Kalyan Acharya

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Angel Investor at Independent · product, applied ML

Independent
Mumbai, India · IST (UTC+5:30)
14+ years experience
IIT Kharagpur
English, Hindi, Marathi
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Overview

Angel investor, backing AI applications companies. Led or co-led 10 investments, 8 of them now at Series B or later. Backed 40 founders at pre-seed and seed.

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  • Founders building in AI applications
  • Thoughtful intros to people in my field
  • Second opinions on product decisions
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Skills
applied MLventure capitalproduct
InvestingLooking to invest
closes in 3 months

Investing in seed AI applications founders across Southeast Asia

Cheque size
$25k-$100k
Stages
Seed, Series A
Sectors
AI applications
Geographies
India and Southeast Asia
Lead or follow
Co-lead
Decision time
10 business days
How I help
Fundraising strategy for the next round

Usually the first cheque in. Former operator - I help with hiring and GTM.

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Experience

  1. Angel Investor
    Apr 2024 - Present
    Independent · 2 yr 6 mo · Full-time · Mumbai, India
    • Sit on 7 boards.
    • Previously an operator for 5 years before investing.
    • Backed 54 founders at pre-seed and seed.
  2. Partnerships Manager
    Nov 2020 - Apr 2024
    HDFC Bank · 3 yr 5 mo · Full-time · Mumbai, India
    • Built the public sector team from 5 to 23 reps.
    • Closed 233% of quota two years running.
  3. Sales Development Representative
    Dec 2018 - Aug 2020
    Intel · 1 yr 8 mo · Full-time · Mumbai, India
    • Opened 7 new logos over $2 million ACV in the region.
  4. Partnerships Manager
    Feb 2016 - Dec 2018
    ICICI Bank · 2 yr 10 mo · Full-time · Mumbai, India
    • Built the enterprise team from 2 to 13 reps.
  5. Sales Manager
    Aug 2012 - Feb 2016
    Samsung R&D · 3 yr 6 mo · Full-time · Mumbai, India
    • Opened 4 new logos over $2 million ACV in the region.
    • Closed 159% of quota two years running.

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Education

  1. IIT Kharagpur
    B.Tech, Economics
    1995 - 1999

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