Practitioner-Led Advisory for the Modern Enterprise
Nirji Ventures is an operator-led group headquartered in Singapore. Through our four businesses – Nirji Capital, NirjiX, StyleBuddy, and Nirji Semicon – we invest in, advise, and build companies across India, Japan, Southeast Asia, and the world.
Built by Operators, for Operators
Nirji Ventures is an operator-led group headquartered in Singapore. Through our four businesses – Nirji Capital, NirjiX, StyleBuddy, and Nirji Semicon – we invest in, advise, and build companies across India, Japan, Southeast Asia, and the world.
The group's leadership brings decades of operating experience across technology, finance, consumer and industrial sectors – running businesses, scaling teams and working across borders.
Each business has its own focus and team. Together they let the group invest, advise and build across the full life of a company.
"We don't just advise – we invest alongside our clients, aligning incentives for shared success."
– Siddharth Pandit, CEO & Founder, StyleBuddy
Operator-led, long-term, cross-border
The principles shared across the group and its four businesses.
Operator-Led
The group is led by people who have run P&Ls, scaled teams and built companies. Each of our businesses applies that operating experience.
Geographic Focus
Headquartered in Singapore, with deep roots in India, Japan and Southeast Asia, and partners across key global hubs.
Partnerships & Long-Term Value
We work alongside founders and partners with a long-term view – investing in, advising and building companies that last.
Four businesses, one group
Each business has its own focus. Together they invest in, advise and build companies.
Nirji Capital
Investment and venture building.
NirjiX
Operator-led consulting and execution.
StyleBuddy
Fashion technology, personal styling and consumer experiences.
Nirji Semicon
Workforce infrastructure for India's semiconductor industry.
Led by Sanjay Pandit, Founder & Group CEO, Nirji Ventures is an operator-led group backed by seasoned industry professionals who understand that business growth is as much about people and culture as it is about numbers and code. Siddharth Pandit, CEO & Founder of StyleBuddy, leads the group's AI fashion platform, and our leadership brings a hands-on "Founder-Investor" perspective to every business we build and support.
Siddharth Pandit
Siddharth is a tech founder turned investor with the conviction that capital alone doesn't build great companies – execution does. He has scaled multiple ventures from MVP to market, blending product intuition with growth marketing rigour.
He is the CEO and Founder of StyleBuddy, the group's AI fashion platform, and partners hands-on with portfolio companies on product, go-to-market, and growth across Singapore, India, and the wider APAC region.
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Sanjay Pandit
Sanjay is the Founder and Group CEO of Nirji Ventures, anchoring the group's strategic advisory practice with 35+ years of experience advising mid-market companies on transaction readiness, capital strategy, and complex restructurings across Asia, the Middle East, and North America. All advisory provided on a non-regulated basis.
A long-time business leader and strategy expert, he brings institutional discipline to every mandate – from sell-side processes and cross-border transactions to board-level strategic counsel for founders and family offices.
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Aditya Joshi
Aditya is a global business leader and board advisor with deep experience scaling startups and operating companies across multiple geographies. He partners with founders and management teams on growth strategy, organisational design, and international expansion.
At Nirji Ventures, he leads cross-border advisory mandates – combining boardroom perspective with hands-on operating experience to help portfolio companies move from regional traction to global scale.
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Priya Rajesh
Priya leads Nirji Ventures' health tech and operational excellence practice, advising founders and operators on building scalable businesses with strong unit economics. She brings a sharp operator's lens to fundraising, investor relations, and go-to-market execution.
Her work spans early-stage startups through growth-stage companies, with a particular focus on translating clinical and product insight into commercial traction across Southeast Asia and India.
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Frank Moon
Frank is a seasoned leader in workforce solutions with deep strategic experience across Southeast Asia and a strong background in driving transformational growth. As SVP of Strategic Initiatives & Growth at StyleStaff, he leads strategy, market expansion, and growth initiatives to accelerate the company's impact in modern retail workplaces.
Frank brings a wealth of industry experience from his senior tenure with ManpowerGroup, where he played a key role in developing strategic programs and driving regional business development across multiple Southeast Asian markets.
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Karthik K
Karthik is a strategic marketing leader with deep experience across India and the broader APAC region, focused on brand growth, demand generation, and market positioning for high-growth businesses.
At Nirji Ventures, he partners with founders and portfolio companies on go-to-market strategy, brand architecture, and performance-led customer acquisition – translating market insight into measurable commercial impact.
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Sisir Mohapatra
Sisir is a transformation and growth leader with 20+ years across Singapore and Asia, building and scaling customer, loyalty, commerce and payments ecosystems in retail, financial services, healthcare and the public sector. At FairPrice Group he leads Loyalty Transformation & Platforms and Gifting Products & Platforms.
Previously he held senior roles at NTUC Link, AstraZeneca, NETS and CPF Board. At Nirji Ventures, he leads engagements on platform modernisation, AI-enabled transformation and ecosystem partnerships across Asia-Pacific.
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Raj Valsalan
Raj is a global business leader and tech founder with deep experience driving operational excellence at scale across multiple geographies and industries.
At Nirji Ventures, he partners with founders and portfolio companies on operating strategy, organisational scaling, and translating technology vision into durable commercial outcomes.
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Ken Rheingans
Ken is a strategic IT executive and builder with 36+ years of experience helping companies design and ship custom software at a fraction of traditional cost and time, with a focus on agentic AI workflows and modernising legacy applications.
At Nirji Ventures, he partners with founders and portfolio companies on technology strategy, AI-led product transformation, and building durable engineering capability – turning emerging AI capabilities into pragmatic commercial advantage.
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Our Strategic Advisors extend Nirji Ventures' reach with sector depth, regional insight, and senior operating experience. They work alongside our partners on strategic introductions, board-level guidance, and high-stakes strategic decisions – giving every client access to a global brain trust beyond the core team.
Rommel Roque
Strategic Advisor
Global Business Leader, Investor Relations, Startup Consultant
Seasoned global executive with deep expertise in investor relations and cross-border business development. Rommel advises Nirji clients on capital strategy, stakeholder engagement, and scaling ventures across international markets.
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Akhilesh Nair
Strategic Advisor
Board Advisor, Global Business Leader, Startup Expert
A seasoned board advisor and global business leader who has guided multiple startups from early stage to scale. Akhilesh provides strategic counsel on governance, operational design, and market positioning.
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Hans Ronnberg
Strategic Advisor
Global Finance Expert, Startup Expert, Operational Excellence
International finance leader with decades of experience in corporate finance, operational turnarounds, and startup advisory. Hans strengthens Nirji's capabilities in financial restructuring and cross-border capital planning.
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Makoto Matsunaga
Strategic Advisor
Executive Leadership, Strategic Sales & Accounts, Team Building, Japan Market Entry
Senior executive with deep roots in Japan's corporate landscape, specializing in strategic sales leadership and team building. Makoto is Nirji's key advisor for Japan market entry, enterprise partnerships, and Asia-Pacific business development.
LinkedIn ProfileNon-Negotiable Pillars
At Nirji Ventures, our culture is defined by three non-negotiable pillars. These values guide our internal decision-making and dictate how we represent our clients in the global marketplace.
Trust
The Foundation of Every Transaction
We operate with radical transparency and unwavering integrity. Whether managing a complex capital restructuring or advising on an M&A deal, our clients rely on us for objective, honest, and ethical guidance. We build trust by putting our clients' long-term interests above short-term gains.
Commitment
Skin in the Game
We are not mere observers; we are partners in your journey. When Nirji Ventures takes on a project, we bring the full weight of our global network and resources to bear. We stay the course through market volatility and operational hurdles until the strategic vision is fully realized.
Focus on Outcomes
Impact Over Activity
We prioritize measurable results over exhaustive reports. Our methodology is designed to move the needle on key metrics – be it EBITDA growth, successful capital infusion, or seamless global market entry.
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Engagements Supported¹
Capital Influenced¹
Countries Served
Our Four Businesses
Nirji Capital handles investment and venture building. NirjiX is the operator-led consulting and execution business – consulting enquiries go to nirjix.com. StyleBuddy is our fashion technology and styling business, and Nirji Semicon builds workforce capacity for India's semiconductor industry.
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