Ruchira is Co-Founder & Managing Partner of Synapses.

 

She is passionate about the art and science of investments and the power of generating outsized financial returns by building leading global businesses. A technologist cum investor who has witnessed multiple technology cycles, she advocates for thoughtful, compassionate capitalism.

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Previously, Ruchira was the South Asia Regional Lead for Disruptive Technology Investments at the International Finance Corporation (IFC), World Bank Group. She led IFC’s investments in early-stage technology businesses as well as VC Funds and represented IFC on the boards of several startups and LP advisory committees. Her investments include Upgrad, Blackbuck, Bizongo, Tata1mg, Medgenome, amongst several others. Also, as the Global Lead for the HealthTech business at IFC, Ruchira led IFC’s search for global healthtech innovations with a focus on women’s health. Ruchira has previously worked with organizations such as Boston Consulting Group and Lehman Brothers.  

 

She has over 25 years of experience across venture capital and private equity investing, strategy consulting, and investment banking across Asia, US and Europe. Her sector focus has spanned climatetech, healthtech, enterprise SaaS, consumer internet, edutech and elogistics, with a keen interest in STEM-led business models. 

 

Ruchira holds a BTech from IIT Delhi and an MBA from IIM Ahmedabad in India. She also holds a second MBA from The Wharton School, University of Pennsylvania (Palmer Scholar).

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Bollywood songs and ghazals make her heart skip a beat. In movies, nothing beats a fine romantic comedy, and you’d love to watch her sway to the beats of “Aap jaisa koi”. A cup of tea over a heart-to-heart conversation is her definition of bliss.