Jyotsna Krishnan
Director/Board Member at Thirumeni Finance Pvt Ltd.
Profile
Jyotsna is Managing Partner at Elevar.
She leads the firm’s investing strategy and priorities in India, and the firm’s investing team that is based in Bangalore.
Her leadership role in India includes sourcing and underwriting of new investment opportunities, portfolio management, partnering with entrepreneurs to achieve scale, while actively supporting the firm’s Latin America investing team.
She has played a global role in building core organizational values and operational systems / processes at Elevar.
Jyotsna has close to 20 years of work experience spanning banking, retail financial services, strategy, and building businesses as an early stage investor.
She has tremendous admiration for low-income communities and her favorite time is spent in the field, gathering customer insights and figuring out connections with capital markets.
In over 10 years at Elevar, she has had a leadership role in making investments that have demonstrated a clear link between financial markets and sectors such as agriculture, affordable education and mobility for low income communities.
Prior to Elevar, Jyotsna was at HSBC and worked directly with the bank’s India leadership.
While at HSBC, she had multiple roles in the context of retail distribution, including strategy, business finance, sales, operations, business intelligence and training and development.
Jyotsna is a Commerce graduate from Shri Ram College of Commerce, Delhi University and completed her MBA from SP Jain Institute of Management & Research, Mumbai.
She is a Chartered Financial Analyst®.
Jyotsna Krishnan active positions
| Companies | Position | Start |
|---|---|---|
Thirumeni Finance Pvt Ltd.
 Thirumeni Finance Pvt Ltd. Finance/Rental/LeasingFinance Thirumeni Finance Pvt Ltd. provides project and infrastructure loans and support to affordable private schools. It offers secured and unsecured loans to private schools serving the low income population. The company was founded by Steve Edwin Hardgrave and Brajeshkumar Mishra in 2013 and is headquartered in Bangalore, India. | Director/Board Member | 2014-11-07 |
Samunnati Financial Intermediation & Services Pvt Ltd.
 Samunnati Financial Intermediation & Services Pvt Ltd. Financial ConglomeratesFinance Samunnati Financial Intermediation & Services Pvt Ltd. provides financial intermediation and advisory services. Its services include Advisory Services, Aggregation, CBO Engagement, Market Linkage, Sarva Seva Samunnati Farms and Value Chain Finance. The company was founded by Anilkumar S. G. in June 2014, and is headquartered in Chennai, India. | Director/Board Member | - |
WheelsEMI Pvt Ltd.
 WheelsEMI Pvt Ltd. Finance/Rental/LeasingFinance WheelsEMI Pvt Ltd. provides loans and financing products. It specializes in the financing of pre-owned two wheelers products with minimum documentations. The company was founded by Srinivas Kantheti , Karunakaran Vadakkepat, Phannendra Kumar Chinta, and Ratheesh K. Bharathan on April 15, 1997 and is headquartered in Pune, India. | Director/Board Member | 2017-09-25 |
Mvalu Technology Services Pvt Ltd.
 Mvalu Technology Services Pvt Ltd. Miscellaneous Commercial ServicesCommercial Services Part of KKR & Co., Inc., Mvalu Technology Services Pvt Ltd. is an Indian company that provides business support services. The company is based in Mumbai, India. The company was founded in 2018. The CEO is Amit Bordia. Mvalu Technology Services was acquired by Booth Fintech Pvt Ltd. on May 13, 2022 for $2.35 million. | Director/Board Member | - |
Origa Lease Finance Pvt Ltd.
 Origa Lease Finance Pvt Ltd. Investment ManagersFinance Origa Lease Finance Pvt Ltd. provides alternative financing and asset leasing solutions. The firm extends asset leasing solutions to enterprises for business expansion. The company was founded by Shrirang Tambe and is headquartered in Mumbai, India. | Director/Board Member | - |
Elevar Equity LLC
 Elevar Equity LLC Investment ManagersFinance Elevar Equity LLC (Elevar Equity) is a venture capital firm founded in 2006 by Chris Brookfield, Maya Chorengel, Sandeep Farias and Johanna Posad. The firm is headquartered in Seattle, Washington with additional offices in India, Mexico, Cayman Islands & Mauritius. | Private Equity Investor | 2011-10-31 |
Former positions of Jyotsna Krishnan
| Companies | Position | End |
|---|---|---|
The Hongkong & Shanghai Banking Corp. Ltd. (Broker)
 The Hongkong & Shanghai Banking Corp. Ltd. (Broker) Investment Banks/BrokersFinance The Hongkong & Shanghai Banking Corp. Ltd. (Broker) (HSBC-Broker) is the brokerage division of The Hongkong & Shanghai Banking Corp. Ltd. in Hong Kong. Their ultimate parent is HSBC Holdings Plc (LON: HSBA), a multinational investment bank and financial services holding company headquartered in London, UK. HSBC-Broker provides securities brokerage services to their clients. | Private Equity Investor | 2011-10-31 |
Creditmantri Finserve Pvt Ltd.
 Creditmantri Finserve Pvt Ltd. Miscellaneous Commercial ServicesCommercial Services Creditmantri Finserve Pvt Ltd. provides online credit management services. It offers personal loan, credit card, home loan, and auto loan application. The company was founded by Ranjit Punja, Gowri Mukherje, and Rajasundaram Sudarshan on March 27, 2012 and is headquartered in Chennai, India. | Director/Board Member | - |
Training of Jyotsna Krishnan
| University of Delhi | Undergraduate Degree |
| S.P. Jain Institute of Management & Research | Masters Business Admin |
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| Private companies | 8 |
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Elevar Equity LLC
Elevar Equity LLC Investment ManagersFinance Elevar Equity LLC (Elevar Equity) is a venture capital firm founded in 2006 by Chris Brookfield, Maya Chorengel, Sandeep Farias and Johanna Posad. The firm is headquartered in Seattle, Washington with additional offices in India, Mexico, Cayman Islands & Mauritius. | Finance |
The Hongkong & Shanghai Banking Corp. Ltd. (Broker)
The Hongkong & Shanghai Banking Corp. Ltd. (Broker) Investment Banks/BrokersFinance The Hongkong & Shanghai Banking Corp. Ltd. (Broker) (HSBC-Broker) is the brokerage division of The Hongkong & Shanghai Banking Corp. Ltd. in Hong Kong. Their ultimate parent is HSBC Holdings Plc (LON: HSBA), a multinational investment bank and financial services holding company headquartered in London, UK. HSBC-Broker provides securities brokerage services to their clients. | Finance |
Thirumeni Finance Pvt Ltd.
Thirumeni Finance Pvt Ltd. Finance/Rental/LeasingFinance Thirumeni Finance Pvt Ltd. provides project and infrastructure loans and support to affordable private schools. It offers secured and unsecured loans to private schools serving the low income population. The company was founded by Steve Edwin Hardgrave and Brajeshkumar Mishra in 2013 and is headquartered in Bangalore, India. | Finance |
Creditmantri Finserve Pvt Ltd.
Creditmantri Finserve Pvt Ltd. Miscellaneous Commercial ServicesCommercial Services Creditmantri Finserve Pvt Ltd. provides online credit management services. It offers personal loan, credit card, home loan, and auto loan application. The company was founded by Ranjit Punja, Gowri Mukherje, and Rajasundaram Sudarshan on March 27, 2012 and is headquartered in Chennai, India. | Commercial Services |
Origa Lease Finance Pvt Ltd.
Origa Lease Finance Pvt Ltd. Investment ManagersFinance Origa Lease Finance Pvt Ltd. provides alternative financing and asset leasing solutions. The firm extends asset leasing solutions to enterprises for business expansion. The company was founded by Shrirang Tambe and is headquartered in Mumbai, India. | Finance |
Samunnati Financial Intermediation & Services Pvt Ltd.
Samunnati Financial Intermediation & Services Pvt Ltd. Financial ConglomeratesFinance Samunnati Financial Intermediation & Services Pvt Ltd. provides financial intermediation and advisory services. Its services include Advisory Services, Aggregation, CBO Engagement, Market Linkage, Sarva Seva Samunnati Farms and Value Chain Finance. The company was founded by Anilkumar S. G. in June 2014, and is headquartered in Chennai, India. | Finance |
WheelsEMI Pvt Ltd.
WheelsEMI Pvt Ltd. Finance/Rental/LeasingFinance WheelsEMI Pvt Ltd. provides loans and financing products. It specializes in the financing of pre-owned two wheelers products with minimum documentations. The company was founded by Srinivas Kantheti , Karunakaran Vadakkepat, Phannendra Kumar Chinta, and Ratheesh K. Bharathan on April 15, 1997 and is headquartered in Pune, India. | Finance |
Mvalu Technology Services Pvt Ltd.
Mvalu Technology Services Pvt Ltd. Miscellaneous Commercial ServicesCommercial Services Part of KKR & Co., Inc., Mvalu Technology Services Pvt Ltd. is an Indian company that provides business support services. The company is based in Mumbai, India. The company was founded in 2018. The CEO is Amit Bordia. Mvalu Technology Services was acquired by Booth Fintech Pvt Ltd. on May 13, 2022 for $2.35 million. | Commercial Services |
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