Claypond Capital, the family investment office of Ranjan Pai, has appointed Sekhar Garisa as its new Managing Director (MD).
Garisa comes with nearly two decades of diverse experience spanning entrepreneurship and leadership roles across FMCG, consumer internet, high-tech, and consulting sectors.
He joins Claypond Capital from Quess Corp where, as President of Product Businesses, he played a pivotal role in transforming Foundit into one of the country’s leading talent management platforms.
Prior to this, he held leadership roles at Microsoft, McKinsey & Company, and Procter & Gamble. An alumnus of IIM Lucknow, Garisa also holds an engineering degree from NIT Warangal.
Sekhar Garisa said, “There has never been a better time for Indian start-ups as we see coming together of quality founders, bold ideas and tech-led innovation. We are building Claypond Capital to be the partner of choice of India’s entrepreneurs through a strong ‘Entrepreneur First approach’ – Confidence capital coupled with long term commitment to the vision of the founders. I am very excited to work closely with founders as they build transformative businesses.”
Dr. Ranjan Pai, Chairman of the Manipal Education and Medical Group and Principal of Claypond Capital, said, “I am happy that Sekhar is coming on board and with his experience and skill sets, he will add tremendous value to our portfolio companies and founders.”
