Kartik Chandra
Co-founder & Partner, Morphosis VC | Early-stage tech investor
India
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Min Investment:
$500,000.00Max Investment:
$3,500,000.00Target Investment:
$1,500,000.00
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Co-Founder & Partner
2022
Investing and supporting digital businesses from India achieve global scale. Lead investments in climate and health. Morphosis India invests in PreA and Series A financing rounds across three areas - B2B technology, Manufacturing, Climate Solutions.
Advisory Partner
2022
Early-stage VC investing in Tech-focused B2B businesses with significant ESG impact.
2020 - 2022
Strategy and Investments
2020 - 2022
Worked closely with CEO and Exec. Leadership Team to lead growth initiatives via corporate development (100% takeovers, majority stake acquisition, take-privates) across all downstream energy operations (mobility solutions, EV infrastructure, traditional energy services) to expand ADNOC's business presence into GCC, North Africa and South East Asia (India, Indonesia)
2019 - 2019
GTM and Digital Strategy
2019 - 2019
Large Customer Sales (LCS) team. Supported BD efforts for Google Ad stack and Google Cloud offerings.
2018 - 2019
Consultant - Product and GTM
2018 - 2019
Go-to-market planning of patented FPGAs for hyperscale inference in data centre applications.
2014 - 2018
Management Consultant
2014 - 2018
Management consultant advising PE funds, regional SWFs, and M&A teams on transactions & corporate/growth strategy mandates in Industrials & Energy, Healthcare & Life Sciences, and Consumer Goods & Services sectors. Select transactions: - IPO for downstream assets of leading regional energy major - Majority stake bid on IWPP by regional mid-market PE sponsor - Minority investment in ride-hailing company by global PE sponsor - 100% acquisition of MENA diagnostics chain by global PE sponsor - PIPE transaction on listed manufacturing target by regional SWF - Multiple greenfield investment mandates for regional SWFs in healthcare, defense, business services Strategy work: Helped global organizations (pharmacos, healthcare providers, energy companies) on MENA & APAC market entry planning, go-to-market refinement, and pricing studies.
2013 - 2014
Enterprise Tech Coverage
2013 - 2014
Trefis is a VC-backed fintech startup leveraging technology to provide sell-side research solutions to institutions and retail investors. Raised $3.5M from Village Ventures and other investors and valued at $30+m in 2014. I led sector coverage for Enterprise Technology, SaaS and OTA businesses in US and Europe. Also worked on product development and launched key features to reduce user churn and improve retention rates on the retail investor platform.