Krishna Vadera

Associate, Investments at Omidyar Network India

Krishna Vadera is an experienced investment professional currently serving as an Investment Associate at Omidyar Network India since January 2022. Prior to this role, Krishna held various positions at L.E.K. Consulting from July 2018 to January 2022, progressing from Associate to Senior Associate Consultant. Experience includes a summer internship at Shell and significant contributions to the Entrepreneurship Cell at IIT Kharagpur, where Krishna led the implementation of India's first Business Model Competition and was involved in planning nationwide awareness drives. Early internships included roles at Reliance and 1Derrick, focusing on engineering analysis and efficiency projects. Krishna remains actively engaged in community service through volunteer work with the National Service Scheme. Educational qualifications include an ongoing MBA at The Wharton School and a dual degree in Chemical Engineering from the Indian Institute of Technology, Kharagpur.

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Bengaluru, India

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Omidyar Network India

Omidyar Network India invests in bold entrepreneurs who help create a meaningful life for every Indian, especially the hundreds of millions of Indians in low-income and lower-middle-income populations, ranging from the poorest among us to the existing middle class. To drive empowerment and social impact at scale, we work with entrepreneurs in the private, nonprofit and public sectors, who are tackling India’s hardest and most chronic problems. We invest in early-stage enterprises and nonprofits in the areas of Advancing Cities, Digital Society, Education & Employability, Emerging Technologies, Financial Inclusion & Well-being and Property Inclusivity. We are part of The Omidyar Group, a diverse collection of companies, organizations, and initiatives, supported by philanthropists Pam and Pierre Omidyar, founder of eBay.


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Mumbai, India

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11-50

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