Team
Tejus Sawjiani, Partner
Tejus has 10 years of specialized experience in the financial services industry, serving as an advisor, investor and entrepreneur. Tejus co-founded Singularity Ventures, an investment firm with an India focus. Through Singularity Ventures, Tejus has made investments in over 10 companies.
As part of Singularity Ventures, Tejus has worked with institutional investors in the Middle East on a number of projects across a range of sectors, from aviation to entertainment.
Prior to founding Singularity Ventures, Tejus founded a startup focused on algorithmic trading strategies whose core platform is now part of Singularity
Previously, he was an investment banker with the Financial Institutions Group at Citigroup in New York, where he specialized in asset securitization. Tejus also worked for Goldman Sachs and Merrill Lynch.
Tejus holds a dual degree from the University of Pennsylvania: a bachelor’s degree in Economics from the Wharton School, and a bachelor’s degree in Computer Science & Engineering from the School of Engineering & Applied Sciences.
In his spare time, blogs at http://mathzen.wordpress.com & http://1978.posterous.com, tweets at http://www.twitter.com/tejus_sawjiani & tumbles at http://zerolens.tumblr.com
Tejus can be reached at Tejus.Sawjiani@singularityventures.in .
Vishwa Chandra, Partner
Vishwa, a founder at Singularity is a experienced management consultant and has advised Fortune 100 firms on numerous issues ranging from corporate growth strategy, market entry, M&A, organizational design, and operational redesign. Past clients have included Wal-Mart, Home Depot, Albertson’s, Goldman Sachs and others. Prior to A.T. Kearney, Vishwa worked with the Wharton Small Business Development Association where he focused on driving innovation for small businesses within the Philadelphia area in the U.S.
Vishwa graduated from the Wharton School of Business with a concentration in Operations Management.
Vishwa’s primary area of focus is Consumer Products, Retail and Health Care and can be reached at Vishwa.Chandra@singularityventures.in .
Anu Sharma, Partner
Anu Sharma is a Partner with Singularity Ventures. At Singularity she focuses on social entrepreneurship opportunities with significant economic and social impact potential. She has over 8 years of consulting experience with Booz & Company and Hewitt Associates in the US and India on a wide range of topics including mergers and acquisitions, operating model design, and people issues for companies in all stages of growth. Her clients have included start-ups, mid-sized companies, as well as Fortune 500 in a range of industries including healthcare, retail, automotive, and financial services. She holds a BA (Hons) in Economics from Delhi University and a PGD PM&IR from XLRI where she was also a top 3 rank holder.
Anu can be reached at anu.sharma@singularityventures.in
