Chinmay Katdare

CEO

Mumbai, Maharashtra, India20 yrs 9 mos experience
Most Likely To SwitchHighly Stable

Key Highlights

  • 15 years of growth investing experience.
  • Invested ~$1B across 30+ companies.
  • Expert in early stage investments in consumer and tech sectors.
Stackforce AI infers this person is a Venture Capitalist specializing in investments in E-commerce and Technology sectors.

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About

Experienced investments professional : 15 years of growth investing in Indian consumer and technology companies. Invested ~$1B across 30+ companies in tech, consumer and financial services.

Experience

20 yrs 9 mos
Total Experience
2 yrs 3 mos
Average Tenure
3 yrs 8 mos
Current Experience

Epiq capital

3 roles

Partner

Apr 2024 – Present · 2 yrs 1 mo

  • We are an early growth stage venture capital firm looking to back exceptional entrepreneurs who are building the Magnificent 7 of India.
  • Some of our recent investments include:
  • Zepto, India's fastest growing quick commerce company
  • Giva, India's largest online silver jewellery brand
  • Bhanzu, a global math education platform
  • For more details on our portfolio companies and team, please visit https://www.epiqcapital.com

Managing Director

Promoted

Apr 2023 – May 2024 · 1 yr 1 mo

Executive Director

Aug 2022 – Mar 2023 · 7 mos

  • Leading the investments team at Epiq Capital

Blackbuck (zinka logistics solutions pvt. ltd.)

Board Member

Nov 2021 – Aug 2022 · 9 mos

Flipkart

2 roles

Senior Director- Head of Flipkart Ventures

Apr 2021 – Aug 2022 · 1 yr 4 mos

  • 1. Leading Flipkart Ventures, which will focus on early stage investments across the consumer internet ecosystem.
  • G.O.A.T Brand Labs, a Thrasio-style aggregator
  • Finbox, which provides embedded finance offerings for loan products
  • Conceptualised and led investments into six seed stage startups as a part of Flipkart's first accelerator program
  • 2. Led strategic investments at Flipkart - sourcing and execution of minority investments and acquisitions.
  • Acquisition of Cleartrip
  • Follow-on investment in Ninjacart

Director

Jan 2019 – Apr 2021 · 2 yrs 3 mos

  • Leading strategic investments at Flipkart - sourcing and execution of minority investments and acquisitions.
  • Completed investments:
  • Shadowfax
  • Ninjacart
  • Arvind Youth Brands
  • Aditya Birla Fashion and Retail Ltd
  • Universal SportsBiz Ltd
  • Completed acquisitions:
  • Scapic
  • Mech Mocha

Universal sportsbiz private limited

Board Observer

Jan 2021 – Aug 2021 · 7 mos

Arvind youth brands

Board Observer

Nov 2020 – Aug 2021 · 9 mos · Bengaluru, Karnataka, India

Ninjacart

Investor

Jan 2020 – Aug 2022 · 2 yrs 7 mos · Bengaluru, Karnataka, India

Shadowfax

Investor

Dec 2019 – Aug 2021 · 1 yr 8 mos · Bengaluru, Karnataka, India

Khazanah nasional berhad

3 roles

Vice President, Investments

Apr 2016 – Jan 2019 · 2 yrs 9 mos

  • Experience across the investment lifecycle on multiple unlisted companies and evaluated 100+ listed companies in consumer, tech and financial services space.
  • Responsible for deal sourcing, investment analysis, transaction structuring, due diligence, portfolio monitoring and exits. Sectors covered include Technology, Consumer and Financial services.
  • Some key completed investments are outlined below:
  • Consumer:
  • India's leading specialty retailer
  • India's top FMCG player with niche in herbal products
  • Zivame, a prominent women innerwear e-tailer
  • Yepme, an online apparel brand
  • Technology:
  • Fractal, India's leading analytics company
  • One of the largest global IT services player
  • A niche global IT services player
  • Financial services
  • India's leading private sector bank

AVP, Investments

Promoted

Apr 2013 – Mar 2016 · 2 yrs 11 mos

Associate, Investments

Jan 2011 – Mar 2013 · 2 yrs 2 mos

Houlihan lokey- avista corporate finance advisory pvt. ltd

Senior Associate

Jul 2010 – Jan 2011 · 6 mos · Mumbai Area, India

Bank of america- ba continuum solutions

Associate

Feb 2007 – Apr 2009 · 2 yrs 2 mos

  • Evaluated debt proposals and monitored existing exposure of large corporate clients in the Media and Telecom vertical across offices of Bank of America.

Kotak mahindra bank

Chief Manager

Feb 2004 – Feb 2007 · 3 yrs

  • Conducted credit appraisal of asset-backed loans, involving in-depth customer interactions and detailed financial analysis, across diverse businesses.

Education

Indian School of Business

MBA — Finance

Jan 2009 – Jan 2010

The Institute of Chartered Accountants of India

CA — Accounting

Jan 2000 – Jan 2003

R.A.Podar College of Commerce and Economics

B.Com

Jan 1997 – Jan 2002