Usha Nirmala — Co-Founder
I am a general partner, investor, accelerator, and turnaround strategist with nearly 2 decades of experience in general management across finance, banking, software, knowledge industries, and consumer goods. I specialize in scaling and restructuring mid-market firms, with proven expertise in private equity, stressed asset management, and litigation-driven investments. My approach combines tactical precision, strategic foresight, and operational discipline, ensuring effective engagement with stakeholders across all levels, from investors and boards to management teams and employees. As a process owner and enabler, I bring deep subject-matter expertise in organizational culture, ideation, product design, leadership, and transformations. My strengths include people management, capital raising, incubation and acceleration of innovations. Currently, as a general partner, I lead executive operations at a VC/PE firm driving its next phase of growth, with a strong focus on distressed and special situation opportunities. I am also an angel investor, having funded several ventures across diverse sectors. My entrepreneurial focus lies in building an infrastructure for SMEs, offering “seed to scale” capital and services, while operationalizing a private fund aimed at incubation, acceleration, and turnaround through experiential initiatives. Our incubation and acceleration programs, built on our proprietary “experiential model,” have gained significant traction through our Torque accelerator; a platform designed to prepare, propel, and empower founders through real-world operational and strategic experience.
Stackforce AI infers this person is a seasoned expert in venture capital and private equity with a focus on distressed assets.
Location: Hyderabad, Telangana, India
Experience: 21 yrs 8 mos
Career Highlights
- Expert in scaling and restructuring mid-market firms.
- Proven track record in private equity and stressed asset management.
- Leader in incubation and acceleration of innovations.
Work Experience
Sri Venture Partners
General Partner (2 yrs 3 mos)
Atal Innovation Mission
Mentor (6 yrs 1 mo)
STPI - Hyderabad
Mentor - STPI Image Center of Excellence (6 yrs 1 mo)
Hyderabad Software Enterprises Association
Jury Chair - Enterprise Startup & Early Stage - B2B (7 yrs)
moolya.global
Chief Administrative Officer (7 yrs 8 mos)
Co-Founder & Investor (9 yrs 2 mos)
raksan infinity labs
Disruptor (9 yrs 2 mos)
raksan Consulting Private Limited
Chief People Officer (9 yrs 2 mos)
Vice President (7 mos)
EiQ Networks
Director People Development (1 yr 7 mos)
KONY Labs
Business Partner (3 yrs 4 mos)
Ness Digital Engineering
Manager Human Resources (4 mos)
Various Start-Ups
Investor & advisor (7 mos)
PepsiCo
Organizational Development Specialist - Assistant Manager (1 yr)
Polaris Financial Technology Limited
Assistant Manager (3 yrs)
CSC - Computer Sciences Corporation
Senior HR Coordinator (7 mos)
Satyam Venture
People Specialist (2 yrs)
Education
Bachelor of Science - BS at Andhra University
Masters in Human Resource Management at Andhra University