Garisa has about two decades of experience across entrepreneurship and corporate leadership roles in FMCG, Consumer Internet, High-Tech, and Consulting. He joins Claypond Capital from Quess Corp where, as President of Product Businesses, he led the transformation of Foundit to one of the leading talent management platforms.
Prior to this, Garisa held leadership positions at Microsoft, McKinsey and P&G. He holds an engineering degree from NIT Warangal and a management degree from IIM Lucknow.
Sekhar Garisa said in a statement: “There has never been a better time for Indian startups as we see the 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 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.”
Claypond Capital is a Family Investment Office within Manipal Education and Medical Group ecosystem, started in 2023, headquartered in Bengaluru and led by veteran investment banker, Shyam Powar.
