Mr. Mahendra Swarup brings a wealth of experience to the table and has served as the Managing Director of Avigo Capital, a private equity fund where he was responsible for portfolio management and new investments. Mr. Swarup has also served as the head of Private Treaties of Times of India Group (now Brand Capital) and invested across various business cycles in over 50 ventures in diverse industries viz. Pharma and Lifesciences, Manufacturing, Engineering, Media, Consumer, Food & Beverages, Education, and Business Services.
Mr. Swarup has a deep understanding of Indian businesses, regulatory, financial and market environment. In the past, he has held leadership positions in blue-chip companies like ACC, Nestle India, Sun Group-Moscow, and PepsiCo India at the board level and senior most functional levels in operations, sales and distribution, supply chain/logistics, exports, and HR.
Furthermore Mr. Swarup served as the President of the Indian Venture Capital and Private Equity Association (IVCA). Under his stewardship, IVCA became a major voice of the PE/VC industry. He is associated with many educational institutions and has held key positions in I-COMP: Initiative for Competitive Online Marketplace, AIMA, etc.