K. E. C. Raja Kumar
Chief Executive Officer at Ascent Capital Advisors India Pvt. Ltd.
Profile
K.
E.
C.
Raja Kumar is the founder of UTI Venture Funds Management Co. Pvt Ltd.
(founded in 2000) where he held the title of CEO & Managing Director from 2000 to 2010.
He is also the founder of Ascent Capital Advisors India Pvt.
Ltd.
Mr. Raja Kumar's current job is at The Indus Entrepreneurs where he holds the title of Charter Member.
His former jobs include being a Director at Primus Brands Pvt Ltd., an Executive Director at UTI Asset Management Co. Ltd.
(Investment Management), an Executive Director at UTI Mutual Fund, a Non-Executive Director at Consolidated Construction Consortium Ltd., and a Director at Strand Life Sciences Pvt Ltd.
He also served as the Regional Director at Securities & Exchange Board of India from 1993 to 2000 and as a Non-Executive Director at SeQuent Scientific Ltd.
from 2016 to 2020.
Additionally, he held positions as a Non-Executive Director at Karaikal Port Pvt Ltd., a Director at Alivira Animal Health Ltd., and an Executive Director at UTI Asset Management Co. Ltd.
Mr. Raja Kumar's education includes an undergraduate degree from Harvard University, undergraduate and graduate degrees from Sri Venkateswara University, and a graduate degree from Harvard Business School.
K. E. C. Raja Kumar active positions
| Companies | Position | Start |
|---|---|---|
Ascent Capital Advisors India Pvt. Ltd.
 Ascent Capital Advisors India Pvt. Ltd. Investment ManagersFinance Ascent Capital Advisors India Pvt.Ltd (Ascent Capital Advisors) is a Private Equity/Venture Capital firm, a subsidiary of JMI Management Holdings LLC founded in 1992 by K E C Raja Kumar. The firm is headquartered in Bangalore India. | Chief Executive Officer | - |
The Indus Entrepreneurs
 The Indus Entrepreneurs Miscellaneous Commercial ServicesCommercial Services The Indus Entrepreneurs is a non-profit organization. It provides mentoring, networking, education and funding to entrepreneurs. The company was founded in 1992 and is headquartered in Santa Clara, CA. | Corporate Officer/Principal | 11/05/2011 |
Former positions of K. E. C. Raja Kumar
| Companies | Position | End |
|---|---|---|
| SEQUENT SCIENTIFIC LIMITED | Director/Board Member | 16/08/2020 |
| CONSOLIDATED CONSTRUCTION CONSORTIUM LIMITED | Director/Board Member | 12/01/2020 |
UTI Venture Funds Management Co. Pvt Ltd.
 UTI Venture Funds Management Co. Pvt Ltd. Investment ManagersFinance UTI Venture Funds Management Co. Pvt Ltd. (UTI) is the wholly-owned private equity subsidiary of Ascent Capital Advisors Pvt. Ltd. in India. The firm was founded by Raja Kumar in 2000 to invest in promising Indian companies driven by visionary leadership. Based in Bangalore, UTI prefers to invest in sectors that leverage India's outsourcing strengths in services and manufacturing, aiming to complement the strengths of their investee companies. | Founder | 15/06/2010 |
Securities & Exchange Board of India
 Securities & Exchange Board of India Investment Banks/BrokersFinance Securities & Exchange Board of India provides commodity exchange services. The firm inspects the books of accounts of financial intermediaries and asks for regular returns from recognized stock exchanges. The company was founded on April 12, 1992 and is headquartered in Mumbai, India. | Corporate Officer/Principal | 31/12/1999 |
| UTI ASSET MANAGEMENT COMPANY LIMITED | Director/Board Member | - |
Training of K. E. C. Raja Kumar
| Harvard University | Undergraduate Degree |
| Harvard Business School | Graduate Degree |
| Sri Venkateswara University | Graduate Degree |
Experiences
Positions held
Connections
1st degree connections
1st degree companies
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Executives
Linked companies
| Listed companies | 3 |
|---|---|
| SEQUENT SCIENTIFIC LIMITED | Health Technology |
| CONSOLIDATED CONSTRUCTION CONSORTIUM LIMITED | Industrial Services |
| UTI ASSET MANAGEMENT COMPANY LIMITED | Finance |
| Private companies | 10 |
|---|---|
Karaikal Port Pvt Ltd.
 Karaikal Port Pvt Ltd. Other TransportationTransportation Karaikal Port Pvt Ltd. operates as a multi-cargo port that handles various types of dry cargo in bulk and break bulk forms for industrial houses in India. It handles coal, fertilizer, sugar, gypsum, agricultural products in bulk form, bagged cements, bagged sugar, iron scrap, timber, granite, steel plates and pipes. The firm also handles project cargo in break bulk forms, edible oils, petroleum, and oils and lubricants in liquid bulk forms, and various types of containers. The company was founded in 2005 and is headquartered in Chennai, India. | Transportation |
Ascent Capital Advisors India Pvt. Ltd.
Ascent Capital Advisors India Pvt. Ltd. Investment ManagersFinance Ascent Capital Advisors India Pvt.Ltd (Ascent Capital Advisors) is a Private Equity/Venture Capital firm, a subsidiary of JMI Management Holdings LLC founded in 1992 by K E C Raja Kumar. The firm is headquartered in Bangalore India. | Finance |
| UTI Mutual Fund | |
Securities & Exchange Board of India
Securities & Exchange Board of India Investment Banks/BrokersFinance Securities & Exchange Board of India provides commodity exchange services. The firm inspects the books of accounts of financial intermediaries and asks for regular returns from recognized stock exchanges. The company was founded on April 12, 1992 and is headquartered in Mumbai, India. | Finance |
Primus Brands Pvt Ltd.
 Primus Brands Pvt Ltd. Internet Software/ServicesTechnology Services Primus Brands Pvt Ltd. operates as an online fashion portal and sells ready to wear apparel. The company was founded by Palepu Sudhir Rao, Raju Mahtaney, and Balaji Venugopal Bhat on June 3, 1996 and is headquartered in Bangalore, India. | Technology Services |
UTI Asset Management Co. Ltd. (Investment Management)
 UTI Asset Management Co. Ltd. (Investment Management) Investment ManagersFinance UTI Asset Management Co. Ltd. (Investment Management) (UTI-IM) is the investment management division of UTI Asset Management Co. Ltd. (NSE: UTIAMC) in India. Headquartered in Mumbai, the firm was founded in 2002 as the asset manager of the UTI Mutual Fund and acts as manager and marketer to offshore funds through their wholly owned Guernsey-registered subsidiary, UTI International Ltd. UTI-IM manages money-market funds, fixed-income funds, asset allocation funds, index funds, equity funds and balanced funds. | Finance |
UTI Venture Funds Management Co. Pvt Ltd.
UTI Venture Funds Management Co. Pvt Ltd. Investment ManagersFinance UTI Venture Funds Management Co. Pvt Ltd. (UTI) is the wholly-owned private equity subsidiary of Ascent Capital Advisors Pvt. Ltd. in India. The firm was founded by Raja Kumar in 2000 to invest in promising Indian companies driven by visionary leadership. Based in Bangalore, UTI prefers to invest in sectors that leverage India's outsourcing strengths in services and manufacturing, aiming to complement the strengths of their investee companies. | Finance |
The Indus Entrepreneurs
The Indus Entrepreneurs Miscellaneous Commercial ServicesCommercial Services The Indus Entrepreneurs is a non-profit organization. It provides mentoring, networking, education and funding to entrepreneurs. The company was founded in 1992 and is headquartered in Santa Clara, CA. | Commercial Services |
Strand Life Sciences Pvt Ltd.
 Strand Life Sciences Pvt Ltd. Packaged SoftwareTechnology Services Strand Life Sciences Pvt Ltd. develops software for drug research. It offers developing and marketing of various diagnostics tests for cancer and hereditary diseases. The firm also offers liquid biopsy test, somatic test, hereditary cancer test and inherited diseases test. The company was founded by Vijay Chandru, Ramesh Hariharan, Srinivasan Seshadri, Vinay Vishwanathan and Swaminathan Manohar in 2000 and is headquartered in Bangalore, India. | Technology Services |
Alivira Animal Health Ltd.
 Alivira Animal Health Ltd. Pharmaceuticals: MajorHealth Technology Alivira Animal Health Ltd. manufactures and supplies veterinary products. Its products include anthelmintic, antiprotozoal, ecto parasiticides, and phosphorous supplements. The company is headquartered in Thane, India. | Health Technology |
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