Anoop N Menon

Prior to Chiratae, Anoop worked at Accenture Ventures – partnering, investing and acquiring startups with Deep-tech capabilities for its Open Innovation platform in India. He led the organisation’s lone acquisition of a Data-AI startup in India in May 2020. Anoop was responsible for driving Innovation Strategy and Corporate Venturing as a Service for Accenture’s clients and was part of Accenture India’s Investment Committee for its CSR Investments into Social startups. He also conceptualised and launched Accenture’s 2 Centers of Excellence with IISc, Bangalore and IIT-Madras in Advanced Computing and Industry 4.0 respectively. In a career spanning over 15+ years across Management Consulting, Family Office VC – leading and managing an early-stage portfolio to leading a portfolio company in Mediatech space as CEO. Anoop has donned multiple hats. As an operator, he has served on the Board of the largest News Media House in South India and successfully launched and scaled the Mediatech startup.

Taking his interest in early-stage investments forward, he founded the IIM Indore Alumni Angel fund and served on its Fund-1 as an investment committee member. He has advised and mentored a few startups in Consumertech, Media & Fintech spaces, as well as a Social Entrepreneurship Incubator run by Telangana State.

Anoop holds a Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science Engineering from University of Madras and MBA (PGDM) from Indian Institute of Management – Indore.