Vinod Arun Achar

Investment Analyst at Hawthorn Seed Fund · Consumer · venture capital, brands

Hawthorn Seed Fund

Chennai, India · IST (UTC+5:30)

3+ years experience

VIT Vellore

English, Hindi, Tamil

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Overview

3 years around startups; now investing in consumer. Led or co-led 6 investments, 2 of them now at Series B or later. Previously at Bajaj Finserv. Most at home with brands and venture capital.

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Founders building in consumer
Working sessions on brands
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venture capitalbrandsmarketplaces

InvestingLooking to invest

closes in 3 months

Writing $25k cheques into seed consumer in India

Cheque size: $25k
Stages: Pre-seed, Seed
Sectors: Consumer
Geographies: US and Europe
Lead or follow: Co-lead
Decision time: 10 business days
How I help: Intros to operators in our network

Typically lead or co-lead. Former operator - I help with hiring and GTM.

Chennai, India · remote OKmarketplacesventure capitalbrands

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Experience

Investment Analyst
Apr 2025 - Present
Hawthorn Seed Fund · 1 yr 6 mo · Full-time · Chennai, India
- Previously an operator for 10 years before investing.
- Led or co-led 7 investments, 8 of them now at Series B or later.
Business Analyst
Oct 2023 - Apr 2025
Bajaj Finserv · 1 yr 6 mo · Full-time · Chennai, India
- Moved 70% of firmware traffic off a legacy monolith without a customer-facing incident.
- Wrote the brands service that now handles 60 million requests a day.

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Education

VIT Vellore
B.Tech, Business Administration
2018 - 2022

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