Vani is the Founder and Managing Director at Kalaari Capital, one of India’s leading early stage venture capital firms with $650 million in assets under management. Having been a successful entrepreneur in Silicon Valley for 22 years, Vani now works with entrepreneurs to build high-value enterprises.

She typically leads Series A investments and has invested in 30 companies over the last decade such as Snapdeal, Myntra, Urban Ladder, Dream11 and Curefit. Over the last decade, Vani has built immense goodwill in India’s entrepreneurial community. Her founders describe her to be a tough but fair board member who believes in setting high expectations of operational excellence and organization building.