Our Leaders
Ishan is a CA/CFA with 8+ years of experience in investment banking and private equity. He leverages his strong financial background and expertise to identify and execute strategic investment opportunities
for Neso.
Ishan Joshi
Investment Manager
Bjorn is an experienced investor and D2C operator, having most recently served as Chief Growth Officer for the global fashion brand NA-KD. Bjorn was also a venture capitalist at Nordic evergreen firm Industrifonden.
Bjorn Bergstrom
CEO & Co-founder
Riyaz is a proficient product builder, having co-founded the Y Combinator-backed startup goDutch. His guiding North Star is to simplify users' lives with his background in technology and product development.
Riyaz Khan
Director, Product
Shigeki has global experience working across a wide range of regions
(US, Japan, Hong Kong) and brings his experience working in Finance, Marketing, and Big Data/AI. He received an MBA from Cornell and is an entrepreneur who has built and sold a subscription ecommerce business. Most recently he led half a billion dollar projects for Palantir.
Having worked across Singapore and New York City, Diyanah brings a wealth of cross-cultural experience to operate across the entire investment lifecycle from pre-due diligence to post-investment value creation. Diyanah was previously a management consultant at L.E.K. and also worked at a consumer fintech unicorn scaling up a new business arm.
Diyanah Kamarudin
Chief of Staff
Alankrita brings 15+ years of M&A experience in leading tech companies, including Naspers and MakeMyTrip. She has a deep understanding of D2C tech-focused models and is passionate about working with talented founders
in this space.
Alankrita Datta
VP, Investments
Peyush is the co-founder and CEO of Lenskart, Asia's largest eyewear retailer backed by Tier 1 investors such as KKR, Temasek and Softbank. He is also a judge and angel investor on Shark Tank India.
Peyush Bansal
Co-founder
Paulo has 15+ years of tech leadership experience, including at JD.com-backed Pomelo Fashion, and has scaled and managed omni-channel tech teams of 100+ engineers. He now leads the building of our internal tech infrastructure for the rapid growth of our portfolio brands.
Paulo Almeida
CTO
Lucas brings extensive investor experience from his time in private equity and investment banking. He loves connecting with founders to explore and identify ways of collaboration to create win-wins. Lucas is a strong believer that sharing resources, experience and networks will lead to exceptional results.
Lucas Luyten
Investment Manager
Aniruddh is a former entrepreneur driven by a passion for building robust businesses that stand the test of time and create a lasting impact on both society and the bottom line. He likes to get his hands dirty while bringing innovative ideas to life.
Aniruddh Singh
Director, Growth
Aman is a CFA with more than 11 yrs of experience in financial due diligence and finance. He has previously worked with companies such as E&Y and has a strong analytical understanding of
sectors specially retail.
Aman Chadha
Director, Strategy & Planning
Shigeki Abe
Head of Online, Owndays
Sasha is a CFA chartered accountant and brings in 6+ years of expertise in financial due diligence and finance/accounting. She has previously led financial engagements with large consumer businesses at Ernst & Young and is a key member in financial due diligence at Neso.
Sasha Agarwal
Senior Manager,
Strategy & Planning