Who are We
We are believers of hustle, grind and execution. We are for the young and dynamic.
Pearl Agarwal
Founder & Managing Director
Building an equitable startup ecosystem through Eximius. 10 companies in personal portfolio. Has been to 30 countries but believes that’s just the start.
Pearl Agarwal
Investment Banker – Merrill Lynch
PE Investor – GlP ($70bn US-based fund)
Private Markets – UTIMCO ($40bn Fund)
Prior to Eximius, Pearl spent a decade across various investment roles in the US and UK, helping companies raise capital, facilitating multi-billion dollar mergers and acquisitions, and ensuring business development.
Alongside Eximius, Pearl is also the co-founder of DotReview, a platform for founders to get authentic and trusted reviews of investors.
Education:
McCombs School of Business (UT Austin)
Sanjiv Saklani
Advisor
Shaping the leaders of tomorrow at Eximius. 34+ years of experience. Often found playing tennis, squash, and snooker. Ex-army.
Sanjiv Saklani
President – Quess Corp Ltd
CEO & MD – A2Z Infraservices
Country Head – IL&FS
Sanjiv is a senior management professional with experience in setting up, directing, managing, and growing business operations. He is distinguished for ensuring brand value, facilitating revenue and profit enhancement. He has also effectively managed a workforce of over 50,000 prior to Eximius.
Jasveer Singh
Advisor
Enabling startups with growth opportunities at Eximius. 8+ years, 3x founder, 2 successful exits. Always up for connecting with people.
Jasveer Singh
Forbes 30 Under 30 Asia
Founder & CEO – Rhyno, QiK Stay, and SpareHousing
In over 8 years, Jasveer has had successful exits in two of his startups. He has a proven track record of building businesses from scratch and creating unique revenue models for their exponential expansion.
His extensive understanding of the startup ecosystem enables founders to have access to a unique set of growth opportunities and scale their businesses.
Besides Eximius, he is also the co-founder of DotReview, a platform for founders to get authentic and trusted reviews of investors.
Vikram Qanungo
Advisor
Helps us navigate our way to long-term success with a mix of financial expertise and deep operational knowledge.
Vikram Qanungo
Bira 91
Apeejay Surrendra Group
Dish TV
Reliance Retail
Vikram was an early part of several companies like Bira 91 where he led them to raise $100M+, DishTV while bringing the DTH revolution in the Indian entertainment industry, Reliance Retail much before launching the first outlet, and more.
More than two decades into fulfilling various financial roles, Vikram now lends his expertise of understanding consumer behavior, fundraising, and much more, to the benefit of growing businesses.
Qualifications:
Chartered Accountant
MBA
Sumit Panjwani
Investment Associate
Spots innovative startups at Eximius. Ex-entrepreneur. Found at peace among mountains and music.
Sumit Panjwani
Co-founder – Antrepriz
Micro Market CEO – OYO
Before Eximius, Sumit led and nurtured partnerships for his startup, as well as handled its sales strategy and execution. During his 2-year long stint with OYO, he managed offline sale channels, supply building activities, and end-to-end P&L for a micro market.
Education:
IIM, Tiruchirappali
IET DAVV
Raunak Bhiwal
Investment Associate
Bridges the gap between us and startups and where they need to be. Also people’s go-to guy for untangling the legal.
Raunak Bhiwal
BU Head (Marketplace) – Cashify
Senior Manager (CEO’s Office) – Expansion – Ninjacart
Raunak brings with himself strong business skills from setting up operations, helping in expansion, ensuring seamless customer experience, and more.
He is also the co-founder of LawCult, an all-encompassing blog channel which simplifies legal aspects of the latest news.
Education:
IIM, Ahmedabad
Qualifications:
Chartered Accountant Company Secretary
Vidhi Doshi
Investment Associate
Finds game changers at Eximius, documents their early work, and supports them as they grow. Can sleep anytime, anywhere.
Vidhi Doshi
Senior Associate – Mumbai Angels Network
Analyst – Augment Ventures
Vidhi has over 4+ years of experience in the investment space, where she helped identify, support, and scale businesses across angel syndicate and private equity firms. She has closed 30+ deals, including Innov8 and Purple Style Labs, across various sectors during her career. Originally from Kolkata, she has lived and worked in Mumbai, Bangalore and Gurugram.
Education:
University of Calcutta
Qualifications:
Chartered Financial Analyst
Hunny Pal
Investment Analyst
Scouts and evaluates startup pitches to find winners. A pro at pool and board games.
Hunny Pal
Analyst – Lumis Partners
Investment Banking Analyst – Emerging India Value Advisory LLP
Deeply passionate about working in the VC space, Hunny played a key role in developing Lumis Partners’ sector thesis as well as connecting them with the right founders to support.
He has also delved deep into the other end of the spectrum by building a healthcare company from scratch.
Education:
IIM, Calcutta
SSCBS, University of Delhi
Amrita Saini
Human Resources Lead
Makes sure that we and our portfolio companies have the dream team to make it work. Loves art. Unstoppable on the dance floor.
Amrita Saini
Human Resources Team Lead – Zomato
Amrita has spent 7+ years across high-growth businesses, managing the entire employee lifecycle, including recruitment processes. She is also accomplished in handling grievances, insurance, compliances (PF, ESI, Gratuity, Bonus), policies, and processes.
Education:
University School of Management, Kurukshetra
Delhi University
Anureet Kaur
Marketing Associate
Connects Eximius to the startup ecosystem through content. Loves fiction, kangaroos, and history, in no particular order.
Anureet Kaur
Content Curator & Copy Editor – The 1947 Partition Archive
Prior to Eximius, Anureet spent her time across several organizations leading their content, managing distribution, developing social media strategies, increasing brand awareness, and maintaining quality control. She has also worked with publishing houses as a copyeditor.
Education:
University of York
Delhi University
Unnati Tak
Operations Manager
Comes to work with a never-give-up attitude and makes sure we do too. Also passionate about digital content creation and helping brands find their voice.
Unnati Tak
Language Specialist – Mastree
Unnati helps us take things to the next level by enabling us to get things done on time as well as managing and optimizing A-Z processes.
Prior to joining us, she was involved in the fields of education and finance, and brings a strong skill set of helping organisations manage their HR, content, and delivery.
Parth Goel
Student Venture Partner
Makes sure we don’t miss out on incredible startups. Always excited to work on new ideas and learn new things.
Parth Goel
He is pursuing his BTech, along with being a debater and an active member of the Entrepreneurship Cell at IIT Kharagpur.
Education:
IIT Kharagpur
Aryan Mittal
Student Venture Partner
Spots promising startups that can level-up with investor support. Loves football and is a huge Barça fan.
Aryan Mittal
Prior to joining us, he was a part of Enactus at IIT Delhi and has completed successful internships at both the Indian School of Business and KU Leuven.
Education:
IIT Delhi
Bhargav Chaudhari
Student Venture Partner
Helps back startups to empower them in making a difference. Enjoys writing. Always up for geopolitical discussions.
Bhargav Chaudhari
A finance enthusiast and second-year economics student, he has also been a part of his institute’s E-Cell for a year.
Education:
IIT Bombay
