TEAM

  • Lalit Yadav
    Lalit Yadav

    Founding Member, Fund Management Entity

  • Ashish Padiyar
    Ashish Padiyar

    Founding Partner

  • Brijesh Damodaran Nair
    Brijesh Damodaran Nair

    Founding Partner

  • Rakesh Rana
    Rakesh Rana

    Finance & Regulatory

  • Karan Gupta
    Karan Gupta

    Principal

  • Kanuj Jadwani
    Kanuj Jadwani

    Investment Analyst

Lalit Yadav

Founding Member, Fund Management Entity

As a visionary Founding Member of our Fund Management Entity, Mr. Lalit Yadav epitomizes strategic brilliance and entrepreneurial excellence. An MBA graduate from the esteemed University in Australia, he has been instrumental in founding and scaling multiple high-growth startups across Technology, E-commerce, FinTech, and Logistics. His remarkable track record of navigating complex business landscapes and driving substantial growth trajectories highlights unparalleled expertise. With a profound understanding of investment dynamics and fund management, His dynamic leadership and deep industry knowledge position him as the foremost authority in investment and fund management within the LLP, exemplifying excellence in both innovation and execution. Outside the boardroom, he is an avid traveller, drawing inspiration from global experiences.

Ashish Padiyar

Founding Partner

As a Founding Partner, Ashish embarked on his entrepreneurial journey at a young age in 2009, and his deep-seated passion for the entrepreneurial ecosystem has seamlessly integrated him into the leadership team at Auxano. An experienced MBA with nearly two decades of industry expertise. Ashish’s meticulous approach ensures rigorous adherence to regulatory requirements and streamlined operational processes, underpinning the firm's successful ventures. His focus on driving results and fostering impactful partnerships defines his role in fortifying the structural integrity of the fund's operations.

Brijesh Damodaran Nair

Founding Partner

Brijesh is a distinguished Chartered Accountant whose entrepreneurial journey began in late 2009. With over two decades of extensive experience across diverse industries and leading Indian firms, he has seamlessly transitioned into the realm of venture capital, driven by a passion for innovative and data-driven strategies. His deep expertise in operational management and strategic oversight ensures the seamless execution of complex tasks within the firm. Known for his analytical approach and appreciation for narratives supported by robust data, he is instrumental in shaping our strategic vision. Outside of his professional endeavors, Brijesh enjoys idlis and dosas and is an avidreader with a keen interest in cricket.

Rakesh Rana

Finance & Regulatory

Rakesh is a Chartered Accountant with close to a decades experience in the area of Finance & Accounts , operations across e-commerce and cargo aviation sector . A keen yoga practitioner, Rakesh brings his expertise of governance and eye for detail in Auxano

Karan Gupta

Principal

Having been an entrepreneur himself, he knows the joy and pain in this space. An MBA in Entrepreneurship and Business Management, Karan is passionate about driving entrepreneurs and businesses to greater heights. A keen observer with an eye for detail, he works with portfolio companies in making them more robust and actively scouts for new stars for Auxano Portfolio.

Kanuj Jadwani

Investment Analyst

A graduate in management, Kanuj is an aspiring Financial Risk Manager (FRM). He has acquired a variety of skills during his internships across industries like Interior Designing, Robotics, Credit Rating and Finance. Additionally, creating sketches and making music with an electric keyboard has helped him develop a creative flair, clubbed with his quick learning attitude has enabled him to approach situations with an out-of-the-box viewpoint. He takes pleasure in everything he does, without forgetting his love of Physics, Formula-One and Nachos.

ADVISORY BOARD

  • Lloyd Mathias
    Lloyd Mathias

    Advisor

  • Anupam Kaul
    Anupam Kaul

    Advisor

  • Mayank Tayal
    Mayank Tayal

    Advisor

Lloyd Mathias

Advisor

Lloyd Mathias is an Angel Investor and a marketing and business strategist. He works with early stage companies that are eyeing disproportionate growth. Lloyd is one of India’s best known marketers having been responsible for building some of India’s biggest brands – Pepsi, Mountain Dew, Motorola, Tata Docomo and HP PC’s & Printers. Until June 2017 Lloyd was the marketing head of HP's Consumer PC business for the Asia Pacific region. In previous corporate roles he was President & CMO at Tata Docomo and Country Sales Director for Motorola in India, Bangladesh, Nepal and Sri Lanka. Lloyd spent,12 years with PepsiCo, in sales, business and marketing roles. His last role was Executive VP and Category Director for PepsiCo’s beverages in India. Lloyd has been Chairman of MRUC the publishers of the Indian Readership Survey- the world’s largest reader survey; Co-Chairman of the Device Strategy Council of the Worldwide Mobility Development Group; and Asia Board Member of the CMO Council. Lloyd is a science graduate from Mumbai’s St. Xavier’s College; has an MBA from Bombay University and did a Senior Executive Program at the London Business School. He has been on Campaign India’s A list for over 8 years, featured among Asia best Marketers twice. In 2007 he named among the world’s top 15 marketers, by International list magazine – a list that celebrates those international marketers behind outstanding cross border campaigns.

Anupam Kaul

Advisor

Angel investor & technology enthusiast Tech experience across FMCG, Retail, Defense, FinTech, MedTech, Management Consulting & Enterprise Software Education and work across Germany, France, Netherlands & India Companies worked for previously – DRDO, Oracle, Egon Zehnder, adidas, HEINEKEN, Sivantos Worked in roles from Engineer, Architect, Project & Program Manager, leadership role for technology integration across M&A Current Role - CTO- FnO

Mayank Tayal

Advisor

IIT, INSEAD Entrepreneur, Investor, M&A Professional Chief Business Officer, FnO Active angel investor with 17+ companies in portfolio Multiple A&D transactions completed from origination to completion in north-west Europe (Deal Size: $10M - $1.2B) Restructured and operationally turned around multiple business units in south-east Asia, India and Middle-East

ASSOCIATES

  • CorpNinja
    CorpNinja

    Due Diligence

  • Kaytes Business Consultants LLP
    Kaytes Business Consultants LLP

    Corporate Consultant

  • Arora Prem & Associates
    Arora Prem & Associates

    Chartered Accountant

CorpNinja

Due Diligence

http://www.corpninjaadvisors.com/

Kaytes Business Consultants LLP

Corporate Consultant

https://www.linkedin.com/company/kaytesconsulting/

Arora Prem & Associates

Chartered Accountant

http://aroraprem.com/index.php