GSF INDIA - Key Persons


Masa Yamamoto

Job Titles:
  • Investment Associate

Niyaz Laiq

Job Titles:
  • General Partner
  • Partner

Rajesh Sawhney - Founder

Job Titles:
  • Founder
  • General Partner
Rajesh was the Founding President of Reliance Entertainment, prior to which he founded Times Internet (Indiatimes.com). Rajesh was also the Founder & CEO of Innerchef, a leading cloud kitchen platform in India. Rajesh serves on the board of Indiamart, Ixigo, Microland and Zest Money. Niyaz is a Partner at GSF, bringing over a decade of experience as a Founder and investor. Prior to GSF, Niyaz was the Co-Founder & CEO of BetterButter, India's leading recipe sharing platform (exited to SilverEdge Technologies) and the Founder of Hammock, India's first co-living accomodation provider. Niyaz started his career as an LP with Hermes GPE based out of London and Singapore, before joining Lok Capital, India's leading impact investment VC. Niyaz has a degree in Economics from Delhi University and a Masters in Finance & Development from SOAS, University of London.

Rohan Desai

Job Titles:
  • Investment Analyst