Kanika Mayar joined Vertex Ventures in 2020 and focuses on opportunities in India. Kanika has over 9 years of experience across private equity, asset management and investment banking. Prior to joining Vertex, Kanika was an Investment Officer with the International Finance Corporation (IFC) where she focused on investing in early-stage technology, telecom, renewable energy and infrastructure companies across India and South Asia. Before IFC, Kanika was with Goldman Sachs’s Investment Banking team covering transactions in natural resources in Europe. Kanika holds a Bachelor in Economics from the Lady Shri Ram College, Delhi University and an MBA from the Indian Institute of Management, Ahmedabad. He has been the investment lead for the following Companies:: Karkhana, Kapiva, IVF Access, ChattyBao, Onato.