Manish Advani
Manish focuses on early-stage investments across education, commerce, agri and climate at Elevation. Prior to this, Manish was pursuing his MBA from IIM Ahmedabad where he was awarded the Gold Medal for academic excellence. He has worked in the Investment Management Division at Goldman Sachs for two years. He holds a B. Tech in Electronics and Electrical Communication Engineering from IIT Kharagpur.
The grit, passion, and audacity with which founders approach problems leave me in awe every day.
Given the focus on early-stage investments, I spend most of my time closely working with enterprising founders tackling hard problems that can create large scale impact. Having witnessed the immense power of education personally, I am grateful that my work offers me the opportunity to contribute back to democratizing access to education and opportunity.
The grit, passion, and audacity with which founders approach problems leave me in awe every day. Partnering and enabling founders as they build their vision is an unmatched learning experience.
Portfolio
- India’s largest online community for learning a new skill and unlocking a new income streamHarish UthaykumarShreyans SanchetiSeed
Bluelearn
Seed - Social e-commerce for the next billion usersAngad KiklaNaisheel Verdhan Seed
CityMall
Seed - Building an alternate higher-ed model for the India of tomorrowAnkit AgarwalVarun LimayeSeed
Mesa School
Seed - Persistent ocean monitoring through a constellation of SAR & AIS satellitesGaurav Seth Vinit BansalSeed
PierSight
Seed - Powering India with renewable energyNeeraj Jain, Nikhil Nahar, Shreya MishraSeries A
SolarSquare
Series A - On a mission to build the largest global extracurricular learning community for childrenAnshul GuptaArpit MittalSeries A
SpeakX
Series A - Building India’s largest B2B agritech platform for fresh fruits and vegetablesPraneeth KumarShobhit JainMrudhukar BatchuKiran NaikSeries A
Vegrow
Series A