Arun Thathachari is an Executive Director at Anicut Capital who brings an unusual combination of investment banking experience from Daiwa Corporate Advisory and cross-capital-stack investing across private credit, early-stage venture, and growth equity. He frequently serves as a jury member at startup pitch events and maintains a visible presence in founder communities, often being introduced by name as a key decision-maker rather than just representing his firm.
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Anicut Capital
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Anicut Capital is a Chennai-based venture capital fund co-founded by former ICICI Bank executive I.A.S. Balamurugan and Ashvin Chadha from India's largest fixed-income distribution family, bringing commercial banking credit expertise to venture investing. The firm runs a full-spectrum capital platform providing seed funding, venture debt, and private credit to profitable consumer brands and SMEs across India, deliberately using both debt and equity as design choices rather than separate products.
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