Meet Our Folks!
Core Team
An experienced and talented set of individuals that form the driving force behind Elev8
Managing Partner
Navin Honagudi
15+ years of experience investing in early and growth stage technology firms, Navin has also held the positions of co-founder and partner at Kae Capital.
Anchor Partner
Eric (Jung Ho) Yoo
With more than a decade of experience in leadership roles across businesses, Eric is one of the pillars of Elev8. As an anchor partner, Eric actively participates in the the strategic and financial side of business.
CFO
Ashwini Khemka
15+ years of leadership experience in Finance, Consulting, Legal, across industries. Ashwini has scaled finance at hyper growth tech companies. He also has a keen interest in the startup space. A Chartered Accountant and an IIM C Alumni, he will be spearheading finance at Elev8.
Vice President
Abhishek Shah
More than a decade of entrepreneurial and investment experience in venture capital and startup leadership roles, Abhishek is an MBA from H.E.C. Paris.
Investment Team
Donghyun Kim
With more than 5 years of experience across investment and banking, Donghyun brings to the table his industry expertise. Donghyun graduated Seoul National University.
Analyst
Aman Ahmed
Aman, a determined and passionate member at Elev8's investment team, has more than 3 years of experience in growth stage tech investing and a private equity background. He holds an MBA from the reputed NMIMS institute of Mumbai.
Analyst
Divy Chopda
With 2 years of experience in investment in financial service sector, Divy is a Finance and Commerce major from H.R. College, Mumbai.
Founders Office
Zaveria Mohammad
Zaveria graduated with MBA in marketing at MIT, Mysore and has since then acquired 5 years experience in strategic partner management across FMCG & Agri Tech Startups along with expertise across industries such as e-commerce, food delivery, and B2B e-platforms in India.
Advisory Team
Advisor
Sasha Mirchandani
Founder at Kae Capita
Sasha Mirchandani is Managing Director and Founder of Kae Capital and Co-founder of Mumbai Angels. He is a Charter Member at TiE Mumbai and was inducted into their 2019 Hall of Fame as an Outstanding Angel Investor.
Advisor
Thanasis Delistathis
With two decades of investment experience, Thanasis has an innate ability to spot successful trends early. He came up with the idea for first early stage opportunity fund in 2004, which the Venture Capital Journal identified as a first in a prominent co-investment trend in the venture market.
Advisor
Nandi Vardhan Mehta
CFO & IC Member, KAAF Investments
A seasoned finance professional with a background in Chartered Accountancy and over 16 years of Senior Management experience in the Middle East. Nandi is known for being a strategist with entrepreneurial traits, who believes investing in businesses of tomorrow, which will contribute immensely to the new world. He is also an active early-stage investor and sits on several Boards across countries.
Advisor
Prakash Iyer
CIO Haldirams Family Office and Amber Family Office
Ex-CEO at Butterfly Kitchen Appliances leading a successful turnaround, Prakash has an experience of 11 years in investing with Actis and Fairwinds. His career has built an eclectic mix of experiences in investing, investment banking and research allowing him to lead organizations to achieve their strategic objectives.
Advisor
Pawan Mandhana
Serial Entrepreneur and Investor Pawan is an individual with a unique and right mix of being a Hi-tech serial entrepreneur and direct investor. His strong belief in Sustainable Development Goals (SDG's) reflects in all his business associations and partnerships he builds through his FO. Pavan’s start-ups have been awarded with prestigious awards such as Tie50, Deloitte Fast 500, Fastest growing private company awards, etc.
Advisor
Amit Mehta
Director, LNB Group
With a pedigree in Chartered Accountancy & being Harvard Business School's alumnus, Amit specializes in group strategy and investments, helps various business CEOs & their teams excel. Amit has earlier worked with the Tata Group and has the unique distinction of being one of the youngest in the entire Tata Group to have successfully completed the Business Excellence Leadership Program (BELP) thereby qualifying as an external Assessor of the Tata Business Excellence Model. He is now based in Singapore and passionately focussed on Sustainability.
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