
Shruti Chandrasekhar leads IFC’s PE business across Africa, investing and managing a portfolio of over $2B invested across Africa. Shruti also sits on the IFC Funds Investment Committee. Shruti has been investing in equity transactions since 2006 with a successful track record across VC in developed and emerging markets, growth equity in India and fund investments across the world. Shruti currently serves on multiple advisory committees/boards. Prior to the IFC, Shruti was based in California and focused on late-stage venture capital at a multi-billion family office with multiple investments in unicorns such as Coupa, Anaplan, Flipkart, etc. She has an MBA from Wharton and a BS from MIT.
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Head of investments, Africa region, Private Equity
IFC - International Finance Corporation
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Dec 2021 - Present
Nairobi, Kenya
Head of investments, Startup Catalyst
IFC - International Finance Corporation
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Oct 2019 - Nov 2021
Washington, District of Columbia, United States
Head of investments, SME Ventures
IFC - International Finance Corporation
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Jul 2018 - Nov 2021
Washington, District of Columbia, United States
Lead, Gender initiatives in PE & VC
IFC - International Finance Corporation
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Sep 2017 - Nov 2021
Washington, District of Columbia, United States
Senior Investment Officer, Venture Capital
IFC - International Finance Corporation
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Sep 2016 - Jul 2018
Washington D.C. Metro Area