Darren is an Investment Manager at Aavishkaar Capital and has been with the Aavishkaar Group for more than 7 years. He has 8 years of experience across entrepreneurship and investments in India and East Africa. He helped set up Intellecap Impact Investment Network (I3N) – an angel network focused on supporting high impact early stage businesses in India & Kenya and has worked on investment transactions across agri-tech, fin-tech and essential services. Prior to Intellecap and Aavishkaar he co-founded Grassroutes Journeys Private Limited – a community based rural tourism venture. Darren has a degree in commerce and accounting from Sydenham College of Commerce and Economics, Mumbai and an MBA from the Xavier Institute of Management, Bhubaneshwar.