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Anurag Jindal is the Founder of FundingSkool, a capital advisory firm focused on simplifying fundraising, securing growth capital, and preparing businesses for IPOs. With a strong academic background in Business & Commerce from Cambridge and extensive experience in the capital markets, he brings hands-on expertise across investment banking, private equity advisory, and IPO consulting. He works closely with founders and business owners to deliver structured, transparent, and founder-friendly fundraising solutions, covering fundraising strategy, valuation, financial modelling, investor communication, and end-to-end capital-raising support.
Regarded as one of the most astute strategic minds in cross-border finance, Vikram brings over 28 years of experience in navigating the complex intersection of Asian emerging markets and Western capital flows. he spent two decades at J.P. Morgan in London and Singapore, where he led the TMT (Technology, Media, and Telecom) Investment Banking division. Vikram is celebrated for his "client-first" philosophy and his technical mastery of regulatory arbitrage and dual-listing mechanisms. He specializes in advising large-cap technology conglomerates on capital restructuring, strategic carve-outs, and entering high-barrier markets. His counsel is frequently sought by Boards of Directors for his ability to mitigate geopolitical risk while maximizing shareholder value during volatile cycles. A Rhodes Scholar, Vikram holds an MPhil in Economics from Oxford University and an MBA from the University of Chicago Booth School of Business. Vikram served as the lead advisor on the $18.2 billion cross-border acquisition of a Silicon Valley semiconductor firm by a sovereign-backed Asian technology consortium, successfully navigating CFIUS approval and coordinating a complex multi-currency debt facility.
Kabir brings an aggressive, growth-oriented philosophy to FundingSkool, leading the firm’s expansion into consumer-facing sectors and high-growth mid-market equities. Known in the industry as a "Rainmaker" for his ability to originate proprietary deals, Kabir spent 22 years at KKR and Blackstone, where he led the Asian Consumer Retail practice. His approach is deeply operational; he does not just buy companies; he transforms them. Kabir specializes in Leveraged Buyouts (LBOs) involving complex corporate carve-outs and family-owned conglomerates looking for liquidity events. His deep network across the APAC region allows FundingSkool to access off-market transactions before they hit the auction block. Kabir is an alumnus of St. Stephen’s College and holds an MBA from INSEAD. Kabir spearheaded the $3.2 billion acquisition of a heritage FMCG conglomerate. By rationalizing the supply chain and divesting non-core assets, he increased EBITDA by 45% within 24 months, orchestrating an exit via IPO that was oversubscribed by 8x.
With over 25 years of core experience in Investment Banking, Corporate Finance, Restructuring, and Consulting, he is a seasoned professional actively engaged in business consulting, strategic planning, and fundraising for early-stage and growth-stage enterprises, with increasing focus on venture capital investing. He has successfully originated and executed transactions across multiple products, including Private Equity, Debt, Mezzanine, Restructuring, and early-stage investments, spanning diverse sectors such as Hospitality, Real Estate, Pharmaceuticals, Telecom, Media, and Entertainment. His geographic exposure includes India, Japan, Hong Kong, Singapore, and Vietnam. He has led and executed some of the largest private equity transactions, including a landmark private company PE transaction in India and one of the largest pharmaceutical PE transactions in Vietnam, along with numerous cross-border and domestic deals. He maintains strong relationships with private equity funds, domestic and international debt providers, global special situation and distressed asset funds, and corporates, and has successfully closed mandates across PE and debt raises, structured finance, project finance, M&A, cross-border financing, restructuring, distressed debt resolution, and project management.
Mr. Basavaraj Vijay Karjinni is a senior member of the FundingSkool team, bringing over 30 years of leadership experience across business strategy, wealth management, risk management and business development. He plays a key role in advising clients on strategic growth, capital planning, distribution expansion, and operational optimization, particularly for founder-led and growth-stage businesses. He has extensive experience working with fintech platforms, financial services firms, insurance companies, and consumer-focused enterprises, and has managed large-scale operations involving profit centre management, P&L ownership, and national distribution networks. His deep understanding of market expansion, channel strategy, and execution-led growth adds significant value to FundingSkool’s capital advisory and business scaling initiatives. Over his corporate career, he has held senior roles with leading organizations including Samsung, Haier, Sanyo BPL, and Kent RO. He brings strong on-ground execution capability, especially across B2B and B2C channels in key Indian markets. At FundingSkool, Mr. Karjinni works closely with founders and leadership teams to help them strengthen business fundamentals, improve investor readiness, and achieve sustainable long-term growth through structured strategy and disciplined execution.
Meera serves as the conscience of the firm, ensuring that FundingSkool’s aggressive growth never comes at the expense of governance. With a background in forensic accounting and regulatory compliance, Meera joins the firm after a distinguished tenure as the CFO of a Tier-1 Global Bank’s Investment Division. She is the final authority on capital allocation, risk taxonomy, and Basel III capital adequacy. Beyond traditional finance, Meera leads the firm’s Impact Investing and ESG (Environmental, Social, and Governance) integration. She designs frameworks that allow clients to measure the societal return on their investments alongside financial performance. Her rigorous approach to due diligence ensures that FundingSkool maintains its reputation as the most trusted boutique firm in the market. Meera is a Chartered Accountant and holds an MBA from INSEAD. Meera orchestrated the issuance of a $500 million Green Bond for a renewable energy client, the first of its kind in the region. The bond was oversubscribed by 6x due to her transparent reporting framework, earning the firm the "Deal of the Year" award from International Financing Review.
Mr. Dhanesha brings over 17 years of experience in domestic and cross-border transactions, with a strong passion for capital markets and value creation. He has successfully executed and advised on deals aggregating to approximately INR 35 billion, across diverse transaction structures. He specializes in Mergers & Acquisitions, capitalization and leveraging of businesses, including IPO advisory, Private Equity, and early-stage investments, and also provides due diligence support services. He has advised and guided small and mid-sized enterprises and promoter groups on strategic planning, financial modelling, fund management, operational improvement, and process digitization. Previously, he was associated with Sun Capital Group as Partner & Director, and prior to that with Systematix Group, Avista (Houlihan Lokey), and Aaryaa Cross Border Advisors. He also served as Head of Finance & Legal at LEAP India Pvt. Ltd., a private-equity-owned company, where within the first seven months he successfully raised INR 100 crore from an institutional investor, followed by an additional INR 50 crore from a family office. He is a Chartered Accountant (ICAI) and a Law graduate (LLB), registered with the Bar Council of India, bringing a strong blend of financial and legal expertise to complex transactions.
With over 28 years of extensive experience in the business and corporate ecosystem, he is a seasoned professional with a strong and consistent focus on the healthcare sector. Over the course of his career, he has played a pivotal role in building, advising, and scaling healthcare businesses, combining strategic insight with deep operational understanding. His expertise spans healthcare business strategy, operations, compliance, and growth advisory, with hands-on experience in navigating complex regulatory environments and evolving market dynamics. Known for his pragmatic approach and long-term vision, he has successfully supported organizations across various stages of growth, from establishment to expansion and consolidation. He brings a wealth of industry knowledge, leadership maturity, and strategic clarity, making him a trusted advisor and value-driven contributor to healthcare enterprises and allied businesses.
Varun Aggarwal is a Law graduate and an Associate Member of the Institute of Company Secretaries of India (ICSI), with over 10 years of experience in corporate legal practice. He has extensive expertise in Corporate Law, Mergers & Amalgamations, Corporate Restructuring, Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code (IBC), 2016, and Intellectual Property Rights. He provides specialized corporate legal advisory to clients, with a strong focus on Mergers & Acquisitions, Joint Ventures, and cross-border transactions, offering practical, business-oriented solutions to complex legal and commercial challenges. His key practice areas include Trademark Litigation, IBC matters, and compliance under the Companies Act, 2013.
Regarded as one of the sharpest quantitative minds in the industry, Sameer joins FundingSkool to lead the firm’s proprietary trading and risk management desks. With a background rooted in stochastic calculus and algorithmic trading, Sameer previously served as the Head of Global Derivatives at Deutsche Bank in Singapore. Sameer specializes in tail-risk hedging and synthetic securitization. He is the architect behind FundingSkool's proprietary risk models, ensuring client capital is insulated against black swan events. Unlike traditional bankers, Sameer approaches the market through the lens of volatility arbitrage, creating bespoke structured notes for institutional clients looking to optimize yield in flat markets. He is an alumnus of IIT Bombay and holds a Master’s in Financial Engineering from Princeton University. During the market volatility of 2020, Sameer engineered a gamma-hedging strategy for a consortium of family offices that not only protected $3 billion in assets but generated a net return of 18% while the broader S&P 500 corrected by 30%.
With a reputation built on trust and tangible asset creation, Rajesh leads FundingSkool’s Real Assets division. He is a veteran of the "old economy," bringing over 35 years of experience in project finance, energy infrastructure, and public-private partnerships (PPPs). Rajesh has overseen the development of critical infrastructure across three continents. Rajesh specializes in long-duration capital. He advises sovereign wealth funds and pension plans on deploying capital into brownfield logistics hubs, renewable energy grids, and data center REITs. His conservative yet visionary approach ensures that FundingSkool’s investments generate stable, inflation-protected cash flows for decades. He is an engineering graduate from IIT Bombay and an alumnus of the Wharton School. Rajesh led the consortium for the $6.4 billion privatization and expansion of a major international airport hub. He successfully navigated complex regulatory hurdles to secure a 50-year concession agreement, delivering a stable 12% internal rate of return (IRR) to investors annually.
A relentless dealmaker with an eye for deep value, Rajeev brings 25 years of high-octane experience in Leveraged Buyouts (LBOs) and operational turnarounds. Before becoming a Managing Partner at FundingSkool, he served at The Carlyle Group, where he oversaw a portfolio exceeding $8 billion. Rajeev is renowned for his aggressive yet disciplined approach to cross-border M&A, specifically within the industrial, logistics, and renewable energy sectors. His expertise lies in structuring complex mezzanine financing and unlocking value in pre-IPO convertible notes. His mandate at FundingSkool is to deploy capital swiftly into illiquid, high-growth opportunities that traditional banks overlook. Rajeev holds a B.Tech from IIT Delhi and an MBA from Harvard Business School. Rajeev spearheaded the complex $5.6 billion take-private acquisition of a European logistics conglomerate. He led the post-acquisition restructuring, divesting non-core assets to slash operating costs by 30%, eventually exiting via a strategic trade sale that delivered a 4.2x Multiple on Invested Capital (MOIC).
Dr. Kulkarni serves as the intellectual cornerstone of FundingSkool’s macroeconomic strategy division. With a distinguished 30-year career that bridges the gap between central banking and private capital, Anand is a recognized authority on monetary policy transmission and fiscal restructuring. where he advised on sovereign debt sustainability. Anand’s expertise is singular: he translates complex geopolitical shifts into actionable investment theses for our institutional clients. He specializes in regulatory arbitrage and guiding multinational corporations through the complexities of Basel III capital requirements. A Rhodes Scholar and former Economic Fellow at the World Bank, Anand holds a Ph.D. in Monetary Economics from the London School of Economics. Anand acted as the primary strategic advisor for the $1 billion debt restructuring of a American Corporates, successfully negotiating a haircut with bondholders that prevented a sovereign default while preserving foreign direct investment channels.
Nikhil represents the quantitative backbone of FundingSkool, Nikhil has spent two decades mastering the mathematics of risk. He is not interested in standard equities; his focus is on distressed debt, synthetic securitization, and capital structure arbitrage. Nikhil is renowned for his ability to find value in dislocation. He utilizes proprietary stochastic modeling to price illiquid assets that traditional banks are too risk-averse to touch. His mandate at FundingSkool is to provide bespoke mezzanine financing and structured notes for clients seeking yield in a low-interest environment. He holds a dual Master’s in Mathematics and Financial Engineering from Princeton University. During the 2008 financial crisis, while others retreated, Nikhil structured a $500 million distressed credit vehicle that acquired high-grade corporate bonds at 40 cents on the dollar. The fund returned 310% net of fees over a three-year period as the market corrected.
Tanmoy Banerjee has over 15 years of experience in Merchant Banking, with deep expertise in structuring and executing end-to-end capital market transactions. He has successfully managed the complete lifecycle of transactions—pre-issue, issue-period, and post-issue activities—across a wide range of products including IPOs, Open Offers, Buybacks, Delistings, Preferential Issues, Rights Issues, QIPs, and Direct Listings. He brings a strong focus on corporate governance, regulatory compliance, and due diligence, with a keen eye for corporate and secretarial compliance. His expertise also includes drafting and reviewing offer documents, ensuring regulatory accuracy and high governance standards across capital market transactions.
Raj Kumar is a seasoned professional with strong expertise in management consulting and business scaling, helping organizations build sustainable growth frameworks and improve operational efficiency. He works closely with founders and leadership teams to design and execute scalable business strategies, aligning structure, processes, and performance with long-term objectives. His experience spans business transformation, growth strategy, operational optimization, and organizational structuring, enabling companies to transition smoothly from early growth to mature, scalable enterprises. Known for his analytical approach and execution focus, he delivers practical, result-oriented solutions that support expansion, profitability, and long-term value creation.
Our Mission & Vision
Our mission is to empower businesses of all sizes—startups, SMEs, and corporates—by providing end-to-end fundraising and investment banking solutions tailored to their growth journey. We strive to simplify the complexities of capital raising, ensure compliance with regulatory standards, and create sustainable value through strategic financial planning. By combining deep market expertise with innovative approaches, we aim to build a transparent ecosystem where businesses can scale confidently and unlock their true potential.
Our vision is to become the most trusted and preferred growth partner for ambitious businesses across India and beyond. We aspire to redefine the way companies access capital by offering smarter, more efficient, and reliable solutions that foster long-term success. With a focus on integrity, innovation, and value-driven strategies, we envision building a future where every business has the financial foundation and strategic support needed to thrive in competitive markets and contribute to economic progress.
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