PRACHETAS CAPITAL - Key Persons


Abha Inamdar

Job Titles:
  • Principal
Abha has over 10 years of experience across venture capital investing and transaction advisory. Her role at NIGF involves the identification of potential investee companies, deal evaluation, execution, and portfolio management. Abha Inamdar

Abhilash Gupta

Job Titles:
  • Associate
  • Computer Science Engineer
Abhilash has over 2.5 years of experience in Investment Banking and his role at NIGF includes sourcing of investment opportunities, deal evaluation, execution and portfolio monitoring.Abhilash Gupta Abhilash is a Computer Science engineer (B.Tech) from IIIT Vadodara and holds an MBA degree with specialisation in Finance from NMIMS, Mumbai.

Arpita Dhakane - Secretary

Job Titles:
  • Company Secretary

Balakrishna Adiga

Job Titles:
  • Senior Advisor
Balakrishna Adiga is involved in identifying technology trends, helping evaluate the right companies to invest in, monitoring the performance of the investee company, and evaluating the exit strategies. He is well-connected in the PE & VC industry circles. Balakrishna Adiga

Dr. Gopichand Katragadda

Job Titles:
  • Senior Advisor
  • Independent Director on the Board of Bosch India Limited
Dr. Gopichand Katragadda is an Independent Director on the Board of Bosch India Limited, and the Vice-President of the IET, Board of Trustees, UK. He is an advisor to NASSCOM CoE for Data Science and AI and Chairman of the CII Knowledge Management Summit and the CII WR Innovation Ecosystem Task Force. He is the immediate past Chairman of the CII National Technology Committee. Gopichand Katragadda Senior Advisor

Dr. Niranjan Rajadhyaksha

Job Titles:
  • Economist and Writer
Dr. Niranjan Rajadhyaksha is an economist and writer. He has closely tracked the Indian economy for the past three decades - as a journalist, commentator, researcher, and speaker. Niranjan Rajadhyaksha

Harish Hulyalkar

Job Titles:
  • Executive Director, Aprwood Capital

Kartik Kadle

Job Titles:
  • Senior Associate
  • Manager, Ricardo Strategic Consulting
Kartik has over 13 years of strategy consulting and industry experience in the automotive propulsion, e-mobility and clean energy space. His role at NIGF includes sourcing of investment opportunities, deal evaluation, execution and portfolio monitoring.Kartik Kadle Kartik previously worked as Manager - Strategic Consulting for the India division of Ricardo Plc, a UK based leading global environmental, engineering and strategy consulting firm

Krupa Joshi

Job Titles:
  • Executive - Finance & Accounts
  • Finance & Accounts at Prachetas Capital. She Comes With Strong Foundation in Corporate Finance and Statutory Compliances.Krupa Joshi
Krupa Joshi handles Finance & Accounts at Prachetas Capital. She comes with strong foundation in corporate finance and statutory compliances.Krupa Joshi Prior to joining Prachetas Capital, Krupa has worked at a boutique CA firm for 6 years, where she has gained experience in taxation, audit, GST, Income Tax Scrutiny & Assessments and Financial Management. Krupa has handled a diverse client portfolio across multiple industries, providing valuable insights and tailored solutions. She is a Commerce graduate and a CA Finalist.

Mr. Praveen P. Kadle - Chairman, Managing Director

Job Titles:
  • Chairman
  • Managing Director
Mr. Praveen P. Kadle spent over 30 years with the Tata Group. He set up five successful PE funds with an AUM of US$ 1 Billion. His leadership track record includes building successful start-ups, managing turnarounds and growth both organically as well as inorganically Praveen P. Kadle

Pradeep Bandivadekar - CEO

Job Titles:
  • Managing Partner

Pratik Lambe

Job Titles:
  • Associate

Shrida Shah

Job Titles:
  • Executive - Investor Relations
Shrida's role includes managing end to end Investor Relations, helping with the fund raising, ensuring all the fund-raising activities function smoothly and conducting basic economic and industry specific research and helping the investors conduct their due diligence.Shrida Shah

Tanya Kadle

Job Titles:
  • Executive - HR & Admin
Tanya Kadle is responsible for all HR-related matters at Prachetas Capital including talent acquisition, onboarding of new hires, compensation & benefits benchmarking, HR documentation & policy formation. Tanya Kadle

Vinay Malekati

Job Titles:
  • Executive - Fund Accounts & Operations