Mela Ventures

Entrepreneur, Investor & Startup Mentor. Some leaders build companies. Others build industries. Krishnakumar Natarajan (KK) has done both. He has a bachelor's degree in mechanical engineering from the College of Engineering, Chennai, India, and a master's degree in Business Administration from the Xavier Institute, Jamshedpur, India.

Parthasarathy NS (Partha) is a seasoned entrepreneur, investor, and technology leader with a distinguished career spanning over four decades in the global IT industry. As the co-founder, COO, and Executive Vice-Chairperson of Mindtree, he played a pivotal role in transforming the company from a VC-funded startup in 1999 to a billion-dollar enterprise by 2019. Partha's expertise lies in scaling technology businesses, executing successful M&A strategies, and fostering high-performance, high-caring organizational cultures.

Viju George has spent over two decades analyzing markets, predicting trends, and identifying breakout companies. As a Partner at Mela Ventures, he backs bold founders and helps them build high-impact businesses. As an Executive Director at J.P. Morgan, he was India's top-rated Technology, Telecom, and Internet Investment Analyst, earning multiple industry accolades over several years. At Mphasis, he played a critical role in finance, corporate development and investor relations.

Prachi takes a research-first approach to backing bold ideas early and believes that identifying the right problem and making the investment is just the beginning. As VP - Investments at Mela Ventures, she brings a sharp analytical mind and works closely with founders across strategy, operations, and go-to-market. With over a decade in investment analysis, financial modeling, and IPO research, she brings both breadth and depth to early-stage investing. At Vidura Capital, she led deal mandates and industry assessments. At CRISIL, she specialized in IPO analyses.