![InCa Growth Partners
About Us:
InCa Growth Partners [“IGP”] focuses on formulating and implementing “growth roadmap”
for new ventures, rapidly growing ventures and mid-market ventures. IGP plays the catalyst
for its partner-clients by “venture-preneuring”....
Our value-add accrues through dedicated efforts on entrepreneurial problem solving,
customer discovery, product design & development, sales acceleration, operational scaling
up, technology development, fund-raising and building critical human capital. We practice
our core belief of intimately co-working with entrepreneurs & technocrats who strive for
redefining business paradigm. Our deep ingress of relationships with top echelons at
corporate houses, the governments across 5 continents, angel investors, private equity
firms, banks & NBFCs, HNIs, and corporate venture funds further add to our forte.
Our team comprises accomplished Entrepreneurs-in-Residence with rich experiences of
working against all odds to create value in the endeavor. Our team highly values the
importance of previous entrepreneurial successes and failures and deep operational insights
across regions and industries.
Our key sector focus is on businesses enabled by IT & CS across hospitality, urban
transportation & logistics, food & beverage, agriculture, energy, water, waste management,
financial services, infrastructure services, engineering goods and industrial processes.
InCa Tenets of Engagement:
“We take a hands-on approach with our companies. Right from conception and raising
capital, to marketing the final product, we help our entrepreneurs get their first paying
clients.”
“We act as rain makers for our portfolio companies by bridging the gap between ideation
and generation of cash flows.”
Our Current Engagements & Ventures:
1) An early revenues unmanned aerial vehicle technology firm. We are helping it raise funds
in Phase I and then execute the commercial acceleration in Phase II that shall call for sales
acceleration, among other operational / strategic / financial roles.
2) An early revenue restaurant serving all vegetarian South East Asian cuisine. We are
helping it raise funds which shall be a continuous exercise.
3) A pre revenue forest resort in Sri Lanka. We are helping it raise funds in Phase I and then
execute strategic financial management in Phase II that shall all through the life of the asset](https://image.slidesharecdn.com/edc04f20-cb0d-4a01-ba3c-668a7e153d7e-161013044316/85/IGP_QuickProfile_Sep2016-1-320.jpg)
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- 1. InCa Growth Partners About Us: InCa Growth Partners [“IGP”] focuses on formulating and implementing “growth roadmap” for new ventures, rapidly growing ventures and mid-market ventures. IGP plays the catalyst for its partner-clients by “venture-preneuring”.... Our value-add accrues through dedicated efforts on entrepreneurial problem solving, customer discovery, product design & development, sales acceleration, operational scaling up, technology development, fund-raising and building critical human capital. We practice our core belief of intimately co-working with entrepreneurs & technocrats who strive for redefining business paradigm. Our deep ingress of relationships with top echelons at corporate houses, the governments across 5 continents, angel investors, private equity firms, banks & NBFCs, HNIs, and corporate venture funds further add to our forte. Our team comprises accomplished Entrepreneurs-in-Residence with rich experiences of working against all odds to create value in the endeavor. Our team highly values the importance of previous entrepreneurial successes and failures and deep operational insights across regions and industries. Our key sector focus is on businesses enabled by IT & CS across hospitality, urban transportation & logistics, food & beverage, agriculture, energy, water, waste management, financial services, infrastructure services, engineering goods and industrial processes. InCa Tenets of Engagement: “We take a hands-on approach with our companies. Right from conception and raising capital, to marketing the final product, we help our entrepreneurs get their first paying clients.” “We act as rain makers for our portfolio companies by bridging the gap between ideation and generation of cash flows.” Our Current Engagements & Ventures: 1) An early revenues unmanned aerial vehicle technology firm. We are helping it raise funds in Phase I and then execute the commercial acceleration in Phase II that shall call for sales acceleration, among other operational / strategic / financial roles. 2) An early revenue restaurant serving all vegetarian South East Asian cuisine. We are helping it raise funds which shall be a continuous exercise. 3) A pre revenue forest resort in Sri Lanka. We are helping it raise funds in Phase I and then execute strategic financial management in Phase II that shall all through the life of the asset
- 2. InCa Growth Partners 4) A technology enabled logistic solution company. We are partnering with it to execute commercial acceleration from overall business functions, including new client development. 5) A transportation venture. This is an in house venture that shall call for roles across business functions. 6) A technology enabled procurement business for the Food & Beverage industry. 7) A Pan India chain of F&B outlets across casual and fine dine formats. Raising capital for the parent company 8) Developing clients for capital raise in the forgings and valves industry 9) Developing venture in the technology enabled food production and delivery industry 10) Developing a venture in the advertisement technology for hospitality space Team Profile Sean Desouza A Finance professional with diverse experience in Global Business Management, Sean has developed and managed business in new and mature markets. In a career spanning 17 years, Sean has worked across cultures in 3 continents in roles ranging from business development, strategic deal management and structuring, financial advisory and relationship management. Some of the key highlights include his Global experience across the UK, India, US, Singapore and Germany. Additionally, his roles were Multi-functional spanning Business Management, Strategic Development, Corporate Finance and Transaction Structuring; from a sector standpoint, Sean has gained experience in Financial Services, Technology, Outsourcing, Hospitality and Retail. Rajiv Indimath Rajiv is currently driving his life’s mission to foster innovation and growth in micro and new ventures, a virtue he imbibed during his very early days of being an accidental entrepreneur at the age of 17. Rajiv has operated micro manufacturing units and understands the nuances required to scale up production centric businesses. As an advisor on international market entry implementation & M&A negotiations, Rajiv has advised leading mid-market and rapidly emerging businesses across Brazil, US, EU & India. His clients comprised the board of directors & promoters of automotive components, hospitality, real estate & revenue management, specialty chemicals & adhesives, financial services, information technology, out-sourcing & off-shoring, bio-energy & environmental sciences, power and light manufacturing. His global quotient is highlighted by his deep insights into managing cross-cultural teams of Brazilians, Germans, Japanese, Turkish, Dutch, Indians, Italians and Americans.
- 3. InCa Growth Partners Previously, Rajiv worked at McKinsey & Co., Citigroup and The Jai Group, a boutique M&A and international growth strategy firm focusing on Latin America, Africa and India. In his quest to learn and passion to share knowledge & experience, Rajiv is an active visiting faculty, mentor & at various platforms. He was the visiting faculty for M&A at SIBM’s full time MBA program, along with being the Chairman of the Board for Examiners for his course. He is an active panelist on national events on M&A, Business Plans hosted by business schools. He conducts several boot camps & workshops on entrepreneurship at IIT Bombay, NMIMS, & other leading engineering and business schools. Rajiv is also a mentor to the E-Cell of the IIT Bombay. Recently at the 2014 E-Summit, which gained the UNESCO patronage, Rajiv was the panellist to judge national events on crowd funding, investors’ dilemma of investing in the new venture space and elevator pitches. He has also successfully mentored applicants for Harvard Project for Asian & International Relations at the Kennedy School of Government, Harvard University. Rajiv is a fellow at the highly selective Start-up Leadership Program and is the Co-Program Director of Start Leadership Program for 2016. He also serves on the Mentor Board of Founders’ Institute. Rajiv relaxes by practicing Judo, travelling, immersing in studying developmental economics, history, culture & foreign affairs, studying about & working with machines, and free lugging on adventure sports. Pranav Bhakta Pranav Rambhai Bhakta’s track record includes negotiating over US $2.8 Billion of hotel real estate transactions (including management contracts and leases), capital markets (debt and equity/fund raising), developments (ground up and conversion), including investment committee memorandums and private placement memorandums in an international context. Unlike many professionals, he brings a 360-degree, cross-functional and multi-disciplinary perspectives to the table – innovation and strategy through business model canvasing, principal investor, third party advisor, developer, and operator/asset manager – that collide into one objective: delivering shareholder value. Considering his previous international, cross-border (Go-To-Market Strategies for USA, Africa, Europe and India) professional experiences coupled with a Master in Hospitality Administration (MBA) from Ecole hoteliere de Lausanne where he grasped the theoretical foundation of Corporate Strategy & Innovation, Human Resources, Organization Behavior, Corporate Finance, Revenue Management, Sales & Marketing, Information Technology, Operations, Business Statistics, F&B Operations, and Tourism Economics he adds tremendous value to the hospitality organizations he is involved with, including various hospitality tech companies. He has been responsible for the Market Entry and Success of various companies into India, including the TRUMP Organization, Vantage Hospitality, and other hospitality companies from F&B to Tech. He has deep seeded relationships with virtually all the major and regional hotel brands and Private Equity Real Estate players within Asia and Globally.