Fueling Tomorrow's Founders, Today.
Campus Fund (CF) is India's first and only SEBI-registered Category II fund that invests exclusively in student-led startups — including recent graduates and dropouts. Backed by leading global institutions and powered by students.
Richa Bajpai
Founder & CEO
MBA, London Business School
Before founding Campus Fund, Richa co-founded Goodera (backed by Zoom Ventures, Omidyar Network, Elevation Capital, Nexus VP, Binny Bansal) and earlier, NextGen, a renewable energy startup launched from her dorm room with support from RBS Foundation. She has served on the Investment Committee of The Creator Fund (UK & Europe) and advised London-based PE firm Blue Knot Partners, backed by Relay Investments. Richa holds an MBA from London Business School and has been featured in Forbes 30u30 India (2014) & Asia (2016), MIT Innovators under 35 India (2016), and is a World Economic Forum Young Global Leader (2024).
Bijou Kurien
Director
Bijou is Chairman of the Retail Association of India, Advisor to Premji Invest, and on boards including Brigade and LTIMindTree. He was earlier President of Reliance Retail, COO at Titan, and Advisor to LVMH.
Kartik H
Director
PhD, Carnegie Mellon
Kartik is a Wharton professor focused on AI and the digital economy. A serial entrepreneur, he founded Yodle (acquired for $342M), SmartyPal, and JumpCut. He's a BITS Pilani alum with a PhD from Carnegie Mellon.
Michelle Paisley
Director
Ex MVision Private Equity, Macquarie, BT Financial Group; Michelle is the Managing Director at CC Strategic and also a Board Member at Scottish Oriental Smaller Companies Trust.
Phanindra Sama
Director
Phani is the founder of redBus (World's Largest Online Bus Ticketing company, acquired by Naspers). He is also an Advisor to Westbridge Capital, and a Founding Partner at Kakatiya Sandbox.
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Srivathsala KN
Director
Certified financial planner
Srivathsala is the founder of 3 companies and an Independent Director at Sobha Limited. She is a certified financial planner, strategic business advisor, and an angel investor.
Amit Mehta
Portfolio Management
IIT Bombay, IIM Calcutta
Amit scaled growth at Namma Yatri and Bounce Infinity, and earlier drove strategy and M&A at Aditya Birla Group. He is an IIT Bombay and IIM Calcutta alumnus.
Anuj Mehta
Investments
IIT Kharagpur
Anuj founded a B2B lab-grown diamond trading house and led India investments at Rise Capital. An IIT Kharagpur grad, he's worked with EF, Kalaari, Axis Capital, Housing.com—and is a certified skydiver.
Manjesh B
Chief Administrative Officer
CA, CS, MBA (National University of Singapore)
Manjesh is a CA and CS, with experience at Goodera, Sobha Developers, and as founder of a finance consulting firm. He holds an MBA from the National University of Singapore.
Nirja Shirpurkar
Executive Assistant
Commerce graduate with experience in financial content writing and virtual assistance.
Preksha Sharma
Founder's Office
NLU Delhi
A graduate from NLU Delhi, Preksha has previously worked at IndusLaw, in the Founder's Office at Rocket Health, and on the Marketing team at InsuranceDekho
Sanket Lahoti
Growth & Investments
BTech, Manipal University
Sanket is a state-level cricket and table tennis player. He worked at TheCapitalNet and in his family's real estate business after earning his BTech from Manipal University.
Umang Upreti
Investments
Former McKinsey professional and Web3 founder with an MBA from SP Jain.
Abhijit Nair
Investments
B.Com. (Hons.), Mithibai College
Abhijit previously worked with TresVista on investment and corporate development workflows. He holds a B.Com. (Hons.) degree from Mithibai College, Mumbai.
Magendra Kamalnath
Investments
BE, SSN College of Engineering
Magendra previously worked at McKinsey & Co. He joined Campus Fund as a Fellow in 2022 while still in college and was promoted to Associate in 2023. He holds a BE degree from SSN College of Engineering, Chennai.
Naveena Pallavi
Investments
IIM Bangalore, SRCC
Naveena Pallavi brings experience across venture capital, consulting and banking, with stints at xto10x, Multiply Ventures, Lightbox Ventures and Citibank. An IIM Bangalore and SRCC graduate, she's happiest digging into a founder's first pitch.
Priyanka Pandey
Executive Assistant
MBA, Finance and Marketing
Priyanka is an MBA graduate in Finance and Marketing with over 8 years of professional experience. She has worked across Wealth Management and Business Development, focusing on client relationships and business growth.
Shifa Garg
Founder's Office
Shifa has a decade of experience, split evenly across investing and operating: five years as an investor at Goldman Sachs, and five years in operating roles, including as founding Chief Business Officer at Spectatr.ai
Bharat Shah
AdvisorChief Advisor
Co-founder of HDFC Bank (5th largest globally by market cap), Bharat has been with the bank since inception. He currently serves on the boards of 3M India, Exide, Strides Pharma, and HDFC Credila.
Dr. Howard L. Morgan
AdvisorGlobal Advisor
Dr. Morgan is Chair and General Partner at B Capital and co-founder of First Round Capital. He also launched the Dorm Room Fund in 2012, the first institutional fund in the U.S. focused on student entrepreneurs.
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