Applying PE approaches to early-stage tech investments in India

  • Sanjay Nayar, Founder & Chairman, Sorin Investments
  • In conversation with Joji Thomas Philip, Founder, DealStreetAsia

After steering KKR’s investments worth over $10 billion in India as its CEO and chairman, Sanjay Nayar launched Sorin Investments, a tech fund to clock early-stage deals in sectors such as consumer, SaaS, fintech, healthcare, and proptech. The firm is eyeing a total corpus of $130 million. We will quiz Nayar on his mantra of applying PE-like strategies to early-stage investing at a time when the VC world is abuzz with cautionary approaches, due diligence rigor, and valuation resets.