Kumar G V

Kumar G V (‘GV’), is a senior investment professional with over 20 years of rich experience in the Venture Capital & Private Equity (VC/PE) industry and over a decade in leadership/Partner positions. In his last role, GV was Executive Director – Investments with TVS Capital Funds, Chennai. Prior to that, he had an eight-year stint as a Partner with Aureos Capital, a global mid-market Private Equity Fund. His early career includes nine years with ICICI Ventures, one of India’s foremost private equity fund houses. In his roles as a fund manager during this period, he was responsible for all aspects of the investment life cycle namely deal origination, execution, active portfolio management through board/observer positions, and profitable exits across diverse sectors such as Healthcare, Specialized Engineering, Logistics, Consumer and Financials. GV brings in well-honed skills in strategic value nurturing and board-level interventions in the small/medium businesses along with strong relationships developed over years within the growth industry ecosystem of SMEs, private equity investors, legal firms, and Investment bankers in India. GV holds a Post Graduate Diploma in Business Management from IIM Bangalore and is a Mechanical Engineer from NIT Suratkal. Pre MBA, he worked with Tata Motors as the line engineer.