Vani Kola
Vani Kola | |
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 Vani Kola in 2020 | |
| Born | 1963 or 1964 (age 60–61) |
| Nationality | Indian |
| Occupation | Venture capitalist |
Vani Kola is an Indian venture capitalist. She is the founder and managing director of Kalaari Capital, a venture capital firm. Vani was listed in the Fortune magazine's Most powerful women in Indian business list for the year 2014[1] , 2018[2] and 2019.[3]
Early life[change | change source]
She was born in 1964 in Hyderabad, India. She completed her engineering education from Osmania University.[4]
Career[change | change source]
At the age of 22, Vani Kola founded a company called Certus Software in Silicon Valley and served as CEO. After working in Silicon Valley for 22 years, she returned to India in 2006 and founded Kalaari Capital in partnership with various venture capital companies. The company was established in 2012 with an investment of US$150 million. Under Vani's chairmanship, the company's investment reached US$650 million in 2017, which was US$150 million in 2012.[5]
References[change | change source]
- ↑ "Vani Kola Listed in Fortune most powerful women in Indian Business". Business Today. No. November 2014. Retrieved 23 March 2015.
- ↑ "34: Vani Kola, 54: Most Powerful Women in India 2018". Fortune India. Retrieved 2018-12-01.
- ↑ "47: Vani Kola, 55: Most Powerful Women in India 2019". Fortune India. Retrieved 2019-12-01.
- ↑ "ET Startup Awards 2015: Vani Kola, Kalaari Capital wins Midas touch award for best investor". The Economic Times. 14 August 2015. Retrieved 26 October 2015.
- ↑ "IndoUS Venture rebrands as Kalaari Capital; closes $150M fund". No. VCCircle. 28 September 2012. Archived from the original on 22 December 2015. Retrieved 25 April 2015.
Though the investment strategy of IUVP fund and Kalaari will be similar, this is a rebranding for IUVP which would help it to bring in fresh ideas and focus on the Indian market, said Vani Kola, managing director, Kalaari Capital Advisors.
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