I got quite a few requests with regards to possible VC/PE jobs at Battery Ventures and elsewhere in India. First of all thanks for reaching out to me.
A quick suggestion to people interested in the space. The typical VC/PE jobs are few and far in between, but there are definitely a lot of opportunities in a market/economy like India. My suggestion would be to be on the lookout for funds/firms that are out in the market raising new funds or have just finished their fund raise. Typically most new funds add people at the associate/analyst levels after the completion of their fund raise.
My partner Mark Sherman compiled a list of all the new funds and firms being started in India which he put up on his blog ABCDVC.com as part of a 3 part series. I think that could be a good read for people trying to understand the VC landscape from a career perspective.
As always feel free to reach out to me and I will make sure I point you to any positions that I become aware of.
Ramneek Gupta
Ramneek is with Battery Ventures, a Premier VC firm founded in 1983 that has over $2.4B under management and is one of the key members of their India investment practice. Battery is currently an investor in Tejas Networks and will be announcing 2 additional investments out of India in the next 2 months.
He focuses on investments related to India, both locally or globally focussed, that are either based in India or have the hybrid US-India DNA. His interests at Battery are across the information technology and technology enable services sectors.
Prior to joining Battery, Ramneek spent over 4 years as a Principal at ITU Ventures, an early stage VC fund with over $200MM under management. At ITU, Ramneek was responsible for investing activities in the communications and semiconductor sectors and worked closely with Hier Design (Acquired by Xilinx) and PowerSiCel (Acquired by Micro Semi). Earlier Ramneek was a Design Engineer at TiVo Inc and where he was part of the design team that designed TiVo'sSeries 2 Digital Video Recorder. Prior to TiVo, he was with PMC - Sierra and worked on system design as part of the carrier switching division.
Ramneek holds a B.S. in Mechanical Engineering for the Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Bombay, where he graduated at the top of his class, and an M.S. in Mechanical Engineering from Stanford University.
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Dear all,
My company runs a VCPE job board for both aspiring MBAs and experienced VCPE professionals. Please take a look at http://www.vc-jobs.com. There is a role which needs an immediate hire:
Assistant Fund Manager – India Real Estate Fund
http://www.vc-jobs.com/jobDetail.faces?jobId=415&jobTitle=Assistant+Fund+Manager+%3F+India+Real+Estate+Fund
Best of luck in your search.
Regards,
Jon
Dead Ramneek!
My Exp:
– Co-Founder of a media intelligence firm at the age of 17 (Acquired by a leading media firm)
– Research leader with Gartner (Internet & BPO)
– Currently Manager : Corporate Strategy & Business Development with a sucessful startup. (Engineering Services Outsourcing)
Current focus: Firm strategy, Innovation, Product Management, Co-Founder of related Industry portal, Business Development
– Advisor to a startup social media venture
– Business Development strategist to a BPO targeting a niche vertical
Age: 25
Considering my Work Background, First-Hand Experiences , Necessary Knowledge, and finding it the perfect match for the fund, please forward my profile to the fund / just inform me about it!
Thanks in advance
Krishna
Hi Ramneek,
It will be great if you could let me know of any new funds looking for people at associate level position. I am currently working with one of the leading global consulting companies and will like to explore PE/VC space.
Thanks,
Shilpa
Dear Ramneek,
I am graduating out in July 2007. Want to work on some project for 2-3 months till July so that i can understand the field of M & A. Done a project in M & A with INSEAD Singapore, wants to explore more. Please let me know if you can help me out a little.
Thanksa lot
Satish
Dear Mr. Gupta,
It is always good to here from people who at good post and advising people to in making a career .
Plz. keep me posted incase of anything good comes.
I am from the Financial services industry with 15 yrs of experience in Merchant banking/ Primary markets /secondary markets and makrieting of financial products.
Shall be obliged for your suggestions.
Regards and Thanks
Sunil Pachisia