Anoop N

About Anoop N

I am an Intrapreneur passionate about Venture Investing, Startups and Technology Innovations. I am kicked about building organizations and sustainable businesses impacting a large enough user / customer base, creating a solid brand and driving scale / growth (organic and inorganic).I am a Principal at Chiratae Ventures, a growth stage VC fund with $1.2Bn+ under AUM. Prior to Chiratae, I co-led Accenture Ventures which partners with, invests in and acquires disruptive technology businesses / startups. I have led Accenture India’s first transaction when Byte Prophecy was acquired in May 2020. Before Accenture, I played varying roles at a proprietary VC office where I was -a) End-to-end Lead of the firm’s Investment into Digital Media-tech platform to launch India’s No:1 English News platform ($17 Mn)b) Investment Committee Member of the firm’s Investments ($7Mn) in E-grocery, Edtech, Fintech and Cleantech startups.c) Board Member on Asianet News Media & Entertainment; Part of CXO team which was raising funds from PE fundsOne of my most satisfying roles was as the CEO of Asianet News Digital, where in 18 months I took a legacy media brand digital and made it Top-5 Vernacular news product & Top-20 News platforms in the country. From a 15-member, 2.5 Cr ARR to 180+ members, 6 languages, 1 acquisition, 30 Cr ARR business - Asianet News clearly redefined South India Digital media growth.I am an MBA from Indian Institute of Management (IIM) Indore and a Computer Science Engineer from University of Madras.In my personal capacity, I am also the Founder & Investment committee member of IIM-Indore’s Alumni Angel fund 1 - a sector agnostic early stage fund of 90 LPs. I have led 6 of the 11 commitments made across Consumertech and B2B Enterprise tech startups.I am an Angel Investor with a Global and Indian portfolio of 25+ companies including Rupifi,Blusmart to name a few. I mentor and advise a few startups in Mediatech and Fintech domains and serve on the advisory board of i2E Labs, a social enterprise incubator in collaboration with Telangana State.For those applying for a job / internship, please follow Chiratae\'s LinkedIn page or email your profile to h•••@chiratae.com. For people reaching out with an idea, early stage tech venture you can share the pitch deck to a••••@chiratae.com. If there is interest, we will revert

Experience

1. Principal, Investments

   Chiratae Ventures

   Nov 2021 — Present

Education

• University of Madras

  B.E, Computer Science & Engg

  1999 — 2003

• Indian Institute of Management, Indore

  PGDM, Strategy and Operations

  2005 — 2007

Skills

• Deal Structures
• Business Strategy
• Operational Excellence
• Integrated Planning
• Venture Capital
• Business Development
• Private Equity
• Analysis
• Business Analysis
• Strategic Sourcing
• Operating Model Design
• Process Improvement