Anirudh Krishnan

Principal at Brightwater Partners · board work, venture capital

Brightwater Partners

Bengaluru, India · IST (UTC+5:30)

8+ years experience

IIT Delhi

English, Hindi, Kannada

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Overview

Principal at Brightwater Partners, backing fintech companies. Led or co-led 21 investments, 6 of them now at Series B or later. Before that: ITC and Mphasis. I tinker with 3D printers.

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Founders building in fintech
Second opinions on due diligence decisions
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Decks without a clear ask
Fund-of-funds solicitations

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due diligenceboard workmarketplacesventure capital

InvestingLooking to invest

closes in 3 months

Writing $1M cheques into pre-seed fintech in Africa

Cheque size: $1M
Stages: Seed, Series A
Sectors: Fintech
Geographies: Europe
Lead or follow: Follow
Decision time: 10 business days
How I help: First enterprise customers and pricing

Usually the first cheque in. Portfolio support on pricing and enterprise sales.

Bengaluru, Indiaventure capitalmarketplacesdue diligence

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Experience

Principal
Oct 2024 - Present
Brightwater Partners · 2 yr · Full-time · Bengaluru, India
- Backed 20 founders at pre-seed and seed.
- Sit on 7 boards.
FP&A Manager
Apr 2021 - Oct 2024
ITC · 3 yr 6 mo · Full-time · Bengaluru, India
- Closed the books in 6 days, down from 16.
Financial Analyst
Oct 2018 - Apr 2021
Mphasis · 2 yr 6 mo · Contract · Bengaluru, India
- Saved $7 million a year renegotiating vendor contracts.

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Education

IIT Delhi
B.Tech, Business Administration
2014 - 2018

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