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Kunal Suri

Founder & Managing Partner at OTP Ventures

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About

I'm Kunal Suri, Founder & Managing Partner at OTP Ventures, a venture capital fund focused on early-stage companies in Consumer Brands, Consumer Technology, and Financial Services. My career has spanned management consulting at McKinsey, M&A at HSBC, scaling foodpanda India, founding and exiting simsim (acquired by Google), and angel investing. I'm passionate about a hands-on, building-oriented approach to venture capital, supporting founders with tangible product development over hype. I offer deep experience as an operator, founder, and investor, and I'm always looking to connect with early-stage founders and professionals interested in applied AI in wealthtech.

Networking

What I can offer

  • ›Experience as an operator, founder, and investor with a successful exit
  • ›Background in consulting and scaling businesses
  • ›Support for early-stage founders in consumer tech, brands, and fintech

Looking for

  • ›expanding my professional network
  • ›exploring mutual opportunities in venture capital and startups

Best fit for

Early-stage founders in consumer tech, brands, and fintechProfessionals excited about applied AI/ML in wealthtech

Current Interests

Early-stage venture capitalStartup foundingAI and LLMs applied to wealthtech and financial researchE-commerce and social commerce modelsBuilding teams and partnering with co-founders

Background

Career

Started as Senior Analyst at McKinsey & Co., moved to Associate at HSBC, Director at Dot Communications, returned to McKinsey as Associate then Engagement Manager, became COO & Managing Director at foodpanda India, Angel Investor at OTP Venture Partners, Founder of simsim (acquired by Google), and now Founder & Managing Partner at OTP Ventures

Education

MBA from INSEAD (2006-2007), B Com Hons from Delhi University (1999-2002), attended Delhi Public School - R. K. Puram

Achievements

  • ›Founded and led simsim, a social commerce platform that was successfully acquired by Google
  • ›Co-founded the Analytic Services Group at McKinsey, scaling the team from 4 to 50 members and increasing billed hours from 250 to 4,500
  • ›Built forecasting models to estimate metal demand in India for a market entrant and regression models that helped increase membership for an online business magazine by 25%
  • ›Led a team of 12 at Dot Communications, diversified services, and successfully negotiated the sale of the family business

Opinions

  • Believes in a hands-on, building-oriented approach to venture capital
  • Expressed confidence in tangible product development over hype