Sushane Chopra

Gaja Capital

Company Type: Investment Firm

Preferred Industries: Dairy E-Commerce Education F&B FMCG Food Health & Welness Sports Technology

Brief Profile: Mr Chopra is a Principal with Gaja Capital and is based in Mumbai. He has close to eight years of experience in private equity and consulting. At Gaja Capital, Mr Chopra has co-led firm’s investments in SportzVillage and Bakers Circle. As part of the work with other existing portfolio companies, Mr Chopra is involved with TeamLease and John Distilleries. Across portfolio companies, his major responsibilities include assistance in driving operational improvements, monitoring performance and various strategic initiatives including M&A. Mr Chopra is also involved in the exit processes and plans of the portfolio companies. Most recently, TeamLease successfully went public and its IPO was over-subscribed close to 65 times. Besides core investment responsibilities, Mr Chopra is also involved in the fund raising process for the firm which includes prospect development, creation of fund marketing material, and handling of due diligence processes. Prior to joining Gaja Capital, Mr Chopra was part of the business research team of Monitor Group (Grail Research). His work included consulting assignments across diverse set of sectors including finance, consumer and technology. Mr Chopra has an MBA from the Indian Institute of Management, Calcutta, where he was part of the Institute Merit List. He also has a bachelor’s degree from Indian Institute of Technology, Madras. Mr Chopra holds the Financial Risk Manager certification awarded by the Global Association of Risk Professionals (USA).