Leading investment banker with a career of 600+ investment transactions ($500 billion+) across industries and global geographies. 

Senior Executive in leading global and local corporate/investment banks including Citibank, Merrill Lynch and ICICI  

Ravi Kapoor

General Partner 

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

General 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, global M&A experience  and senior board advisor to some of the world’s leading aerospace companies and defence focused PE funds.

David Brantner

Partner, USA

Seasoned leader whose career spans over 29 years in Private Equity, Venture Capital & Public Markets and a successful track record of delivering strong investment returns from backing SME, emerging companies.

 

Founder - Nine Rivers Capital

Successful track record of early investments in some of India's leading aerospace and defense SMEs.

Sandeep Daga

Investment Committee

Ex- CFO of Tata Advanced Systems Limited (TASL).  TASL is one of the country’s leading private players for aerospace and defense solutions and strategic partner for the government’s 'Make in India' programmes and for global Original Equipment Manufacturers (OEMs).

Experienced finance professional with expertise in building ventures at scale in the aerospace and defense ecosystem. Skilled in Business Planning, Accounting, M&A, Start-ups, and Corporate Finance.

SG Murali

Investment Commitee

Admiral Singh, PVSM, AVSM, ADC served as the 24th Chief of Naval Staff and has been the Grey Eagle - the senior most serving naval aviator of the Indian Navy. He is a graduate of the Defence Services Staff College, Wellington; College of Naval Warfare, Mumbai and has served as Directing Staff in both these institutions.

Adm Karambir Singh

Strategic Advisor

Smt. Kaul has served in diverse senior roles in the Indian Government including Secretary Defense Finance, Ministry of Defense, Joint Secretary Ministry of Civil Aviation and also served as a whole time Director at Adani Airport Holdings. She is an expert in Defense Finance, Procurement and R&D and is a visiting faculty at leading universities.

Smt. Gargi Kaul

Strategic Advisor

An Industry veteran with 2 decades with the Tata Group as VP of Chairmans Office leading strategic initiatives including Tata's Aerospace and Communication businesses. Nirav has also led a global investment firms South Asia investments and is  recognized as a Young India Leader by British High Commission for his contribution to fields of technology and innovation.

Nirav Khambati

Advisor

Srini is a pioneer with deep knowledge of global startup ecosystems and technology innovation. He was the founder and COO of T-Hub the world's largest innovation hub. He is a successful entrepreneur, angel investor, venture builder and advisor to governments and leading organizations to setup innovation ecosystems and is the India President of the Global Entrepreneurship Network.

Srinivas Kollipara

Advisor

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

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

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

Strategy and management consultant with 8+ years of experience in the Banking and Financial Services (BFSI) sector across India, South Asia, and the Middle East.

Supported marquee financial services clients in go-to-market strategy, business planning, target operating model design, buy side commercial due diligence, market feasibility assessment, and setting up new business entities from the ground up.

Harshil Joshi

Investment Team

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

Arya is an Economics graduate from Ashoka University with a passion for impact investing, social policy, and startup advisory. He brings strong analytical capabilities and a research-driven approach to support high-potential ventures.

Arya Sambaragimath

Analyst

Ex-entreprenuer, passionate about building valuable ventures in the domain of national security.

Rishabh Pote

Analyst