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The start-up journey is hard and lonely.
We know, because we've been through it.

We believe entrepreneurship is the way to harness technology's true potential, and we believe we can be of help.
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...rare traits that combine to create success - and go far beyond the cheque to help them succeed.

As founders-turned-funders we like rolling-up our sleeves to co-create in ideation meetings, not just receive reports in board meetings.

We believe entrepreneurship is the way to harness technology's true potential, and we believe we can be of help.
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We believe in
the potential of
technology
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The Team

Serial entrepreneurs with 100+ years of combined entrepreneurial experience.
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Gireendra Kasmalkar
Managing Partner
Busy building businesses in novel niches. Enjoys learning from books, people, and travel.
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Sandeep Chawda
Managing Partner
Passionate about building products & scaling organizations. An avid value investor at heart.
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Madhukar Bhatia
Managing Partner
Technologist at heart. Expert in scalable and modular architectures. Fascinated by cameras and lenses.
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Saurabh Lahoti
Managing Partner
Ace investment manager of early-stage startups. Enjoys bringing structure to chaos.
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Ashok Mayya
Managing Partner
Tech Entrepreneur, rich leadership experience in scaling products. Ashok will be the Managing partner for Pentathlon in the US.
Hemant Joshi Managing Partner
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Hemant Joshi
Founding Partner
Champion of customer relations and global transformation of startups. Keen interest in birding.
Shashank Deshpande Managing Partner
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Shashank Deshpande
Founding Partner
Expert at product-market fit and design-driven innovation for startups. Enjoys identifying patterns and trends.
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Navjeet Kumar
Senior Associate

With a Dual Degree in Aerospace Engineering from IIT Bombay and AI/robotics experience, offers a unique perspective to venture capital. Passionate about supporting innovative entrepreneurs to bring groundbreaking ideas to life.

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Abhinav Mahipal
Senior Associate

A startup enthusiast seeking visionary founders with a blend of financial foresight and innovation. Let’s connect, transform ideas into fortunes.

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Ajit Mayya
Venture Partner
A tech entrepreneur with expertise in scaling businesses. Ajit will be the founding partner for Pentathlon in the US.
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Anandsagar Shiralkar
Venture Partner
A Pune-based startup enthusiast who has founded 7 companies and invested in over 10, driven by his mission to create a positive impact.
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Samir Karande
Venture Partner
A seasoned technology builder and team leader who has helped hundreds of startups scale their products and led Fortune 100 customers and unicorn startups.
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Pravin Patil
Venture Partner

A versatile professional with a passion for entrepreneurship, technology leadership, investing, and advising. He brings a wealth of expertise to help businesses thrive and succeed.

Venture Partners

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Ajit Mayya
A tech entrepreneur with expertise in scaling businesses. Ajit will be the founding partner for Pentathlon in the US.
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Sanir Karande
A seasoned technology builder and team leader who has helped hundreds of startups scale their products and led Fortune 100 customers and unicorn startups.
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Anandsagar Shiralkar
A Pune-based startup enthusiast who has founded 7 companies and invested in over 10, driven by his mission to create a positive impact.

Advisors

A carefully selected advisory board helps Pentathlon make it’s evaluations more accurate, and it’s support to
partners more valuable.
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Shirish Deodhar advisior
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Shirish Deodhar
Serial entrepreneur with a history of founding and scaling multiple companies.
Martin Umaran Advisor
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Martin Umaran
Responsible for Globant’s mergers and acquisitions process. Exemplary experience of seeding a company.
Mohan Kumar Advisor
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Mohan Kumar
Mohan manages the growth stage B2B fund at Avataar Ventures. Was Managing Partner at NVP.
Pravin Bhalerao Advisor
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Pravin Bhalerao
Pravin is a financial wizard – started Pranitya Wealth, earlier Finest Wealth that managed assets for HNIs.
Abhishant Pant Advisior
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Abhishant Pant
Abhishant Pant is the founder of The Fintech meetup, India’s largest early-stage Fintech ecosystem.
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Monish Darda
Co-founder and CTO, ICERTIS
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Dhruva Rajan
Co-Founder and Technology Director, GeoSpoc Geospatial Services Pvt. Ltd.
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Mangesh Panditrao
Founder, CEO at Shoptimize
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Krishnan Venkateswaran
Pravin is a financial wizard – started Pranitya Wealth, earlier Finest Wealth that managed assets for HNIs.
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Shantanu Deshpande
Abhishant Pant is the founder of The Fintech meetup, India’s largest early-stage Fintech ecosystem.
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