Sandeep Kher
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- Operating Partners
“Change is the way of life. Stay resilient, stay on course and you’ll get to the outcome you want to see. ”
Backstory
I spent most of my teenage years on the cricket field. There were a lot of loud debates at our house about what I was going to do with my life. Finally, my father let me take up something of my own choice – and that moment it dawned upon me that conviction and clarity is important but along with that comes weight of responsibility. I chose finance, and went to being a topper in school and even outside. Things move easily when you put your mind to it and go all in.
I joined an insurance company as an early employee at a time when there were virtually no challenger brands in this sector, and helped scale the company to $3 billion in revenue. I spent five years there, and was super fortunate to learn about building from scratch.
Later, I moved into a strategic business role at a credit card company that was in rocketship mode. Just over a year later, the global financial crisis hit. It was a trial by fire. We had to cut burn, slash spends and get focussed on which type of customers we wanted to go after. The two-year journey back to profitability was a lesson in discipline and resilience.
After a few years I stepped off the beaten path once more, and moved into a Chief Risk Officer role. It was a little out of my wheelhouse, but I jumped at the chance to step outside my comfort zone and build a new area of expertise.
Later I joined Sequoia India, now Peak XV Partners. It’s turned into a dream role. We work closely with founders and advise them on everything in business, and finance, from compliance to corporate governance. It’s incredibly rewarding to help founders in their journey, and to contribute to their success.
Personal Side
parenthood / travel / photography / cricket
Current Companies
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Airalo is the world’s first eSIM store that solves the pain of high roaming bills by giving you access to eSIMs (digital SIM cards).Partnered In
2019
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Thuocsi is an online B2B marketplace for pharmaceutical, health and personal care needs.Partnered In
2020
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Lemonilo is the biggest LOHAS (Lifestyles of Health and Sustainability) & Wellness meets CPG (Consumer Packaged Goods) vertical startup in Indonesia, with a mission to make healthy lifestyle accessible to everyone.Partnered In
2021
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Moladin is a leading omnichannel used car dealer in Indonesia that empowers agents and micro-dealers by using technology to simplify the transaction process and enable a better customer experience.Partnered In
2022
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One Championship is Asia's leading sports media property.Partnered In
2017
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Shipper aims to digitize Indonesian logistics and enable cost-efficiencies at nationwide scale.Partnered In
2021
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StashAway is a digital wealth manager offering investment portfolios and wealth management solutions for retail and accredited investors.Partnered In
2021
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Trusting Social reinvents credit scoring by combining Big Data technology with social, web, and mobile data.Partnered In
2019
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WATI helps companies have personalized conversations with customers at scale with an easy-to-use customer engagement software that’s built on WhatsApp Business API.Partnered In
2021