Anand Ramachandran Prasanna
Founder at IP Venture Advisors Pvt Ltd.
Profile
Anand has been investing in technology companies in India and rest of Asia for over 15 years.
He brings with him a strong network of business relationships in Asia Pacific and the Middle East.
Anand led Iron Pillar’s investments in Curefoods, Skill Lync, FreshToHome, Servify and NowFloats.
Before co-founding Iron Pillar, Anand led the Asia office of Morgan Creek in Shanghai where he had a first-hand view of the rising tide of technology companies in China.
Prior to Morgan Creek, Anand had investing stints at Squadron Capital, Hong Kong and Sequoia Capital, Bangalore where he backed technology businesses and venture funds in India as well as South-East Asia and Australia.
Anand worked with McKinsey & Co. in their India office before starting his investing career.
Anand earned his PGDBM from Fore School of Management, New Delhi and a BBA from University of Kerala.
Anand Ramachandran Prasanna active positions
| Companies | Position | Start |
|---|---|---|
IP Venture Advisors Pvt Ltd.
 IP Venture Advisors Pvt Ltd. Investment ManagersFinance IP Venture Advisors Pvt Ltd. (IP Venture Advisors) is a venture capital firm founded in 2015 by Anand Prasanna. The firm is headquartered in Bangalore, India with an additional offices in Mumbai, California, Dubai, and Mauritius. | Founder | 31/12/2014 |
Freshtohome Foods Pvt Ltd.
 Freshtohome Foods Pvt Ltd. Food DistributorsDistribution Services Freshtohome Foods Pvt Ltd. engages in the operation of an online fish and meat delivery platform. It offers butter fish, sole fish, oyster meat, crab, squid, freshwater milk fish, chicken breast, lobster, and duck. The company was founded by Shan Kadavil and Mathew Joseph in 2012 and is headquartered in Bangalore, India. | Director/Board Member | 31/03/2019 |
Service Lee Technologies Pvt Ltd.
 Service Lee Technologies Pvt Ltd. Information Technology ServicesTechnology Services Service Lee Technologies Pvt Ltd. develops mobile applications which enable users to operate electronic gadgets and household appliances. The company was founded by Sreevathsa Prabhakar and is headquartered in Mumbai, India. | Director/Board Member | 30/09/2021 |
Curefoods India Pvt Ltd.
 Curefoods India Pvt Ltd. RestaurantsConsumer Services Curefoods India Pvt Ltd. is a cloud kitchen startup that aims to democratize access to good food in a sustainable manner by incubating food brands and operating state-of-the-art cloud kitchens. The company has over 150 kitchens that cater to over 10 cuisines across 15 cities in India. Curefoods believes in building the ecosystem and growing together with its suppliers, continuously striving to increase local sourcing. Curefoods has raised more than Rs 950 crore ($115 million) in funding so far, with the latest funding round led by Flipkart co-founder Binny Bansal's venture capital firm Three State Ventures. The company is based in Bangalore, India, and has subsidiaries in India. The company was founded in 2020 by Ankit Nagori, who has been the CEO since 2020. The Indian company's anchor brand is Eatfit, which offers real ingredients crafted with care and thought, powered by unique categories that make eating healthy a happy experience. | Director/Board Member | 30/09/2021 |
Former positions of Anand Ramachandran Prasanna
| Companies | Position | End |
|---|---|---|
Nowfloats Technologies Pvt Ltd.
 Nowfloats Technologies Pvt Ltd. Miscellaneous Commercial ServicesCommercial Services Nowfloats Technologies Pvt Ltd. offers software as a service solutions to small and medium enterprises. It specializes in online, search engine optimization, adwords, local search, and mobile app. The company was founded by Jasminder Singh Gulati, Ronak Kumar Samantray, Nitin Jain and Neeraj Sabharwal in 2011 and is headquartered in Hyderabad, India. | Director/Board Member | 30/11/2019 |
FLAG Squadron Asia Ltd
 FLAG Squadron Asia Ltd Investment ManagersFinance FLAG Squadron Asia Ltd (FLAG Squadron Asia) is a private equity firm founded in 2006. The firm headquartered in Hong Kong. | Private Equity Investor | 30/11/2012 |
FLAG Squadron Asia Ltd
FLAG Squadron Asia Ltd Investment ManagersFinance FLAG Squadron Asia Ltd (FLAG Squadron Asia) is a private equity firm founded in 2006. The firm headquartered in Hong Kong. | Investment Committee Member | 04/11/2012 |
Training of Anand Ramachandran Prasanna
| University of Kerala | Undergraduate Degree |
| FORE School of Management | Masters Business Admin |
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FLAG Squadron Asia Ltd
FLAG Squadron Asia Ltd Investment ManagersFinance FLAG Squadron Asia Ltd (FLAG Squadron Asia) is a private equity firm founded in 2006. The firm headquartered in Hong Kong. | Finance |
Nowfloats Technologies Pvt Ltd.
Nowfloats Technologies Pvt Ltd. Miscellaneous Commercial ServicesCommercial Services Nowfloats Technologies Pvt Ltd. offers software as a service solutions to small and medium enterprises. It specializes in online, search engine optimization, adwords, local search, and mobile app. The company was founded by Jasminder Singh Gulati, Ronak Kumar Samantray, Nitin Jain and Neeraj Sabharwal in 2011 and is headquartered in Hyderabad, India. | Commercial Services |
Service Lee Technologies Pvt Ltd.
Service Lee Technologies Pvt Ltd. Information Technology ServicesTechnology Services Service Lee Technologies Pvt Ltd. develops mobile applications which enable users to operate electronic gadgets and household appliances. The company was founded by Sreevathsa Prabhakar and is headquartered in Mumbai, India. | Technology Services |
IP Venture Advisors Pvt Ltd.
IP Venture Advisors Pvt Ltd. Investment ManagersFinance IP Venture Advisors Pvt Ltd. (IP Venture Advisors) is a venture capital firm founded in 2015 by Anand Prasanna. The firm is headquartered in Bangalore, India with an additional offices in Mumbai, California, Dubai, and Mauritius. | Finance |
Freshtohome Foods Pvt Ltd.
Freshtohome Foods Pvt Ltd. Food DistributorsDistribution Services Freshtohome Foods Pvt Ltd. engages in the operation of an online fish and meat delivery platform. It offers butter fish, sole fish, oyster meat, crab, squid, freshwater milk fish, chicken breast, lobster, and duck. The company was founded by Shan Kadavil and Mathew Joseph in 2012 and is headquartered in Bangalore, India. | Distribution Services |
Curefoods India Pvt Ltd.
Curefoods India Pvt Ltd. RestaurantsConsumer Services Curefoods India Pvt Ltd. is a cloud kitchen startup that aims to democratize access to good food in a sustainable manner by incubating food brands and operating state-of-the-art cloud kitchens. The company has over 150 kitchens that cater to over 10 cuisines across 15 cities in India. Curefoods believes in building the ecosystem and growing together with its suppliers, continuously striving to increase local sourcing. Curefoods has raised more than Rs 950 crore ($115 million) in funding so far, with the latest funding round led by Flipkart co-founder Binny Bansal's venture capital firm Three State Ventures. The company is based in Bangalore, India, and has subsidiaries in India. The company was founded in 2020 by Ankit Nagori, who has been the CEO since 2020. The Indian company's anchor brand is Eatfit, which offers real ingredients crafted with care and thought, powered by unique categories that make eating healthy a happy experience. | Consumer Services |
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