Anand Kalra

Overview

I invest in climate, usually at pre-seed and seed. Previously an operator for 10 years before investing. Most at home with infrastructure and energy.

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Experience

1. Angel Investor

   Oct 2024 - Present
   Independent · 2 yr · Full-time · New Delhi, India
   • Sit on 3 boards.
   • Previously an operator for 12 years before investing.
2. Senior Product Manager

   Jan 2022 - Oct 2024
   Goldman Sachs · 2 yr 9 mo · Full-time · New Delhi, India
   • Grew payments revenue from $9 million to $29 million ARR.
3. Product Manager

   Mar 2019 - Jan 2022
   Paytm · 2 yr 10 mo · Full-time · New Delhi, India
   • Ran 141 customer interviews before writing the first spec.
   • Grew developer revenue from $6 million to $47 million ARR.
4. Principal Product Manager

   Jul 2017 - Mar 2019
   Oracle · 1 yr 8 mo · Full-time · New Delhi, India
   • Backed 27 founders at pre-seed and seed.
   • Led or co-led 14 investments, 3 of them now at Series B or later.
5. Principal Product Manager

   Oct 2014 - Jul 2017
   Nykaa · 2 yr 9 mo · Full-time · New Delhi, India
   • Previously an operator for 6 years before investing.

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Education

1. Indian Statistical Institute

   M.Stat, Economics
   2001 - 2003
2. IIT Kanpur

   B.Tech, Economics
   1997 - 2001