Enabling Entrepreneurs, Accelerating Growth
BLinC Invest partners with founders, bringing capital, insight, and hands-on support to unlock meaningful and scalable business growth. Over the last 15 years, the firm has taken a disciplined, concentrated approach to early-stage investing. The firm invests in businesses in financial services, education, and healthcare and wellness, with a thesis-driven approach to emerging themes.
Amit Ratanpal
Founder & Managing Director
CA
Amit comes with over 25 years of experience in private equity, capital markets and asset management. He has served on multiple investment committees and advisory positions including CBA, Gray Matters Capital and Kaizen. He previously led the PE – Fund of Funds, product and strategy business at ICICI Bank & worked in treasury and e-broking business at Birla Sun Life. He is CA and Harvard Business School alumnus. He loves to travel to new places, try different delicacies and boxing.
Palak Abhani
Director
Chinmay Marulkar
Principal
Chartered Accountant
Chinmay has over 12 years of experience across corporate finance, M&A, and investments. He has previously worked at Duff & Phelps where he managed multiple Debt M&A advisory transactions across sectors and Housing.com where he was involved in strategic acquisitions, fund raising and investor relations. Chinmay is a Chartered Accountant and a cricket enthusiast who rarely misses a match.
Harsh Mehta
Associate
MBA, CFA Level 3 cleared
Harsh has over 4 years of experience in startup investment research, investment banking and operations, spanning sectors including AI, fintech, blockchain and retail. He holds an MBA from NMIMS, a Bachelor's degree in Engineering from MIT Manipal and has cleared CFA Level 3. He enjoys chess, table tennis, and following global current affairs.
Devansh Gala
Analyst
FRM
Devansh has over 2 years of experience in investment banking and early-stage investing. At BLinC Invest, he is involved in deal sourcing, market mapping, and portfolio support. He has previously worked with investment banking firms and assisted startups in fundraising. Devansh is an alumnus of the University of Mumbai and an FRM. He loves to travel, read and collect sea shells.
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Ravindra Pandey
AdvisorAdvisor
Ravindra is a veteran banker with 37 years of experience at State Bank of India, where he retired as Deputy Managing Director & CIO. He led SBI's global IT and digital transformation, including the launch and scale of YONO, one of the world's largest digital banking platforms. He has served on boards of institutions including Yes Bank, NPCI, and PayU Finance. His experience spans digital banking, payments, credit, compliance, and international banking. Ravindra is an alumnus of IIM Lucknow and the University of Allahabad.
RK Rangan
AdvisorAdvisor
Rangan is a seasoned business leader with over 30 years of experience in investment banking, asset management, insurance, and consumer banking. He has held leadership roles at Nomura, Lehman Brothers, Prudential, AXA, and AMEX. As President & CEO of Nomura India, he led large-scale strategic growth and transformation. He has built three financial services institutions from the ground up and currently serves as Chairman at Aptia Group India. Rangan is a graduate from Delhi University and has completed his MDP at London Business School.
Lina Ashar
AdvisorAdvisor
Lina has over 25 years of experience in K12 education and has developed proprietary pedagogical material based on the latest education research, currently used in 120+ schools across India. She has been recognized with several awards including the Jewels of India Award by ScooNews, Alumni Excellence Award by the Australian High Commission, and the Lifetime Education Leadership Award by Education World.
Nikhil Barshikar
AdvisorAdvisor
MBA
Nikhil has over 20 years of experience across start-ups, corporate finance, investment banking, and financial services. He is the founder of Imarticus Learning, a leading education institution offering industry-focused educational programs. Prior to founding Imarticus, he held leadership roles at Nomura and Lehman Brothers. Nikhil holds an MBA from Columbia University and London Business School.
Birendra Agarwal
AdvisorAdvisor
Birendra has over 30 years of experience as a technology executive in banking and financial services across the UK, US, and India. His expertise spans capital markets, commercial banking, and transaction banking, with a strong focus on digital transformation and fintech. He has held leadership roles at global institutions including Citibank, Nomura, and Lloyds Banking Group. He is an alumnus of the University of Kentucky and IIT-Bombay.
Vishal Tulsian
AdvisorAdvisor
Chartered Accountant, Company Secretary
Vishal has over 25 years of experience as a financial expert and intrapreneur with multinational corporates across India, Estonia, Singapore, and Indonesia. He was an early mover in the fintech space, having founded Tunaiku, an analytics-based digital lending platform, in 2014. Vishal is a Chartered Accountant, Company Secretary, and Harvard Business School alumnus. He has received awards including Most Admired CEO 2019, Top CEO Bank, and Top Leader on Digital Implementation 2020.
Monica Mehta
AdvisorAdvisor
MBA
Monica has over 30 years of experience across global higher education, edtech, venture capital, and impact investing. She has held leadership roles at Omidyar Network, Kaizenvest, LeapScholar, Wadhwani Foundation, and Emeritus. At Omidyar, she led investments in Vedantu, Centa, and Varthana, and scaled education initiatives across India and South Asia. Monica holds an MBA from Thunderbird School of Global Management and has served on multiple boards and investment committees.
Reshma Krishnan
AdvisorAdvisor
MBA
Reshma has over 20 years of experience in transaction advisory and entrepreneurship. She has worked across buy-side and sell-side cross-border M&A and private equity syndication, advising clients across sectors. She previously worked with Avendus and brings deep experience in growth-stage dealmaking. Reshma holds an MBA from ISB Hyderabad, is an alumna of Oxford Brookes University, UK, and is also a bestselling author.
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