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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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With a Combined Experience
of 100+ Years

Serial entrepreneurs with 100+ years of combined entrepreneurial experience.
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Gireendra Kasmalkar Managing Partner

Gireendra Kasmalkar

Managing Partner

Busy building businesses in novel niches.
Enjoys learning from books, people, and
travel.

Sandeep Chawda Managing Partner

Sandeep Chawda

Managing Partner

Passionate about building products & scaling organizations. An avid value investor at heart.
Madhukar Bhatia Managing Partner

Madhukar Bhatia

Managing Partner

Technologist at heart. Expert in scalable and modular architectures. Fascinated by cameras and lenses.
Ashok Mayya Managing Partner

Ashok Mayya

Managing Partner

Tech Entrepreneur, rich leadership
experience in scaling products. Ashok
will be the Managing partner for
Pentathlon in the US.

Abhinav Mahipal Senior Associate

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.

Navjeet Kumar Principal

Navjeet Kumar

Principal

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.

Praneet Parameshwar Analyst

Praneet Parameshwar

Analyst

An analyst with sharp investment instincts; Praneet strengthens sourcing, diligence, and founder-first decision making.

Vaniya Dangwal Eternal

Marketing and Community

Loves all things culture, community, and collaboration. A former tennis athlete and startup enthusiast, now focused on bringing together founders, investors, and ecosystem partners to create value beyond capital.
Saurabh Lahoti Founding Partner

Saurabh Lahoti

Founding Partner

Ace investment manager of early-stage
startups. Enjoys bringing structure to
chaos.

Shashank Deshpande Founding Partner

Shashank Deshpande

Founding Partner

Expert at product-market fit and design-
driven innovation for startups. Enjoys
identifying patterns and trends.

Hemant Joshi Founding Partner

Hemant Joshi

Founding Partner

Champion of customer relations and
global transformation of startups. Keen
interest in birding.

The Advisors Behind Our Success

A carefully selected advisory board helps Pentathlon make it’s 
evaluations more accurate, and it’s support to partners more valuable.
Shirish Deodhar

Shirish Deodhar

Serial entrepreneur with a history of
founding and scaling multiple
companies.

Martin Umaran

Martin Umaran

Responsible for Globant’s mergers and
acquisitions process. Exemplary
experience of seeding a company.

Mohan Kumar

Mohan Kumar

Mohan manages the growth stage B2B
fund at Avataar Ventures. Was
Managing Partner at NVP.

Abhishant Pant

Abhishant Pant

Abhishant Pant is the founder of The
Fintech meetup, India’s largest early-
stage Fintech ecosystem.

Monish Darda

Monish Darda

Technologist with deep expertise; Monish propels scalable innovation, global growth, and transformative business impact.

Ajit Mayya

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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