Mangesh Anaokar

Fund Manager – VC Investments

Mangesh has over two decades of experience across venture capital, investment banking, and corporate strategy. He brings deep expertise in identifying high-growth opportunities, building investment portfolios, and driving value creation through strategic partnerships and exits.

His career includes leadership roles at Bajaj Finserv, Bennett Coleman & Co. Ltd. (Brand Capital) and Kotak Mahindra Group. In these roles, he has led venture investments, and managed diverse investment portfolios, gaining extensive experience across investment strategy, portfolio management, and corporate finance. He was a CFO of Jetapult - a gaming roll-up platform.

At Bajaj Alts, he will play a key role in shaping the investment strategy and portfolio management of the AI Opportunities Fund, focusing on identifying investment themes and supporting innovation across the AI ecosystem, including its infrastructure, applications, and services.

Mangesh is a chartered accountant and holds a PGDBM degree (ISB) and a Bachelor’s degree (Mumbai University).