We are disciplined, thesis-driven, early-stage investors interested in partnering with founders that have a wide margin to succeed
Founded in 2013 by digital natives who have been Founders themselves, Windrose Capital exists to support India’s fast-transforming economy through early and mid-stage investments in promising Start-ups.
We are active investors, thoughtful advisors, and dedicated problem-solvers with a passion for technology and a deep belief in the transformative power of digital-first businesses.
We exist to create capital value by harnessing disruptive, efficiency-driven opportunities in the Indian Startup space.
The world, and Asia in particular, is on the cusp of an Information revolution. India is witnessing a tremendous opportunity to creating new value, as we can bypass the industrial economy to leap-frog into the Information Age.
Windrose helps you ride this wave. We exist to enable potential Indian Unicorns to arrive onto the global stage. Most importantly, we see that India will be a very different place, a decade from now, and we offer you the opportunity to co-create the economy of the future with us.
In our experience of creating startups we see that founders rarely get an empathetic voice across the table and hence have to go through hula-hoops to answer concerns that are non-core to eventual outcomes and do not focus on value-creation as much as value-capture.
Windrose Capital allows you to focus on what you do best - go ahead and create value. We make the process of initial conversations through terms and legalities extremely simple and transparent thereby saving time and opportunity costs for you. We then back you through your start-up journey with our experience of creating and growing products (and services), markets and growth.
Along the way we also enable your company with crucial but non-core processes that help you avoid future trouble early. With us, capital commitments are the start to an iterative process of helping you succeed.
Rohit has had entrepreneurial experience in Manufacturing & Technology. He has partnered & set-up companies in & outside India, with people from China, Sri Lanka, UK & Germany.
He holds a Bachelor's degree in Engineering (Electronics & Tele-Com.) & Masters in Management (Finance & Entrepreneurship) from CASS Business School, City University, London. He is also certified as an Associate Financial Planner (Investment Planning, Tax Planning & Estate Planning, Risk Management & Insurance Planning) by FPSB.
Braj, a technocrat at his core, emboldens the technology expertise of Windrose Capital. He has experience in building and managing multiple technology ventures serving a diverse corporate client base of varying sizes. He is dexterous in understanding, building and implementing customer centric tailor-made technology solutions that significantly enhance operational efficiencies and customer experience.
As a Chartered Accountant, Braj has worked as a consultant with E&Y managing risk advisory services for their clients. He had also built quantitative models for trading securities at a time when the entire industry was at a very nascent stage in India.
A lawyer by qualification and also pursuing Company Secretary. Mitali is an experienced law practitioner. She had been an entrepreneur and founder of a company. She has worked with a leading manufacturing company and has effectively headed the legal department and handled legal work along with all compliances.
Mitali has an interest in investment and finances. Her skill set includes advising over laws, preparation of documents and execution, and negotiation with clients. She is excellent in communication and relation management. At Windrose Capital, she heads the legal work and compliances.
Dravya is a finance graduate, having summoned experience in financial services and risk advisory industry, starting her professional life with KPMG. She is a keen learner and avid reader. She is ardent in understanding the latest trends in the start-up ecosystem which contributes to strengthening her investment decision-making expertise. She continues with her academics along with her job and has cleared CFA Level I.
At Windrose, Dravya is responsible for assessing the deal flow & enabling the investment decision from the perspective of the firm's Investment Thesis. In addition to this, she leads the firm's portfolio management and investor relation efforts. She monitors the progress of the investee companies by analyzing monthly MIS reports shared by the respective founders as well as prepare quarterly reports on the fund's performance to share with the limited partners.
Aditya, a graduate of H.R. College of Commerce and Economics, brings experience from early-stage startups. His profound interest in finance, venture capital, and blockchain aligns seamlessly with his passion for learning through extensive reading.
At Windrose Capital, Aditya is focusing on optimizing fund processes and business operations. His diverse skill set will be utilized to establish an effective collaborative process within Windrose.
Piyush comes from a technical educational background. Over the past 2.5 years of his career, he has hands-on experience working in a startup ecosystem, including women-centric incubation and student incubation. He has worked in different roles, all of which somehow connected him to building more visibility for the organization.
He is a Marketing and Social Media Algorithm enthusiast who believes that leveraging the right marketing strategy can help organizations grow in all other verticals too, in no time.