108 Capital

A seasoned banker and successful founder with deep experience across the B2B landscape, backing founders early and building lasting partnerships.

Set up and scaled the investment arm for a leading group over five years, building a portfolio that continues to grow in a healthy, sustainable way.

Director-General of Research and Innovation Circle of Hyderabad (Telangana Government initiative) and Chief Innovation Officer, Telangana. Retired Dean of the Indian School of Business (ISB), India's highest-ranked Business School. Previously 14 years with PricewaterhouseCoopers in Hong Kong as Country Head and East Asia Head of Telecom Practice. Graduate of IIT Bombay; post-graduation from IIM Ahmedabad. Governing Board member of IIITH, founding member of T-Hub.

Jakkampudi Adiseshaiah Chowdary — entrepreneur, technology leader and innovator with 35+ years spanning private and public sectors. Former Special Chief Secretary (Cabinet Minister rank) to the Andhra Pradesh Government (2014-19). Co-founded TalentSprint (EdTech) and PortalPlayer (acquired by NVIDIA — designed core chip for Apple iPods). Headed FICCI, AMCHAM, TiE, HYSEA, IEEE. Director for STPI Hyderabad, Chennai and Bangalore. NRDC Independence Day Invention Award recipient. Lifetime Achievement Award from HYSEA (2021). M.Tech from IIT Madras; Honorary Doctorate from Chitkara University.

Mechanical Engineer with 30 years at Hindustan Lever and Unilever plc, rising to Chairman & CEO of Unilever Peru and Member of the Unilever Latin America Board. Subsequently MD of Haldia Petrochemicals (USD 2.5bn), Executive Director at Times of India Group, and 6 years as Executive Director at The Blackstone Group India overseeing operational excellence across portfolio companies. Chairman of Gokaldas Exports Ltd. Board Director at Bennett Coleman & Co, Apollo Health and Lifestyle Ltd, and Nuziveedu Seeds Ltd. Vice Chairman of the Administrative Staff College of India.