Mridul Arora
Mridul has been with Elevation since 2011 and primarily looks after the fund’s Financial services and Fintech investments. His portfolio includes Acko, Aye Finance, Capital Float, Cleartax, and Urban Company. Mridul is an alumnus of IIT-Madras and IIM-Lucknow.
I get most delight in my work from the privilege to engage with extremely sharp & driven founders, and collaboratively problem-solving on their most pressing issues
" I believe, as investors, we are in the business of serving the companies and founders we partner with deep commitment and full conviction. Working closely with founders and seeing them succeed is immensely gratifying for me.
In pursuit of this objective, I end up playing different roles across different companies we partner with - be it supporting on hiring an “A” team, thought-partnering on strategy and scaling up, or just being around to listen. The trick is in knowing how to make a founder feel supported without being intrusive, how to make them feel less lonely on their tough journey without crowding them, and ultimately, stepping back and cheering for them once they fly.
The founders we work with are shaping the future, often at the cost of tremendous personal sacrifice and by surmounting massive challenges. Having the honour of partnering with such resilient beings and seeing them at it everyday inspires me to bring my best to the work every day. "
Portfolio
- Helping millions seamlessly buy insuranceRuchi DeepakVarun DuaSeed
Acko
Seed - Making finance simple, accessible and affordable for the education industryPavee RamanisankarShiv VadivelalaganSeed
Anthem
Seed - Enabling over 4 lakh consumers across 314 cities seamlessly gain credit Gaurav HindujaSashank RishyasringaSeed
Axio
Seed - Empowering MSMEs through seamless access to creditSanjay SharmaSeed
Aye Finance
Seed - Bringing wellness and mental health solutions to thousandsVipin Pathak Garima TripathiSeries A
Care 24
Series A - Making credit accessible to small businesses in 10+ sectors Dushyant AgarwalAnkur BhageriaSeed
Cashflo
Seed - Simplifying tax filings for 5M+ usersSrivatsan ChariArchit GuptaAnkit SolankiSeries A
Clear
Series A - Driving efficiency improvement through digital transformationDaniel Raj DavidTarun MishraPre-Series A
Detect Technologies
Pre-Series A - On a mission to redefine how Indians invest and grow their wealthSandeep Jethwani, Vaibhav Porwal, Sahil Contractor Seed
Dezerv.
Seed - India's first neo-bank for teenagersSambhav JainKush TanejaSeries A
FamPay
Series A - Powerful invoicing and accounting for the Indian SMB ownerRahul RajRakesh YadavAditya NaikSeries A
FloBiz
Series A - Reimagining financial products for IndiaAtulya BhatKoustav DeyRaghav NagarajanSeed
Jodo
Seed - End-to-end pharmaceutical services companyKrishna KillaSeries A
LifeCare
Series A - Transforming B2B BNPLAnup AgarwalAnkit MehtaSanjoy ShomeSeries C
Mintifi
Series C - Simplifying investments in Web 3 EconomyArindam RoyKartik MishraRajath KMSeed
Pillow
Seed - Enabling mass adoption of EthereumJaynti KananiSandeep NailwalMihailo BjelicAnurag ArjunGrowth
Polygon
Growth - A household-focused lender, catering to the aspirations of rural IndiaUtpal IsserSameer MishraSeries B
Sarvagram
Series B - Reimagining B2B cross-border payments for SMBsSrivatsan SridharMovin JainSeed
Skydo
Seed - Democratising investments in Commercial Real EstateSudarshan LodhaPriyanka RathoreSeed
Strata
Seed - Building feature and experience-rich consumer credit for IndiaNitin Gupta, Laxmikant Vyas, Prateek JindalSeries A
Uni
Series A - Empowering millions of professionals worldwide to deliver services at home like never experienced beforeAbhiraj BhalRaghav ChandraVarun KhaitanSeed
Urban Company
Seed - Bringing wellness and mental health solutions to consumersPuneet ManujaRicha SinghSeed
Yourdost
Seed - Providing working capital to small businesses across IndiaKshitij PuriSeries B
Ziploan
Series B