The Team
Our Team
Partners
Rahul Agarwalla
Founding and Managing Partner
Rahul Agarwalla is a highly accomplished entrepreneur and investor. He has founded, scaled, and exited three startups, leaving a significant impact on the digital landscape. Rahul's entrepreneurial journey began with Matrix Information, a digital content company. He then founded Integreon, a global data management firm, and later ventured into big data with Smart Insight, developing a groundbreaking product utilizing natural language processing (NLP). Rahul's tech products have been successfully launched in India, Japan, and the United States. Additionally, since 2017, he has been investing in AI startups, leveraging his deep understanding of the industry. Rahul Agarwalla is a visionary figure whose contributions have shaped the digital landscape and inspired entrepreneurs worldwide.
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Raja Gopalakrishnan
General Partner
Raja Gopalakrishnan has over 30 years of experience in global technology and banking. His hands-on leadership has driven diverse businesses to achieve remarkable results, including over 40% EBITDA and $3 billion revenue in North America and Europe. He has also fostered high growth in APAC and Latin America, exceeding 20% annually. Raja's expertise extends to launching new product lines globally and cultivating global institutional relationships. His execution ethos and leadership culture have contributed to his success in driving strategy and achieving exceptional outcomes.
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Anjali
Venture Partner
Anjali Malhotra is a corporate leader turned startup evangelist with 30+ years of experience across consumer, digital, and technology-led businesses. She focuses on growth strategy, customer experience, and digital transformation, helping organisations scale with data and AI.
As Venture Partner at SenseAI, she leads fundraising, marketing, and portfolio operations. She also advises enterprises and startups through her boutique consulting practice. Formerly, she led Founder Institute India and is an active angel investor supporting early-stage founders.
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Investments
Prior to joining SenseAI Ventures, Shibangi was a data scientist at a Fortune 500 company where her work involved leveraging cutting-edge technology stacks to develop scalable AI solutions. Shibangi graduated from IIT (BHU) Varanasi where she was the founding member of ShARE, a unique leadership program for students from top IITs, IIMs and across the globe. She has been an active contributor to the AI & business community, having made impactful contributions to startups at a prominent early-stage incubator in India
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Investor Relations
A UCLA graduate with a dual major in Communications and Psychology, Ryna brings a unique blend of analytical thinking and relationship-driven execution to her role at SenseAI Ventures. She began her career in enterprise SaaS, leading business development efforts and building sales systems that accelerated growth across North America. She later transitioned into marketing and sales strategy, developing campaigns and processes for digital-first brands. At SenseAI, Ryna drives the fund’s Limited Partner (LP) engagement, manages investor pipelines, and delivers data-backed insights across fundraising and portfolio tracking. Her cross-functional expertise ensures operational excellence and sharp execution at every stage of the fund lifecycle.
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Marketing & Growth
Ananya leads Growth & Community at SenseAI, where she integrates her background in English, Economics and Entrepreneurship from Ashoka University with experiences in media, AI startups, and marketing. Her work focuses on cultivating founder networks, engaging investors and crafting narratives that drive SenseAI’s mission forward.
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Accounts & Compliance
Gaurav Seth is a seasoned finance professional with over 17 years of experience in portfolio management, fund accounting and the Real Estate Market. Currently serving as Senior Finance Manager at SenseAI Ventures, Gaurav plays a critical role in maintaining fund compliance, reviewing investment strategies, and managing investor relations. His academic background reflects his commitment to continuous learning and professional development. With a track record of success at firms like Emaar India Ltd, American Express, Lumis Partners and Neovia Logistics, Gaurav brings a wealth of expertise in financial reporting, budget analysis, and intercompany transactions.
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Vibhu Mittal
Gen AI
Vibhu is the current Chief Technology Officer at Inflection AI, one of the rising Generative AI unicorns, where he’s making enterprise AI intuitive and accessible. A former CEO of Edmodo—one of the world’s largest K-12 platforms with over 200 million users—he pioneered early GenAI during his graduate years at USC and is credited with key innovations like Google Scholar and Google Translate from his time at Google.
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Technology
Utkarsh is a technology leader with 22+ years of experience, passionate about building future-ready systems and technology for social good. Founder of Xmplify.tech and former Chief Architect at Flipkart, he has shaped large-scale architectures, mentored startups, and led 50+ architects. A CIO Trendsetter Awardee (2022) and frequent speaker at forums like Microsoft and Infosys, he also advises Indian startups while staying an avid marathoner and explorer.
×James Abraham
Governance
James Abraham is a sustainability entrepreneur and leader across renewables and net-zero—co-founding Mynzo Carbon and previously leading BCG’s expansion in India while spearheading Sunborne Energy, helping shape India’s solar policy. In 2014, he co-founded SolarArise (acquired by a UK Investment Trust in 2022) and continues to drive climate leadership through the Aspen Global Network and multiple social-impact board roles.
×Neelam Dhawan
Tech Industry Trailblazer
Neelam has helmed India operations for Microsoft (MD, 2005–08) and HP, and earlier held senior leadership roles across HCL, IBM, and Hewlett-Packard amritt.comTech MahindraUnilever. A board member at ICICI Bank, Fractal Analytics, Yatra, Tech Mahindra, and Hindustan Unilever, she also chairs Capillary Technologies and guides IIIT Delhi’s governing board.
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Shahir Muneer
Digital Media & Creator Economy Expert
After 8 years at HCL and TCS in media-focused project leadership, Shahir founded Divo in 2012, growing it into one of South India’s largest multi-platform networks (MCN) and independent music distributors. Divo partners with over 50 platforms—YouTube, Amazon Prime Video, Netflix—and has a strategic alignment with Warner Music India.
×Atul Dhawan
Audit & Strategy Mentor
Manit Jaju
Infrastructure & Governance Strategist
With 33–35 years of experience in finance, operations, land acquisition, and corporate affairs, Manit plays a central governance role as President—Operations & Corporate Affairs at Pioneer Urban Land & Infrastructure. His background spans finance leadership and policymaking in major infrastructure firms.
×Ruchir Godura
Enterprise SaaS & GTM Architect
Shubham Somani
Investor in Capital markets
