I am
ANIRUDH DAMANI
SERIAL ENTREPRENEUR
ANGEL INVESTOR
About
My professional journey started with humble beginnings. I found myself going door to door in West Texas, where I tried to convince homeowners to switch their electricity provider to Stream Energy.
After all that hustle, I got the golden opportunity to work with one of the world's largest energy companies, Suez Energy, which now goes by the name Engie. As their National Sales Director, I set up, trained, and managed offices for commercial energy broking in Texas, Illinois, New York, and several other states.
When I moved back to India in 2013, I decided to set out into the energy space on my own and founded Artha Energy Resources (www.artha.energy).
Once I noticed how lucrative the returns were from investing in high yielding renewable energy assets, I decided to re-invest some of our revenue into early-stage startups with high growth potential. This new investment arm, Artha India Ventures (www.artha.ventures), was part of our Family Office. I helped conceptualize a circular investment model that the Office still follows to this day. We generate our startup investment capital from our renewable assets, and in turn, use the returns from our exits to purchase and build more renewable assets. During my time with AIV, we had the opportunity to back extraordinary ventures like OYO Rooms, Exotel, Tala, NowFloats, Purplle, LenDenClub, BabyChakra, and more. We proudly deem ourselves a leading early-stage investment firm with a portfolio of 75+ global ventures.
After an enriching experience with AIV, I decided to branch out on my own. In 2018, I set up India's first Micro-VC Fund, Artha Venture Fund (www.artha.vc). Our goal is to fund and build game-changing ventures from India!
Having an impactful presence in the startup ecosystem, I have been featured by publishers like ET (The Economic Times), LiveMint, Bloomberg Quint, YourStory, VCCircle, and KRAsia, to name a few.
I am always on the lookout to learn about new ideas from bright minds! I interview many Founders and Investors on my weekly talk show #DamaniTalks. I also avidly blog about my experiences as an early-stage investor.
Something most people wouldn’t know about me is that I am a PADI certified scuba diver with over 40 dives under my belt!
Follow me or add me as a connection to watch how I take on the challenge of building a Virgin-like, socially responsible, exciting conglomerate in India under the Artha brand name!
Professional Journey
Texas First Energy
Sales Executive
May 2005 - Jul 2005 · 3 mos
Team Leader
Jul 2005 - Dec 2005 · 6 mos
Area Leader
Dec 2005 - Jun 2006 · 7 mos
Regional Director
US First Energy
Jul 2006 - Nov 2009 · 3 yrs 5 mos
Director of Business Developement
Superior Energy Resources
Jan 2008 - Nov 2009 · 1 yr 11 mos
Co-Founder
Pioneer Energy Resources
Dec 2009 - Oct 2012 · 2 yrs 11 mos
Dallas/Fort Worth Area
Dallas/Fort Worth Area
Partner
Artha Energy Resources · Part-time
Jan 2013 - Present · 9 yrs 9 mos
Mumbai Area, India
Mumbai Area, India
Director
Artha India Ventures
Oct 2013 - Present · 9 yrs
Mumbai, Maharashtra, India
Mumbai, Maharashtra, India
Managing Partner
Artha Venture Fund · Full-time
Sep 2017 - Present · 5 yrs 1 mo
Mumbai Area, India
Mumbai Area, India
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