Jagadeesh Balu Kurup

Principal at Juniper Partners · Fintech

Juniper Partners

Chennai, India · IST (UTC+5:30)

5+ years experience

IIIT Hyderabad

English, Hindi, Tamil

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Overview

Principal at Juniper Partners, backing fintech companies. Led or co-led 20 investments, 5 of them now at Series B or later. Most at home with due diligence and venture capital.

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Founders building in fintech
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InvestingLooking to invest

closes in 3 months

Writing $250k cheques into Series A fintech in Southeast Asia

Cheque size: $250k
Stages: Seed, Series A
Sectors: Fintech
Geographies: US and Europe
Lead or follow: Any
Decision time: Within a month
How I help: First enterprise customers and pricing

Happy to follow a strong lead. Portfolio support on pricing and enterprise sales.

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Experience

Principal
Nov 2025 - Present
Juniper Partners · 11 mo · Full-time · Chennai, India
- Previously an operator for 11 years before investing.
- Backed 20 founders at pre-seed and seed.
- Led or co-led 9 investments, 7 of them now at Series B or later.
Senior Financial Analyst
Apr 2024 - Nov 2025
BigBasket · 1 yr 7 mo · Full-time · Chennai, India
- Closed the books in 6 days, down from 16.
FP&A Manager
Dec 2022 - Apr 2024
Asian Paints · 1 yr 4 mo · Full-time · Chennai, India
- Took forecast accuracy to within 3% for 9 straight quarters.
Controller
Dec 2021 - Dec 2022
Swiggy · 1 yr · Full-time · Chennai, India
- Built the operating model the board used for a $40 million raise.
- Took forecast accuracy to within 3% for 8 straight quarters.

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Education

IIIT Hyderabad
B.Tech, Economics
2016 - 2020

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