Chetan founded AUM Ventures with a vision of supporting the Indian entrepreneurship ecosystem and build India’s reputation as a formidable venture capital destination.

His previous experience includes building an alternate investment portfolio of venture/startups for a large single family office. He created a global deal sourcing network, fund of fund program and led investments in 60+ startups across India (Smiles.ai, LenDenClub, ChargeZone, Waterfield advisors, Sharechat, Sourcewiz, Rapidbox, Cogos, etc), Israel (eToro, Immunai, Antidote, H2Pro, Arbe robotics, Binah.ai, Goarc, etc), GCC (Verofax, Altibbi) and the US (SpaceX, Rho banking, Shef, Capsule, Daily Harvest, etc).

Chetan has also been an angel investor himself with investments in 40+ startups and advising / mentoring aspiring entrepreneurs on financial efficiencies, GTM strategy, fundraising, etc.

Chetan also has two decades of advisory and consulting experience where he advised MNCs on restructuring of cross-border operations, M&As, IPO planning as well as providing strategic approach to complex issues.

Darshini is a finance professional with 15+ years of experience. She has a wide variety of experience in portfolio management, finance and business outsourcing.

With a background in engineering and finance, Nidhi brings a strong analytical lens to evaluating early-stage startups and supporting investment decisions.

Nisha’s career spans over two decades across consulting firms and Family Offices. She was part of the leadership team at the Narotam Sekhsaria Family Office, where she led Strategy and also served as its COO. Prior to that, she was part of the investments team at Wami Capital.

In her early consulting career of 17 years, Nisha advised global funds such as Blackstone, Sequoia, Bain, Kotak, and Edelweiss, and worked on strategic transactions end-to-end — from diligence through to negotiations. She also led the Family Office business vertical at KPMG.

Nisha brings not only deep financial expertise and a strong network, but also a solution-oriented mindset, empathetic leadership style, and a well-rounded perspective from having played multiple roles at the table.