Soniya Sadhnani - Manager - Seed & Acceleration, IIMA Ventures

Soniya Sadhnani

Manager - Seed & Acceleration, IIMA Ventures

An Investment Professional with 6+ years of experience across VC Investments, Portfolio Management and Corporate Finance projects. Deeply passionate about innovation, market cycles and business strategy!

Currently working at IIMA Ventures. As part of the Seed Investments Team - my role involves carrying out end-to-end investment process, managing the portfolio startups and building investment thesis.

I have also co-authored reports on: Ag-Tech Policy Recommendations (2020), Digital Innovations in Mental Health Sector (2021), Building an Ecosystem for Cultivated Meat in India (2021), Digital Therapeutics Playbook (2022) and AI for Enterprises (2024)

Leading Studio, a venture creation initiative, at IIMA Ventures (2023 - present)

Email : [email protected]

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