Tarang brings 15+ years of PE/VC investment and advisory as well as business-building and strategy experience across organisations such as Hamilton Lane, Deutsche Bank, JP Morgan and PwC. His expertise is building private market investment businesses.  In his spare time he supports a range of social mobility charities. 

Education: Economics, University of Cambridge (BA & MA); CFA and CAIA (non-current)

Nayantara previously worked as a Senior Analyst in the Investment Banking Division at Goldman Sachs. She specializes in data analysis and research to identify strategic opportunities across M&A, equity, and debt markets.

Education: B.Com (Professional) - Christ University, Bengaluru;

CIMA (Fully Qualified Candidate)

Soumya previously worked as an Associate Consultant at Aon, where she developed executive remuneration strategy and ESOP plans for C-suite employees. She is adept at financial modelling, research, strategic planning, and due diligence.

Education: B.Com Honours - Shaheed Bhagat Singh College, University of Delhi;

CFA Level 1 cleared

Kris is an active angel investor, specialising in marketing, sales and growth strategies. He brings a significant amount of experience with respect to scaling companies across the Middle East and India. He has been working with AccelNorth Partners in an execution and business development capacity since spring 2020.

Education:PGDM - IIM Indore and BE - BITS Pilani

Aditi brings experience in financial data analysis and project management from her time in global strategic sourcing at Goldman Sachs. She has also improved operations and cash flow in her family’s distribution business through data-driven insights. Her expertise includes financial modelling, data analysis, and process optimisation.

Education: Bcom (International Finance) - Christ University, Bengaluru;

Passed all 3 levels of the CFA Program

Vikas has experience working across the Indian startup ecosystem, having previously interned at a boutique investment banking firm, where he helped startups raise funds in fintech, and as an analyst at The DMI-Sparkle Fund, where he was primarily involved in assisting with new investments and managing startups across the Indian Fintech ecosystem.

Education: Bcom(hons) - University of Delhi, Passed all 3 levels of the CFA Program

Varun brings experience in credit risk assessment and financial due diligence from his time in asset-based lending at CBC Group. He has also supported strategic improvements in operational efficiency and collateral management across multiple client engagements. His expertise includes financial analysis, market mapping, and preparation of marketing material.

Education: Bachelors - Drexel University's LeBow College of Business

Aekta acts as Chairwoman at AccelNorth Partners in a non-executive capacity. She is the Head of the Venture Capital Unit at the UK Department for Trade and Investment after over a decade in Government. Aekta started her career as a management consultant and in banking. She has co-founded the Young Asian Social Enterprise Network to support Asian talent.

Education: BA in Management from King's College London.

Alpesh works with AccelNorth Partners as a Senior Advisor in a non-executive capacity. He manages his own hedge fund and private equity investments and sits on the board of 10 Downing Street Entrepreneurship Advisory board. As a successful entrepreneur, he spends his free time mentoring aspiring company builders, specifically international companies seeking to expand into the UK.

Education: BA in PPE at Oxford University and LLB from King's College

Arooshi works with AccelNorth Partners as an ESG Advisor in a non-executive capacity. She is the founder of Oren, an ESG Analytics and Consulting Co that works with public cos with their ESG strategy and private cos for their ESG strategy for IPOs. She is one of the top 100 women globally running a climate-tech start-up.

Education: MBA in Marketing from NMIMS, Mumbai

Gareth acts as an Advisor at AccelNorth Partners.With close to a decade's experience, he specializes in capital introduction, focused on creating and leading new strategic and prime client relationships, strengthening existing ones and addressing investors risk appetite and tolerance.

Education:BA and LLB in applied linguistics from The University of Sheffield;

Level 3 certificate in CISI

Alka brings over 35 years of experience in recruitment and training, supply chain, quality control, policy-writing, and process & project management. She has previously managed and administered aspects of microbiology laboratories, health clinics and charitable institutions in the UK and India.

Education:

Microbiology (BSc) University of Leeds; Medical Microbiology (MSc) University of Westminster; Line Management, Quality Management and Auditor course qualifications