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Team

Our team has extensive experience investing in and building businesses. We have a complementary combination of investing, engineering, financing, operational, sales and marketing, business development, entrepreneurial and political expertise.

Abhishek Agarwal, Managing Partner

  • Private equity experience (Cohen & Company)
    • Seven years of operationally-focused investment experience
    • Focused on technology and developing infrastructure assets
    • Active engineering, business development and finance roles in portfolio companies
  • Entrepreneurial experience
    • Wireless and ecommerce start-ups
  • Education
    • Columbia University, graduate coursework in Electrical Engineering
    • University of Rochester, BA in Economics and BS in Chemical Engineering (cum laude)
  • Interests
    • Extreme running, squash and philosophy
  • Email Abhishek

Paul Sheppard, Partner

  • Investment banking experience (Schroders and Evercore)
    • Seven years corporate M&A, financing and strategic/industry analyses
  • Corporate experience (Pearson)
    • Evaluating, analyzing, executing and overseeing investments and divestitures
    • Business development and operating experience
    • Wrote for the Lex column of the Financial Times
  • Political experience (Advisor to former UK Prime Minister)
    • Economic researcher for Gordon Brown's team focused on macro-economic issues
  • Education
    • Fulbright Scholar
    • Wharton, MBA in Finance (honors)
    • Cambridge University, MA in Social & Political Sciences
  • Interests
    • Rugby, chess and dogs
  • Email Paul

Tushar Adya, Partner

  • Management Consulting experience (McKinsey & Co.)
    • Former Associate Principal with strategy and operational consulting experience
    • Focused on consumer, retail, and foodservice verticals
    • Led several M&A and commercial/operational transformation related engagements
  • Entrepreneurial experience
    • Founded agricultural trading company in India focused on wholesale and retail
    • E-commerce start up
  • Education
    • Smith School of Business, MBA
    • Delhi University, Bachelor of Business
  • Interests
    • Cooking, travel, and tennis
  • Email Tushar

 

 

 

 

We are relentlessly focused on the highest levels of quality and integrity in everything we, and our portfolio companies, do.