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Piyush Puri

Piyush Puri

Founding Partner atMercurius Media CapitalRedwood City, CA
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Piyush Puri is Founding Partner of Mercurius Media Capital and President of BCCL Worldwide Inc. He has a background in investment banking and holds degrees from IIT, XLRI, and Penn State.

What Piyush can write

Writes checks of$3M to $10M
Comes in atSeries A, Series BCan lead the round
Best routeA short note on LinkedInA warm intro from a founder they backed works better.

Mercurius Media Capital writes $3M to $10M checks, larger than 93% of firms in the atlas.

Bars: how many firms report each check band. Highlighted: Mercurius Media Capital.

Career

  1. SBI Capital Markets · investment banking
  2. China Light & Power · M&A team
  3. BCCL Worldwide Inc. (BWI) · President
  4. Mercurius Media Capital (MMC) · Founding Partner
    Now
  5. SBI Capital Markets · investment banker
  6. China Light & Power
  7. BCCL Worldwide Inc. · Executive Vice President
  8. Mercurius Media Capital · Founding Partner
    Now

Companies founded

Mercurius Media Capital

Focus

media-for-equityinvestmentmediacapitalventure capitalenergy

Education

Indian Institute of Technology (IIT), B.Tech in Civil EngineeringXLRI School of Business, MBAPenn State University, Master’s in the Psychology of Leadership

Also at Mercurius Media Capital

Satyan Gajwani
Satyan GajwaniFounding Partner
Kiran Shah
Kiran ShahDirector, Investments
Ajay Raja
Ajay RajaInvestment Associate
Lohit Biswal
Lohit BiswalManager, Strategic Investments
Riddhi Chopra
Riddhi ChopraInvestment Associate

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Daniel Balmisse
Daniel BalmisseManaging Partner, Cathay InnoSquare, Cathay Innovation
Daniel Blomquist
Daniel BlomquistFund Partner, Creandum

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Questions

Who is Piyush Puri?

Piyush Puri is Founding Partner of Mercurius Media Capital and President of BCCL Worldwide Inc. He has a background in investment banking and holds degrees from IIT, XLRI, and Penn State.

How much does Piyush Puri invest?

Piyush Puri invests through Mercurius Media Capital, which writes checks of $3M to $10M at series a, series b.

How do I pitch Piyush Puri?

A warm intro from a founder Mercurius Media Capital backed works best. A short LinkedIn note with one line on traction is the next best route.

What did Piyush Puri do before Mercurius Media Capital?

investment banking at SBI Capital Markets; M&A team at China Light & Power; President at BCCL Worldwide Inc. (BWI); investment banker at SBI Capital Markets; China Light & Power; Executive Vice President at BCCL Worldwide Inc..

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