/ People

Our team is built on diverse backgrounds, varied interests and a shared value system

Team
  • image01 Kanu A. Gupta
    Kanu A. Gupta
    • Principal Investing, Goldman, Sachs & Co
    • Founding Member, Goldman Sachs India
    • MBA, INSEAD
    • BBA, University of Southern California
    • Founder, Savor
    • Founder & Chef, The Secret Supper Project
    • Cooking, yoga, cycling, independent cinema, jazz & heritage architecture
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  • image02 Sharangdev Mohta
    Sharangdev Mohta
    • Core Team, Discern Living
    • Strategy & Growth, Party Hard Drivers
    • BBA, Finance & Accounting, HR College
    • Open water diving, horseback riding, nature, health, fitness & percussion instruments
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  • image03 Rohan Rajguru
    Rohan Rajguru
    • Analyst, Pricewaterhouse Coopers
    • Investment & Deal Manager, Scaale Group
    • BBA, Finance, NMIMS University
    • Film, food & sports
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  • image04 Yash Mittal
    Yash Mittal
    • Associate Consultant, Takshashila Consulting
    • M.Sc. in Management, Imperial College
    • Basketball player & coach, passionate musician & bollywood dancing
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  • image05 Ashish Mankad
    Ashish Mankad
    Design
    • IBM Certified eCommerce Specialist
    • MCSE, Microsoft
    • Bcom, Gujarat University
    • Travelling off the beaten path, reading scandi-noir & living off the grid
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  • image051 Jyoti Rai
    Jyoti Rai
    • Executive Assistant
    • 18 years’ experience in customer service
    • Painting, travelling, movie fanatic & a pet lover
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  • image052 Jeggy Filart
    Jeggy Filart
    • Finance Manager – Consumer Goods
    • BS Management Engineering, Ateneo de Manila University
    • MBA, INSEAD
    • Volleyball enthusiast, piano, and fascinated with Japanese culture
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Advisors
  • image06 Rohan Vaziralli
    Rohan Vaziralli
    CEO, Estée Lauder Asia
    • Instrumental in Estée Lauder’s investment into Forest Essentials - a leading beauty company
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  • image07 Michael Patent
    Michael Patent
    Co-Founder, Culture Group
    • Senior Vice President, Global Partnerships at AEG
    • Instrumental in the long-term development and implementation of global partnerships in Asia for top-tier brands
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  • image08 Namita Bhide
    Namita Bhide
    Managing Director, Denim Consulting
    • Advisor to Bain
    • Commercial Director, Asia Pacific. at Verrency
    • Global lead at Standard Chartered Bank, UBS and Deutsche Bank
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  • image09 Rupa Pandit
    Rupa Pandit
    Managing Director, Nereus Capital
    • Deep expertise in investing
    • Founding member of D. E. Shaw’s Indian direct investment team
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  • image10 Tirthankar Dash
    Tirthankar Dash
    Partner, Business Strategy, Quantum
    • Design Strategist with a deep background in innovation, branding and marketing
    • Personal Advisor to some of the leading CEO’s in the world
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  • image11 Dante DiCicco
    Dante DiCicco
    International Expansion, Snap Inc
    • Dante leads international expansion and growth for Snapchat's advertising business
    • Associate at BlackRock overseeing over $40 billion in global Assets Under Management
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  • image12 Abhishek Basu
    Abhishek Basu
    Chairman, Beyond art
    • Advisor to Family Offices in Asia Pacific, Middle East, Africa & Europe on Philanthropy & Art Collecting
    • Executive Trustee of Basu Foundation for the Arts
    • Diploma from Sotheby’s Institute of Art on Art as a Global business
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  • image13 Karan Kumar
    Karan Kumar
    Founder and CEO, Amalthea Capita
    • Over two decades of experience investing in and helping build companies in various sectors including Finance, Hospitality, F&B and Healthcare
    • Harvard Business Schoo
    • Corporate Lawyer
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  • image14 Achal Ghai
    Achal Ghai
    Group MD, Legacy Emirates Group
    • Entrepreneur & angel investor
    • 20 years of Corporate and Investment Banking experience
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  • image15 Dr. Anil Gupta
    Dr. Anil Gupta
    Pediatric Specialist
    • Diploma in Child Health London
    • Fellow of Royal College of Physicians, Glasgow and Royal College of Paediatrics and Child Health U.K
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  • image16 Raymond Kwok
    Raymond Kwok
    Chairman and MD, Kwok Group LLP
    • Managing Director of UOB Life Assurance Limited
    • Responsible for pioneering the growth of the UOB Group’s life assurance arm which had assets of $2.5bn billion as at 30 June 2005
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  • image17 Mary Elizabeth Klein
    Mary Elizabeth Klein
    Chief Financial/Operations Officer boutique global law firm
    • Senior Partner in three service lines at Ernst & Young LLP
    • Chief Financial Officer for UHNW Single Family Office
    • MBA, Stern School of Business, New York University
    • BBA, University of Southern California (Piano Performance and History)
    • Advisory Director Carnegie Hall over nine years
    • Member Investment Advisory Committee, Art Students League of New York
    • Classical piano, international cuisine, fine art, weight training/ballet, writing, travel
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  • image18 Harry Hakuei Kosato
    Harry Hakuei Kosato
    Founder & MD, Sushi and More
    • Entrepreneur, Social Psychologist and Sushi Curator
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