# Praveen Sridharan

> Praveen Sridharan is a Series A investor at Emerald Media backing Insurance and Auto Insurance. See 2 investments, check sizes, portfolio. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: Angel Investor
- Fund: [Emerald Media](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/emerald-media)
- Location: Mumbai, India
- Total investments: 2
- Last investment: Oct 2023
- Lead investor: 50%
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- LinkedIn: https://in.linkedin.com/in/praveen-sridharan-7623325

Praveen Sridharan is a Series A investor at Emerald Media in Mumbai focused on Insurance and Auto Insurance. In his earlier role, Praveen was the AVP of Investments at CA Media India where he assisted with the sourcing, analysis and execution of investment opportunities as well as aided on all strategic initiatives (fund raising, acquisitions, business development and dispositions) in the existing portfolio companies. Prior to CA Media, Praveen worked asan AVP with Ambit Corporate Finance, an investment bank, across multiple media sub-segments including TV broadcasting & distribution, sports, radio, film production and exhibition. Praveen holds an MBA from IIM Bangalore with an engineering degree from IIT Madras.

## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Insurance | 1 | 50% |
| Auto Insurance | 1 | 50% |
| Health Insurance | 1 | 50% |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| InsuranceDekho | InsuranceDekho is an omnichannel insurance platform. It is an insurance venture that enables its consumers to compare different insurance policies based on their requirements and offering them the best choices available. | $60M | Series B | Oct 10, 2023 |  |
| InsuranceDekho | InsuranceDekho is an omnichannel insurance platform. It is an insurance venture that enables its consumers to compare different insurance policies based on their requirements and offering them the best choices available. | $150M | Series A | Jan 05, 2023 |  |

2 of 2 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [Avataar Venture Partners](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/avataar-venture-partners) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [Goldman Sachs](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/goldman-sachs) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [Alstroemeria Investments](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/alstroemeria-investments) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Beams FinTech Fund](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/beams-fintech-fund) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [BNP Paribas Cardif](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/bnp-paribas-cardif) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Eurazeo](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/eurazeo-com) — VC Fund, 1 deal together

## About Emerald Media

VC Fund · Mumbai, India

Emerald Media is a pan-Asian platform established by KKR to invest in the fast-growing media and entertainment industries across Asia.

5 contacts available at Emerald Media.

| Name | Title | Profile |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Mitesh Patel | Assistant Vice-President of Finance | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/mitesh-patel-5 |
| Nihir Nemani | Associate | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/nihir-nemani |
| Paul Aiello | Managing Director, CEO & Co-Founder | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/paul-aiello |
| Praveen Sridharan | Vice-President | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/praveen-sridharan |
| Puruskar Gupta | Chief Financial Officer | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/puruskar-gupta |

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## FAQ

### What does Praveen Sridharan invest in?

Praveen Sridharan invests primarily in Insurance, Auto Insurance and Health Insurance startups, most often at Series A stage. Most of the 2 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in India. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.

### When did Praveen Sridharan last invest?

The most recent investment recorded for Praveen Sridharan closed in Oct 2023. Shizune tracks 2 investments in total for this profile, including round sizes, stages and portfolio companies, all sourced from confirmed public funding rounds and refreshed monthly.

### Is Shizune's investor data accurate?

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