Early Spring Fund

Arun Iyer has been in Advertising forever. Ok, not forever, but about 20 years. 16 of them in Lowe Lintas, one of India's leading advertising agencies and the last 6 of them as Chief Creative Officer and the Chairman of the company. Arun has creatively impacted multiple brands in this country. They range from startups to large multinational companies and everything in between. Arun believes in transformation using creativity that stems from the core product backed by a clear proposition and a strong brand point of view. His biggest joy comes when this creativity can change the fortunes of the brands he works with.

Raja has worked with founders for most of his working life of 24+ years. First with Ogilvy and Brand David, where he worked with founders including Muruga of Bharat Matrimony and Siddhartha Lal of Royal Enfield. His defining stint was with Sequoia India, where as CMO, Raja worked with founders from different stages. His raison d'etre is to look at business challenges through the lens of marketing with a skin-in-the-game, long term approach to help build the brands of tomorrow. Raja is an eternal optimist and believes strongly that creativity and entrepreneurship can change the world.

Vineet co-founded and built a digital marketing agency at a point in time when the category did not exist and 'Digital' was far from being the ubiquitous word it has become today. The agency he helped create, 22 feet, became a pioneer in the business, and was acquired by the Omnicom Group. In turn, Vineet went on to become the CEO of the DDB Mudra group. More importantly, Vineet also realised his true calling, to help build brands for a new age and a new world.

Kaushik Dasgupta heads Investments at Spring Marketing Capital, leading deal sourcing, due diligence, and portfolio management.