Mayank Khanduja

Mayank is a Partner at Elevation, specializing in consumer tech, healthcare, and frontier tech investments.

Prior to joining Elevation, he was an Engagement Manager at McKinsey. At Elevation, Mayank has invested in companies like ShareChat, NoBroker, PlaySimple Games, Loop Health, Atlys and FRND.

Being an investor gives you the honour and opportunity to partner with the sharpest founders as they make history

"A founder that excites me is one who is 'customer curious'. I have observed that the most astute founders are satisfied only when they dig out real insights, even if they seem counter-intuitive or ahead of time. Many of my investments that have scaled up today were perceived to be not mainstream in their early days, but it was the large undiscovered opportunity and the chance to collaborate with a driven founding team that made me sign up.

The best part about this job is the opportunity to partner with founders who take their ideas to the point where they make a real-world impact, all along driven by their passion and zeal. And some of the most valuable learnings of my life have come from working with these founders. I feel energized being close to creation and partnering with founders in the journey that follows. As an investor, there is a great amount of satisfaction when a plan comes to life and becomes a living, breathing, flourishing company.

My style of working is collaborative, and thus, my obligation to my founders does not end with the term sheet - in fact, it begins with one. It is a pact with the founder to stand shoulder to shoulder, 100% committed to their success. This entails playing many different roles depending on what the founder is looking for - a sounding board, a co-founder, or sometimes simply a friend."