The Power of Ordinary is what best describes Ketan. From being a kid who was ordinary by birth, he was found clapping for others when they performed or won accolades. From there to today, he is now a published author, coach, speaker and a Human Resources practitioner who loves building businesses. Ketan enjoys enabling business
Ranjeet Shetye is among the few people who grew up devouring science fiction and then made a career at the intersection of technology and the future. He has been associated with YourNest since 2016 as an investor, and he became a Venture Partner in early 2021 upon his return to India from Austin, Texas. Being
Words are to Mohit what code is to a developer or numbers are to a mathematician. Originally, a copywriter in advertising, he evolved into a strategy leader with cross-functional experience in digital and traditional businesses that include advertising, media and marketing. He has held P&L responsibilities of large, cross-location teams at CXO levels in Contract
With two successful exits in Silicon Valley and another out of Bangalore, Venkat is the quintessential Serial Entrepreneur. However, had he not pivoted midway in his life, he would have remained a Corporate Executive leading large global organizations. Extremely active in the startup/innovation eco-system in India and the US, some of Venkat’s engagements include Venture
In any call with Dr Vivek Mansingh, one will hear the sound of an Indian Air Force jet flying low overhead his home-office in Bengaluru. His voice will be drowned out momentarily, but he will be back in action unfazed as he exhorts founders to scale up and serve global markets at speed. Piercing in
When he was first approached by Sunil to be the co-founder of YourNest Venture Capital, Sanjay refused. As Sunil’s Executive Coach, one of Sanjay’s self-mandated tasks was to go beyond the obvious and probe deeper into his mentee’s mind: after many discussions and debates, when Sanjay was convinced that YourNest could make a genuine difference
An eight-hour drive from New Delhi, where Girish Shivani lives with his wife, daughter and son stands a hillock. At some stage in the not-too-distant future, he hopes to complete constructing the house that is designed to be his summer getaway. However, his obsession with analysing every deal that comes his way (and there were
Tall and lanky but with the memory of an elephant, Sunil is the mental repository of every major development in YourNest which he co-founded in 2011 after a successful corporate career working closely with the fourth-generation entrepreneur family of Dabur and the founders of Bharti Airtel. Before becoming a full-time, early-stage investor and fund manager,
