Meet The Team
At Innovations Venture Studio, our team brings together founders, operators, and capital partners with deep experience across building, scaling, and institutionalising businesses. We work closely with portfolio companies, combining strategic thinking with hands-on execution to create long-term value.
Manish Khurana
Founder
Manish Khurana
Founder
Manish Khurana is a seasoned investor and entrepreneur, known for his strategic vision in venture capital in India and private equity. As the founder of LMD2 Cap and Innovations – A Venture Studio, he actively backs and mentors high-potential startups, fostering ethical and sustainable growth.
An Executive Alumni of London Business School and an alumnus of IBS Hyderabad, Manish has built a diverse investment portfolio spanning Cricstudio, Maverick Simulation Solutions, 18 Solitaire, and GreenSapio, among others. His latest initiative, ‘Crafting Bharat: From Ideas to Impact’, in collaboration with NewsReach, aims to spotlight India’s most promising startups.
Recognized with accolades like the Economic Times ‘Young Achievers Award’ and Radio City’s ‘Venture Investor of the Year’, Manish continues to drive impactful investments across industries, including Green Finance and SMEs, strengthening the landscape of venture capital in India.
Sumit Gupta
Chartered Accountant
Sumit Gupta
Chartered Accountant
With almost 27 years experience across banking, financial services, and private equity, Sumit has led and advised high-stakes transactions across debt, private equity, initial public offerings, mergers and acquisitions, and strategic transformations. He brings deep infrastructure sector expertise and a track record of investments spanning medical technology, defence, solar, green solutions, manufacturing, and information technology sectors.
Ankit Agarwal
Chartered Accountant
Ankit Agarwal
Chartered Accountant
CA. Ankit Agarwal is a Practicing Chartered Accountant and a Masters in Business Administration (Finance) with an experience of more than 18 years as a Practicing Chartered Accountant.
He has a vast experience and has been a Business, Risk and Financial Consultant to many Start up businesses. He has been associated as consultant with KPMG and has act as Business Risk Consultant to many companies like Bharti Airtel, Sony India, Beetel, VIOM, PVR Cinemas, GSK (Gloxosmithkline) etc.
Lavang Arora
Company Secretary
Lavang Arora
Company Secretary
More than 9 years of expertise in Compliance Management, Corporate Law Compliance, Due Diligence, FIPB, Venture Capital Fund, Joint Ventures, equity participation, NGOs, spearheads lot of initiatives & actively contributing to the society via her educational ventures. She is an Associate member of ICSI & worked across locations in the country.
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