Team Archive - GrayMatters Capital

Founder “…. I was sitting with a woman in Bangladesh, and I asked the question, “What are some of your dreams?” She started talking about her dreams for her children, for her relationship with her husband, and for more of a say in family decisions. Then she says, “Well, what are your dreams?” And it […]

Smita is President & CEO of Gray Matters Capital (GMC). Smita believes in the transformational power of human capital combined with business models that blend profit with purpose. She loves to work with teams aligned to a common vision and currently serves on many boards including Gray Matters Capital, Indian School Finance Company, Edfin MicroFinance […]

Raunak serves as the Chief Financial Officer at Gray Matters Capital. Raunak has more than two decades of experience in Finance across multiple industries including Impact investment, Life Insurance, Financial Services, Payments, Insurance Broking, Manufacturing, FMCG, Industrials and IT Services. He has built his expertise in areas as diverse as Due Diligence, Investments, Transformation, Controllership, […]

Pranay serves as the Head of Investments and Portfolio Management. Pranay has 15 years of work experience with investments of over $300 mm across over 14 deals with sector expertise in healthcare, education, BFSI in both traditional and tech enabled businesses. He has worked on several business transformational projects to boost/ turn around businesses and […]

Laura serves as the General Counsel for Gray Matters Capital (GMC), Gray Matters Charitable Foundation (GMCF) and their various affiliates. She joined the team in 2009, and has been overseeing the establishment of entities and their compliance with authorities and regulations in multiple countries, along with FBAR and PFIC filings ever since. As the ‘Legal […]

Srinita manages alternate finance investment projects/ programs. She leads the Income Share Agreement – Financing Projects focusing on diversity, inclusion, and gender equity. She has over 14 years of experience in banking, finance, startups, and operations. She holds an MBA degree from Leeds University Business School, UK. Before joining Gray Matters Capital, Srinita worked with […]

Alifya joins as the Strategic Initiatives Lead and works at the CEO’s office to drive Gender focused Innovations and Ecosystem development to deliver new growth and value to our mission. Alifya has been a Gender focused development practitioner and an advocate of Social and Economic Equity. She has more than a decade of hands-on experience […]

Ruchi joined GMC as Accounts Associate and has 6+ years of Experience working in multiple industries including, Financial Services, Outsourcing, and Consultancy.  She started her corporate career with Atyati Technologies in the Finance team and was responsible for recognizing revenue and direct cost and related compliances.  Before GMC, she was working as an Account Manager at Online Account […]

Harsh has joined GMC’s investment team as an Associate. Harsh has more than 3 years of experience in corporate finance and front-end investment banking while working for couple of mid-size firms in India like o3 Capital. Additionally, he has worked at Citibank in their Treasury Department. Over the course of his career, he has advised clients […]

Victoria is the Co-Founder and the Managing Director at VilCap Investments, which is the for-profit investment fund of Village Capital, a venture capital firm that identifies, provides training for, and invests in early-stage ventures seeking to address issues in agriculture, education, energy, financial inclusion, and healthcare. Victoria has worked at the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation on the Program Related […]

Angela Rastegar is an investor and entrepreneur who brings over 12 years of experience in strategy and social impact, and is passionate about supporting early-stage businesses. Currently, she serves as the Director of Circle Surrogacy – one of the oldest and most experienced surrogacy and egg donation agencies in the world which has helped build […]

Karen Pajarillo has more than two decades of experience as a private equity investor and board member. She joined the Riverside Company in 1995 and established the firm’s San Francisco office in 1998. The Riverside Company is a global private equity firm focused on making control and non-control investments in growing businesses.  As a Partner with […]

Amit Ratanpal joins Gray Matters Capital as the Chairman of its Education Finance initiative GEFC as well as part of its Investment Committee. He currently serves as a Founder and Managing Director at Blinc Advisors which invests in startups in the education and financial services space by adopting a hands on approach. He is also […]