Anirudh A Damani is the Managing Partner at Artha Venture Fund. Previously, Anirudh led the alternative investment arm for his family office, Artha India Ventures. He invested in high-yielding renewable energy projects and into early-stage startups with high growth potential. At Artha India Ventures, Anirudh invested in category-defining startups like OYO Rooms, Purplle, Tala, NowFloats, Coutloot, Mobilewalla, Rapido and others.
Before this, Anirudh was an entrepreneur in the energy space in the US. He worked with some of the largest energy companies in the world, like Suez Energy, Direct Energy, Constellation, etc.
Anirudh is an alumnus of Austin College and Cathedral & John Connon School in Mumbai
Anirudh is an avid Scuba diver with 40+ logged dives.