in a singular cultural universe transcending geographies, borders and nationalities. The benchmarks of wealth and physical assets will be replaced by experiences and the aim to *Live the Moment*.
We believe that new cohort of such teams and founders will operate at the market intersections of new consumption patterns, yet will have sound business models that will deliver value beyond just valuations
We aim to be the first partners for such teams and journey along in building global consumer companies.

Ortella global capital - og capital, india's only fund that co-builds companies

Limited Partner

Nov 2024 – Present · 1 yr 4 mos · Remote

Ortella Global Capital (OG Capital) is a venture capital fund dedicated to co-building startups alongside founders. Focused on early and growth-stage investments in consumer and enterprise solutions, OG Capital provides funding and hands-on operational expertise to help businesses profitably hyper-scale to become the next unicorns. With a corpus of INR 300 Cr (US$ 36 Mn), the fund plans to invest in over 20 companies up to INR 15 Cr (US$ 2 Mn) each. OG Capital has already backed three promising startups and aims to deliver a 50%+ CAGR, targeting 10x returns for its investors.

Consumer internet startups

3 roles

Investments in 2024 (7 deals)

Jan 2024 – Present · 2 yrs 2 mos

Curexel - healthcare startup specializing in advanced drug delivery systems with painless injection technology
Maidaan - Building India's most fearless competitors via Mini Olympiad based competitions
BluSmart - India's first and leading all-electric ride-hailing mobility service
Awenest - Toxin-free (100% plant based) baby home care brand, disrupting the home care segment
The Tarzan Way - AI Travel company on a mission to elevate the travel experience with immersive, curated travel experiences
Indigifts - Transforming gifting by blending tradition & emotion with innovation
Yinara - Indian jewellery brand redefining elegance and style for the modern consumer

Investments in 2022 & 2023 (13 deals)

Jan 2022 – Present · 4 yrs 2 mos

Visa2Fly - India's first online visa application platform (backed by On Deck, MarsShot VC, Kepler Operator's fund)
MoneyPlanned - Fintech Platform that simplifies financial goals and investments for consumers (backed by IPV, FirstPort Capital, Huddle India)
Hi Hello - Building a Dating+Gaming app for Bharat users (backed by Equanimity Investments)
Sepal - infotainment platform + high quality protection unit for Bikers (backed by Ah! Ventures, Mumbai Angels)
EduTinker - Integrated school management system - SaaS for Schools (backed by Incisive Ventures, Astir Ventures, Supermorpheus, Venture Garage, Supercharger Ventures)
Siply - Micro-savings app for under-served masses (backed by Qi Ventures, Founder Room Circle)
Mentogram - Democratizing Mentorship thru online medium
OneGreen - Marketplace for pure, safe, natural and sustainable products (backed by VCats) (shut operations)
Awwzo - Daycare services for pets (backed by Summit Works)
Dubpro.ai - AI + Human-in-the-loop video dubbing platform
Quizy - Play Quizzes and win money instantly (Shut operations)
WhalePod - Building Metaverse for professionals (Paused operations)
SuperMind - Enterprise Blockchain intelligence product for Crypto analysts (Shut operations and returned capital))

Investments in 2020 & 2021 (9 deals)

May 2020 – Present · 5 yrs 10 mos

Pilgrim - Vegan based premium cosmetic brand (backed by Vertex Ventures, Fireside Ventures)
Jobsgaar - District level job discovery platform (backed by Blume Founder Fund, SucSEED)
MuGaFi - Pre-recorded certified online courses by Indian celebrities (backed by MarsShot Ventures, WeFounder Circle, Auxano, Lighthouse Canton)
Stellar Play - Mobile game studio aspiring to create fun & positive social game experiences for players around the world (backed by FortyTwo.vc, Graph Ventures, Makers Fund, Play Ventures, WEH Ventures)
Furo.fit - Social Fitness app
Deciwood - Bluetooth based audio products (backed by Supermorpheus)
Bolo Live - Live streaming, video commerce (backed by Orios Ventures)
FlatHeads - Innovating to create comfortable footwear (acquired by Styched)
Connected H - Making diagnostic centers more patient centric (Shut Operations)

Fortytwo.vc

Limited Partner

Jul 2022 – Present · 3 yrs 8 mos

FortyTwo.VC is a venture capital (VC) firm that invests in early-stage tech companies. The firm is focused on Indian founders who are building enterprise tech and SaaS for global markets.

Koo india

CBO

Jun 2022 – Mar 2023 · 9 mos · Bengaluru, Karnataka, India

Play magnus as

Regional Vice President - APAC

Sep 2020 – Feb 2022 · 1 yr 5 mos · Bangalore Urban, Karnataka, India

Will be responsible to build partnerships with various ecosystem players to increase the reach of Play Magnus products and also work with brands & agencies to partner with the Meltwater Champions Chess Tour.

Sharechat

Chief Business Officer

Nov 2017 – Apr 2020 · 2 yrs 5 mos · Bengaluru Area, India

Opera software as

4 roles

SVP-Asia

Promoted

Apr 2017 – Oct 2017 · 6 mos

Vice President - South Asia & South East Asia

Jul 2015 – Mar 2017 · 1 yr 8 mos

In my new role, I will be responsible to execute user growth for Opera's mobile products, increase operator led revenues and build partnerships with advertisers to drive monetization for Opera Mini. I will also be responsible to drive new product sales for mobile products like Opera Max, Opera Mobile Store, Web Pass among others..

Vice President - South Asia

Sep 2012 – Jul 2015 · 2 yrs 10 mos

I am responsible for planning and executing growth strategies for Opera’s business in South Asia, across desktop, mobile, TV & device offerings.

Sales Director - India & SAARC

May 2010 – Sep 2012 · 2 yrs 4 mos

I am responsible to build the business for Opera products on desktop, mobile and other devices in the region. My key focus is on building strategic partnerships with mobile operators, distribution relations with handset manufacturers and content delivery with VAS providers.