Surya Mantha brings an unusual combination of CEO experience at Web18 (where he led efforts to integrate traditional media with internet properties) and deep expertise in India's domestic impact investing market, having helped build the first firm to raise domestic venture capital for early-stage impact investing in India. As Managing Partner at Capria Ventures, he focuses specifically on job-tech and employment-centric startups while maintaining a strict requirement for positive unit economics from day one, and he actively shares practical fundraising guidance with founders through podcasts, interviews, and industry events.