Sandeep Farias
Founder at Elevar Equity LLC
Profile
Sandeep Farias is Founder and Managing Partner at Elevar.
He founded Elevar in 2008, being passionate about working with early-stage companies that foster economic development for low income communities – by delivering affordable and quality essential services like MSME finance, education, healthcare and agricultural services.
Sandeep leads the firm’s investment strategy, and engages with entrepreneurs in India and Latin America to think through critical inflection points in their entrepreneurial journeys.
Working with Elevar’s teams in India, Mexico and the United States, he also plays a leadership role across markets in determining the firm’s investment priorities, underwriting of new investment opportunities, entrepreneur selection, driving fund performance and portfolio management.
Sandeep has over 25 years of work experience in diverse areas including emerging markets investing, governance and regulation, organizational design, transactions and structuring and law; and is widely regarded as one of the pioneers in impact investing.
He has played a leadership role in the Indian microfinance sector’s scale and transformation over a decade, as the sector moved from the non profit space to formal banking – a transformation which has been one of the first successes of impact investing globally.
In the past, he led the corporate law team at NDA, a leading multi-locational and research based international law firm in India.
He also set up and established Unitus in India in 2004 where he actively partnered with some of India’s leading microfinance institutions/banks, which were then in their formative years.
Sandeep has an integrated law and arts degree from the National Law School of India University (NLS).
Sandeep Farias active positions
| Companies | Position | Start |
|---|---|---|
Glocal Healthcare Systems Pvt Ltd.
 Glocal Healthcare Systems Pvt Ltd. Hospital/Nursing ManagementHealth Services Glocal Healthcare Systems Pvt Ltd. owns and operates hospitals. Its chain of hospitals is a venture to bring state-of-the-art medical facilities and infrastructure closer to under-served India, focusing on the health and wellness needs. The company's multi-specialty hospital designa to cater to the primary and secondary health needs of a family offering emergency services, out-patient and in-patient departments, technologically operation theatres, labor rooms and minor injury units. Glocal Healthcare Systems was founded by Syed Sabahat Azim in June 2010 and is headquartered in Kolkata, India. | Director/Board Member | - |
Leadership Boulevard Pvt Ltd.
 Leadership Boulevard Pvt Ltd. Packaged SoftwareTechnology Services Leadership Boulevard Pvt Ltd. operates schools. The company was founded by Sumeet Mehta and Smita Deorah 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. | Founder | 2007-12-31 |
Former positions of Sandeep Farias
| Companies | Position | End |
|---|---|---|
| UJJN FINA | Director/Board Member | 2015-12-10 |
Unitus Labs
 Unitus Labs Investment Banks/BrokersFinance Unitus Labs provides micro-financial investment and advisory services. It identifies and fund innovative approaches which provide income-generating opportunities for low-income people in developing countries to earn their way to a better economic future. The company was founded by Joseph W. Grenny, Mike Murray, Robert C. Gay and Tim Stay in 2000 and is headquartered in Orem, UT. | Corporate Officer/Principal | 2008-02-29 |
Aarusha Homes Pvt Ltd.
 Aarusha Homes Pvt Ltd. Services to the Health IndustryHealth Services Aarusha Homes Pvt Ltd. provides housing solutions to low income migrants in urban India. It offers temporary, rental and owned housing solutions to migrated population. The company was founded by Satyanarayana Vejella, Dyan Belliappa and Utpal Sharma in October 2007 and is headquartered in Hyderabad, India. | Director/Board Member | - |
Madura Micro Finance Ltd.
 Madura Micro Finance Ltd. Movies/EntertainmentConsumer Services Madura Micro Finance Ltd. engages in the provision of non-banking finance services. It offers entry-level loan, activity term loan, and individual loans. The company was founded on September 2, 2005 and is headquartered in Chennai, India. | Director/Board Member | - |
Vistaar Financial Services Pvt Ltd.
 Vistaar Financial Services Pvt Ltd. Finance/Rental/LeasingFinance Vistaar Financial Services Pvt Ltd. provides financial services to the small business segment. Its products include vistaar vyapar mortgage, sampatti and saral business loans. The company was founded by Brahmanand Hegde and Ramakrishna Nishtala in April 2010 and is headquartered in Bengaluru, India. | Director/Board Member | - |
Training of Sandeep Farias
| National Law School of India University | Undergraduate Degree |
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| Listed companies | 1 |
|---|---|
| UJJN FINA | Finance |
| Private companies | 8 |
|---|---|
Shubham Housing Development Finance Co. Ltd.
 Shubham Housing Development Finance Co. Ltd. Finance/Rental/LeasingFinance Shubham Housing Development Finance Co. Ltd. engages in the provision of housing finance solutions. It offers home and home improvement loans, and loan against property. The company was founded by Ajay Oak and Sanjay Chaturvedi in 2010 and is headquartered in Gurgaon, India. | Finance |
Glocal Healthcare Systems Pvt Ltd.
Glocal Healthcare Systems Pvt Ltd. Hospital/Nursing ManagementHealth Services Glocal Healthcare Systems Pvt Ltd. owns and operates hospitals. Its chain of hospitals is a venture to bring state-of-the-art medical facilities and infrastructure closer to under-served India, focusing on the health and wellness needs. The company's multi-specialty hospital designa to cater to the primary and secondary health needs of a family offering emergency services, out-patient and in-patient departments, technologically operation theatres, labor rooms and minor injury units. Glocal Healthcare Systems was founded by Syed Sabahat Azim in June 2010 and is headquartered in Kolkata, India. | Health Services |
Vistaar Financial Services Pvt Ltd.
Vistaar Financial Services Pvt Ltd. Finance/Rental/LeasingFinance Vistaar Financial Services Pvt Ltd. provides financial services to the small business segment. Its products include vistaar vyapar mortgage, sampatti and saral business loans. The company was founded by Brahmanand Hegde and Ramakrishna Nishtala in April 2010 and is headquartered in Bengaluru, India. | Finance |
Madura Micro Finance Ltd.
Madura Micro Finance Ltd. Movies/EntertainmentConsumer Services Madura Micro Finance Ltd. engages in the provision of non-banking finance services. It offers entry-level loan, activity term loan, and individual loans. The company was founded on September 2, 2005 and is headquartered in Chennai, India. | Consumer Services |
Unitus Labs
Unitus Labs Investment Banks/BrokersFinance Unitus Labs provides micro-financial investment and advisory services. It identifies and fund innovative approaches which provide income-generating opportunities for low-income people in developing countries to earn their way to a better economic future. The company was founded by Joseph W. Grenny, Mike Murray, Robert C. Gay and Tim Stay in 2000 and is headquartered in Orem, UT. | Finance |
Aarusha Homes Pvt Ltd.
Aarusha Homes Pvt Ltd. Services to the Health IndustryHealth Services Aarusha Homes Pvt Ltd. provides housing solutions to low income migrants in urban India. It offers temporary, rental and owned housing solutions to migrated population. The company was founded by Satyanarayana Vejella, Dyan Belliappa and Utpal Sharma in October 2007 and is headquartered in Hyderabad, India. | Health Services |
Leadership Boulevard Pvt Ltd.
Leadership Boulevard Pvt Ltd. Packaged SoftwareTechnology Services Leadership Boulevard Pvt Ltd. operates schools. The company was founded by Sumeet Mehta and Smita Deorah and is headquartered in Mumbai, India. | Technology Services |
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 |
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