Multi-Dimensional Team of Operators with Broad Experience
Led by seasoned operators, senior executives, entrepreneurs and investors from the global defense, dual-use technology, advanced manufacturing sectors and the world’s leading innovation ecosystems.
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Our team brings together a unique combination of venture and private equity investment, global operations and scale-up experience and an established track record of building successful multinational ventures
With 30 years of global experience as a corporate executive, operator and investor, including 14 years in the US Aerospace and defense industry (Pratt & Whitney-Raytheon, he has scaled innovation-driven businesses across high-tech, aerospace, sustainable tech, and automotive sectors.
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Specializing in strategy, business development, open innovation, start-up incubation, and technology commercialization, he has a proven track record in Fortune 100 companies and global markets.
Rahul Devjani
Managing Partner
An experienced strategic growth advisor to some of India’s leading business houses, UHNI family offices in India, Singapore and UAE regions. Operations scaleup experience in multiple sectors from automotive, B2B, process and advanced manufacturing industries.
Yogesh Kulkarni
General Partner
Senior leader in the US aerospace and defense industry with decades of global experience including CXO roles in multiple $10B+ A&D business, extensive strategy, M&A experience (47 ventures across 18 countries) and senior board advisor to world’s leading aerospace companies and defence focused PE funds.
David Brantner
Partner, USA
Apurva Pattanshetti is a seasoned Chartered Accountant with a decade of experience specializing in cross border structuring, taxation, governance, due diligence, risk advisory and management consulting.
Apurva Pattanshetti
Partner, Governance
Jyoti Devjani is a successful entrepreneur, growth advisor, brand and product development consultant with 25 years of experience in the hospitality, consumer, wellness, healthcare and retail industry in India, US, APAC and Australia markets.
At IBV she heads investor relations, helps portfolio companies with product launch, operational optimization and business expansion.
Jyoti Devjani
Partner, Investor Relations
A pioneer and thought leader with active involvement in India’s Armanirbhar and Make in India for the world mission for defense and homeland security. Senior advisor to NFSU, MHA and several leading universities, industry incubators and defense, dual-use technology startups.
Ravin Vyas
Principal, BD
Industry leader with 30+ years of experience in Investment Banking (PE, M&A and Structured Finance) and Corporate Advisory (Financial & Management Consulting and Structuring) and successful execution of $1 billion transactions, working with top PE investors like Warburg Pincus and KKR.
Nimesh Shah
Venture Partner
Nikkhil is a former entrepreneur and Chartered Accountant with over 10 years of experience. He has managed multi-country accelerator programs in deep-tech, overseen a large family office, and handled an extensive startup investment portfolio. Nikkhil is also skilled in leading open innovation programs, bringing a wealth of knowledge and strategic insight to the table.
Nikkhil Srinivas
Venture Partner
35 years of deep-tech, defense and homeland security expertise in strategic programs in USA, EU, Africa, South America, Asia and large-scale cross-border technology projects.
Extensive technology startup investment, operations experience. Managed a leading Israeli incubator, in collaboration with the Israel government and leading VCs. Served in Israel Defense Forces specializing in communications and intelligence.
Gabi Surujon
Venture Partner, Israel
Preeti Bakshi is a marketing & project management professional with 14 years of experience in multinational companies in healthcare, automotive, HLS, infrastructure & sustainibility.
She has a strong track record in launching effective marketing campaigns, driving brand growth, and identifying market opportunities.
Preeti Bakshi
Marketing
Ex-entreprenuer, passionate about building valuable ventures in the domain of national security.
Rishabh Pote
Analyst
Advisors and Industry Experts
Nirav led Kaizenvest’s impact investments in India and Southeast Asia, building the firm’s Blended Finance practice and successfully implementing USAID programs. With over two decades at Tata Group, he held key leadership roles, including CEO of two EdTech companies and Vice President at Tata Sons, driving strategic initiatives in defense, aerospace and communications.
Nirav Khambhati
Management consultant based in Tel Aviv, Israel. With extensive experience in cross-border M&A, joint ventures and strategic partnerships and strategy consulting to large organizations in India and Israel, Shaked specializes in leading and assimilating processes of organizational change that enhance growth and maximize potential. Expertise in globalization, emerging markets, growth strategies, market creation, and ecosystem development.
Shaked Avraham
Joe D’Cruz is the Founder and Managing Director of Catalyze Partners, where he builds scalable businesses that commercialize promising innovations acquired from Fortune 50 and global defense companies. D’Cruz is a highly respected senior leader in the defense, telecom and government technology sectors and serves on the board of Catalyze’s Metro Aerospace, he is also executive chairman of Alpine Advanced Materials.
Joe D’Cruz
One of India’s foremost experts on Startups, Innovation and Policy. He is currently the Managing Director, FITT of IIT-Delhi and has a stellar career of leading India’s largest tech incubator and mentoring thousands of technology startups from idea to scale up and being a thought leader and member of industry think-tanks, public-private-academia partnerships globally.
Nikhil Agarwal