Team

Sachin is a co-founder of Lighthouse. Born and brought up in Bihar, he has a unique understanding of rural and urban India. His corporate banking experience brings depth to both access and approach to new business development. His deep analytical skills and rustic style connects well with the founders.

Sachin earned a Bachelor of Commerce from the University of Calcutta and is a Chartered Accountant.

Mukund is a co-founder of Lighthouse. He has 24 years of investment experience, including 17 years in India. Mukund previously worked for McKinsey & Company in New York, and Lehman Brothers Merchant Banking Partners.

Mukund earned a dual Bachelor of Science in Economics and Bachelor of Applied Science in Computer Science (summa cum laude) from the University of Pennsylvania and an MBA from The Wharton School, University of Pennsylvania.

Sean is a co-founder of Lighthouse and a member of the firm’s investment committee. He was an early believer in the “Great Indian Entrepreneurial Revolution” and has called the country home for nearly two decades. He loves finding and building companies that define India’s global leadership. He thrives on helping founders through their growth, with every day being a learning opportunity. He is on the Steering Committee for ARMMAN, a leading, tech-enabled NGO for maternal healthcare.

Sean graduated from the Wharton School, University of Pennsylvania.

Mayank is a Partner at Lighthouse and brings over 25 years of experience advising leading Indian promoter-led businesses, private equity funds, and multinational corporations. He is widely recognized for his deep sector expertise in Consumer Products, Retail, and Consumer Technology.

Prior to joining Lighthouse, Mayank spent over 25 years at Ernst & Young across the India and UK practices. In his most recent role, he led the Markets function and was part of the Executive Committee and senior leadership of the Strategy and Transactions practice at EY India. He has advised clients on M&A, capital raises, divestments, due diligence, and deal structuring.

Mayank is a rank-holder Chartered Accountant and holds a Bachelor’s degree in Commerce.

Tarun is a Partner and the Chief Operating Officer at Lighthouse. In this role, Tarun oversees the firm’s operations with direct oversight over finance, compliance, investor relations and ESG, and provide support to the firm’s investment teams. Prior to joining Lighthouse in 2013, Tarun has worked at Kubera Partners, A.T. Kearney and Connect Capital. He began his professional career at Arthur Andersen.

Tarun earned a Bachelor of Commerce from Mumbai University and an MBA from Kellogg School of Management, Northwestern University. He is also a Chartered Accountant.

Rochelle is a Managing Director and co-leads the investment team. She specializes in the healthcare sector with over 11 years of investing experience.

Rochelle earned a Bachelor of Engineering in Electronics & Communication from Rashtreeya Vidyalaya College of Engineering (RVCE) and an MBA from S.P. Jain Institute of Management & Research.

Anshul is a Managing Director and co-leads the investment team. She oversees the consumer sector, and her industry experience spans over 19 years. Anshul actively works on deal sourcing and portfolio management. Before Lighthouse, she led consumer sector coverage at ICICI Securities, including M&A, PE and capital market transactions.

Anshul earned an MBA from the Indian Institute of Management (IIM) in Indore.

Vivek is a Principal at Lighthouse. Before joining Lighthouse, Vivek was an Investment Banker with Edelweiss, focusing on mid-sized Indian corporations in the consumer and healthcare sectors. Previously, Vivek worked with Bajaj Auto in their R&D four wheeler division and helped design the first quadri-cycle from their stable.

Vivek earned a Bachelor of Technology in Mechanical Engineering from IIT Roorkee and has an MBA from the Indian Institute of Management (IIM) Calcutta.

Anjali is an Associate Vice President at Lighthouse. Before joining Lighthouse, she spent four years in Investment Banking at Axis Capital. There, she advised mid-market Indian corporations on their fund-raise endeavours across the focus sectors of Chemicals, Pharma and Lifesciences, Logistics and Manufacturing.

Anjali earned her Bachelor of Technology in Electrical Engineering from NIT Allahabad and MBA from Indian Institute of Management, Kozhikode.”

Gaurav is an Associate Vice President at Lighthouse. Before joining Lighthouse, he was part of the investment banking team at Avendus Capital, where he advised on marquee transactions across consumer internet, foodtech, fintech, and D2C brands. He also co-authored a seminal report on the D2C sector in India. Gaurav began his career at J.P. Morgan, where he worked on complex M&A transactions across real estate and technology sectors. Gaurav holds an MBA from the Management Development Institute, and a B.Tech in Software Engineering from Delhi Technological University.

Aparna is a Senior Associate at Lighthouse. Previously, Aparna was part of Ananta Capital for over 3 years where she was responsible for sourcing and evaluating investment opportunities along with portfolio management in the consumer sector.

Aparna earned her Bachelor of Commerce from Shri Ram College of Commerce (SRCC) and completed her MBA from Indian Institute of Management (IIM) Lucknow.

Aabhas is a Senior Associate at Lighthouse. Prior to joining Lighthouse, he worked in investment banking at Morgan Stanley and EY, and previously at Metta Capital Advisors, covering consumer, consumer tech, retail, fashion and industrials. Earlier, he spent over three years with ITC Limited in finance roles.

Aabhas is a Chartered Accountant and holds an MBA from the Indian School of Business

Jaiveer is a Senior Associate at Lighthouse. Prior to joining Lighthouse, he was part of the Small and Mid-Caps team at Ambit Institutional Equities, Mumbai, where he worked on equity research across multiple sectors including manufacturing and industrials, consumer discretionary, hospitality, packaging, and medical devices.

Jaiveer is a Chartered Accountant and a CFA charterholder, and holds a Bachelor of Commerce degree from Christ University, Bengaluru.

Tanuj is an Associate at Lighthouse. Prior to joining Lighthouse, he was a Senior Analyst at JM Financial, where he covered the consumer discretionary sector. In this role, he worked on initiating coverage reports, prepared financial models, assisted in investment banking transactions, including IPOs, and regularly engaged with institutional clients on sector insights. Before JM Financial, Tanuj was part of the equity research teams at HDFC Securities and Dolat Capital.

Tanuj is a Chartered Accountant and earned his Bachelor of Commerce from MDS University, Ajmer.

Nitya is Vice President, Investor Relations at Lighthouse. She focuses on maintaining LP relationships and oversees investor-facing communications alongside fund raising. Previously, Nitya worked as a Conference Producer for PEI Media (Hong Kong), organizing conferences and investor round tables across the private equity, private real estate and infrastructure asset classes in Asia.

Nitya earned a Bachelor of Science in International Business Management and Economics (magna cum laude) from the University of Tampa and a Masters in Economics from the University of Warwick.

Jahnvi is Deputy CFO at Lighthouse. Before joining Lighthouse, she worked for over a decade at PwC, KPMG and BMR Advisors, focusing on fund structuring & set-up, transaction structuring & support, tax / regulatory advisory and compliance for private equity, venture capital and public markets funds. Jahnvi also has experience in tax and regulatory matters pertaining to the financial services sector.

Jahnvi earned a Bachelor of Commerce from the University of Mumbai and is a Chartered Accountant.

Rahul is Vice President and Head of ESG and Impact at Lighthouse. Prior to this, he was part of PwC’s ESG team, supporting private equity firms and corporates in ESG due diligence, portfolio monitoring, impact measurement, decarbonization, and sustainability reporting.

He holds a Bachelor of Engineering from Gujarat University and an MBA from NIIT University. Rahul is also NEBOSH IGC certified in Occupational Health and Safety and a NISM-certified Social Impact Assessor. As a Certified PoSH Trainer and holder of a Certificate in Environmental Management Systems, he brings a strong focus on workplace safety and sustainability. In addition, he holds the Google Cybersecurity Certificate, equipping him with essential knowledge to navigate emerging risks in digital safety and data protection.

Shraddha is Associate Vice President - Compliance at Lighthouse. Before joining Lighthouse, Shraddha worked with the Audit and Assurance Services Practice of KPMG, where she handled audits, tax and compliance-related assurance engagements of companies across sectors, including financial services and manufacturing.

Shraddha is a commerce graduate from the University of Mumbai.

Santush is the Office Manager at Lighthouse. Before joining Lighthouse, Santush held Executive Assistant positions at Banc of America Equity Partners, Morgan Stanley and Perpetual Growth Capital.

Santush earned a Bachelor of Commerce from the University of Mumbai.