Bala Srinivasa

BALA SRINIVASA, a BITS Pilani alumnus, has had a diverse career as a Wall Street analyst, CXO in two global start-ups and as a venture capital investor. Bala’s fascination with markets and innovation started as an equity analyst in San Francisco during the first dot-com boom and bust. He was subsequently part of leadership teams at two start-ups where he ran global
sales and marketing teams leading to scale and exits. As an investor, Bala has partnered with entrepreneurs, reimagining and tackling complex problems for India’s largest markets, such as consumer lending, retail investing, marketplaces, digital-financial infrastructure,
blue-collar skilling and SaaS software, among others. Bala was previously partner at Kalaari Capital and is now managing director and co-founder at Arkam Ventures.