Rupen Desai

CMO And Venture Partner at Una Terra Venture Capital Fund

Rupen Desai is a seasoned professional with extensive experience in marketing and leadership, currently serving as Co-Founder at The Shed since March 2019. In addition to this role, Rupen holds positions as CMO and Venture Partner at Una Terra Venture Capital Fund, and as a member of the executive board and VP for Asia-Pacific at the World Federation of Advertisers since March 2022. Other advisory roles include positions at Sustainable Brands and Copenhagen Cartel. Previous roles encompass Global CMO at Dole Sunshine Company and Executive Vice Chairman for Asia-Pacific, Middle East & Africa at Edelman. Educational qualifications include an MBA in Marketing from Sydenham Institute and a Bachelor of Engineering in Electrical Engineering from Birla VM Institute of Technology. Rupen is also a participant in the IRG100 Leadership Program from the Institute for Real Growth.

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Una Terra Venture Capital Fund

Founded by incredibly skilled and complementary business leaders, Una Terra is a venture capital fund, complemented by a venture studio, providing capital, network & support to accelerate growth and impact of emerging ESG enterprises. Growth capital > Series A and later - 10M avg ticket per company Our mission is to become a sparring-partner and continuously help the business on the product, go-to-market, business development and talent acquisition. We provide support across all the elements required for growth acceleration and out-performance: āœ“ People āœ“ Capital āœ“ Strategy Una Terra has cracked the scouting code with participation in true ESG game changers in different verticals, now rapidly growing in market. Better Scouting -> Better Financing -> Better Operation -> Better Planet. Investment thesis šŸ“ Geo focus: Europe 🌱 Stage: Series A-C šŸ’° Ticket size: 3-5M and up to 10M šŸš€ Industry: Circular Economy ā± Actively deploying capital? Yes