Surya Mantha

Surya Mantha

Managing Partner atCapria VenturesBangalore

Surya Mantha is a Managing Partner at Capria Ventures, overseeing investment operations in India. He previously held roles at Sify, RealNetworks, Peepul Capital, Omidyar Network India Advisors, Web18, and Saregama, and earned degrees from IIT Kanpur, the University of Utah, and the University of Rochester.

What Surya can write

Writes checks of$500K to $3M
Comes in atSeed, Series ACan lead the round
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Career

  1. Omidyar Network India Advisors (ONIA) · founding member
  2. Web18 · CEO
  3. Saregama · CEO/MD
  4. Capria Ventures · Managing Partner
    Now
  5. Sify
  6. RealNetworks
  7. Peepul Capital
  8. Omidyar Network India Advisors

Companies founded

Omidyar Network India Advisors

Focus

e-commercedigital mediaeducationgovernment transparency

Education

IIT Kanpur, bachelor’s degree in Computer ScienceUniversity of Utah, PhDUniversity of Rochester, MBA

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Who is Surya Mantha?

Surya Mantha is a Managing Partner at Capria Ventures, overseeing investment operations in India. He previously held roles at Sify, RealNetworks, Peepul Capital, Omidyar Network India Advisors, Web18, and Saregama, and earned degrees from IIT Kanpur, the University of Utah, and the University of Rochester.

How much does Surya Mantha invest?

Surya Mantha invests through Capria Ventures, which writes checks of $500K to $3M at seed, series a.

How do I pitch Surya Mantha?

A warm intro from a founder Capria Ventures backed works best.

What did Surya Mantha do before Capria Ventures?

founding member at Omidyar Network India Advisors (ONIA); CEO at Web18; CEO/MD at Saregama; Sify; RealNetworks; Peepul Capital; Omidyar Network India Advisors.

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