Rajeev brings 25+ years of extensive financial experience in early-growth private equity, investment banking, and M&A. With experience across the lifecycle of investment management, Rajeev is skilled in deal making, capacity building for scale-up in portfolio companies, governance, and exit management.

Prior to Cactus Partners Rajeev was at FidelisWorld, a US$100 million private equity fund leading consumer and technology investments in India (with several marquee businesses like Wildcraft, Raw Pressery, Techfront, and Sportz Interactive).

Prior to FidelisWorld, Rajeev had investment banking stints with Edelweiss Capital, Cipher Capital, and SMC Capital. His corporate banking roles prior to that included HSBC and DBS.

Rajeev graduated in economics from Shri Ram School of Commerce (SRCC), has a master’s degree from the Delhi School of Economics, University of Delhi, and an MBA from the Indian School of Business (ISB), Hyderabad.
Rajeev is a proud husband and father of two, enjoys adventure sports, is an avid reader and unwinds with rock, blues, and pop music.