# Sanjay Nayar > Sanjay Nayar is a Series A investor at ASSOCHAM backing Financial Services and Consulting. See 10 investments, check sizes, portfolio. Updated Aug 2026. - Type: Angel Investor - Fund: [ASSOCHAM](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/the-associated-chambers-of-commerce-and-industry-of-india-assocham) - Location: Mumbai, India - Total investments: 10 - Last investment: Feb 2026 - Lead investor: 20% - Last updated: Aug 2026 - LinkedIn: https://in.linkedin.com/pub/sanjay-nayar/36/51/bb5 - Website: https://x.com/TheSanjayNayar Sanjay Nayar is a Series A investor at ASSOCHAM in Mumbai focused on Financial Services and Consulting. Sanjay Nayar is based out of Mumbai, Maharashtra, and is the President of ASSOCHAM and also serves as Chairman of Advisory Board of CVC Capital Partners. Sanjay previously worked at Kohlberg Kravis Roberts & Co. as a Chief Executive Officer. Sanjay Nayar attended the Delhi University. ## Investment focus ### Industry | Industry | Investments | Share | | --- | --- | --- | | Financial Services | 3 | 30% | | Consulting | 2 | 20% | | Sales | 1 | 10% | | Retail | 1 | 10% | | FinTech | 1 | 10% | 17 industries tracked in total. ### Stage | Stage | Investments | Share | | --- | --- | --- | | Series A | 2 | 20% | | Series B | 2 | 20% | | Funding Round | 2 | 20% | | Pre-Seed | 1 | 10% | | Series C | 1 | 10% | 6 stages tracked in total. ### Country | Country | Investments | Share | | --- | --- | --- | | India | 4 | 40% | | United States | 1 | 10% | ## Investments | Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | FREED | FREED help debt burdened consumers resolve their debt and regain their financial freedom. | $6.6M | Series A | Feb 26, 2026 | | | Uniqus Consultech | Uniqus Consultech offers Accounting & Reporting Consulting. | $20M | Series C | Apr 22, 2025 | | | Brown Living | We're making Sustainable Living Easy, Accessible and Affordable through our action-oriented platform (brownliving.in). Brown Living is India's first plastic-free marketplace that promotes a sustainable and earth-friendly lifestyle that nurtures our beautiful planet. Our team carefully curates a wide range of everyday-use products, allearth-loving and ethically sourced, to help you live sustainably and with minimal waste. We promote products by artisan groups, and sustainable brands who have made it their mission to create a positive environmental impact. We are building India’s largest ecosystem for sustainable living, providing over 65,000 verified sustainable products, and empowering thousands of artisans, women entrepreneurs and innovators to combat plastic pollution. Our proprietary framework the Brown Lens © enables a verified sustainable and 100% carbon-neutral shopping experience. | $267.7K | Pre-Seed | Oct 14, 2024 | | | Uniqus Consultech | Uniqus Consultech offers Accounting & Reporting Consulting. | $10M | Series B | Apr 18, 2024 | | | FREED | FREED help debt burdened consumers resolve their debt and regain their financial freedom. | $7.2M | Series A | Mar 13, 2024 | | | Uniqus Consultech | Uniqus Consultech offers Accounting & Reporting Consulting. | $12.5M | Series A | Dec 08, 2022 | | | FlexiLoans | FlexiLoans is an online lending platform started with an endeavour to solve the problem that SMEs face in accessing Quick, Flexible and Adequate funds for growing their Businesses. Over 80% of Loan proposals from SMEs currently are rejected by institutional channels on account of inadequate financial history or collaterals. With the fast andubiquitous digital adoption in India and increased avenues to leverage data analytics, they are standing on the verge of Banking transformation in this country which will help us efficiently cater to the large untapped and unserved demand. They wish to make the ‘social and alternative scoring’ of SMEs and Individuals a big opportunity for the economy that will far out place the limited insights that financial bureau provide. They believe our technology-powered online marketplace is the best model to meet the financial requirements of SME’s who do not have credit history and hence cannot avail loans from traditional banking channels. | $28M | Series B | Jun 07, 2022 | | | Avendus Capital | Avendus Capital provides financial advisory and investment services focused on helping clients manage complex transactions and capital strategies. The company offers services across mergers and acquisitions, private equity, and structured finance, assisting businesses in raising capital, identifying strategic opportunities, and executing financialdeals. It also provides advisory support for corporate restructuring, capital markets access, and wealth management solutions. Avendus Capital serves a range of industries, facilitating investment and funding solutions tailored to organizational needs. Its operations integrate financial analysis, market insights, and strategic guidance to support decision-making and growth initiatives. | | | Nov 15, 2017 | | | FlexiLoans | FlexiLoans is an online lending platform started with an endeavour to solve the problem that SMEs face in accessing Quick, Flexible and Adequate funds for growing their Businesses. Over 80% of Loan proposals from SMEs currently are rejected by institutional channels on account of inadequate financial history or collaterals. With the fast andubiquitous digital adoption in India and increased avenues to leverage data analytics, they are standing on the verge of Banking transformation in this country which will help us efficiently cater to the large untapped and unserved demand. They wish to make the ‘social and alternative scoring’ of SMEs and Individuals a big opportunity for the economy that will far out place the limited insights that financial bureau provide. They believe our technology-powered online marketplace is the best model to meet the financial requirements of SME’s who do not have credit history and hence cannot avail loans from traditional banking channels. | $15M | | | | | Dalmia Cements | They have been a leader in cement manufacturing since 1939. And, though the modern cement manufacturing market in India is getting more and more competitive with each passing day, They are only growing over time. Their cement plants in India have grown manifolds in terms of capacity; They are also acquiring some new plants to increase the volumeand expand further.They have cement manufacturing plants in southern states of Tamil Nadu (Dalmiapuram & Ariyalur) and Andhra Pradesh (Kadapa), with a capacity of 9 million tonnes per annum. A leader in cement manufacturing since 1939, DCBL is a multi spectrum Cement player with double digit market share and a pioneer in super specialty cements used for Oil wells, Railway sleepers and Air strips. They also hold a stake of 74 % in OCL India Ltd., a major cement Player in the Eastern Region. Recently They have acquired the brands Adhunik Cement & Calcom Cement in North East.The group now controls an expandable capacity of 25 million tonnes. | $168.8M | Private Equity | | | 10 of 10 investments shown. ## Co-investors - [Nexus Venture Partners](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/nexus-venture-partners) — VC Fund, 3 deals together - [Piper Serica Angel Fund](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/piper-serica-angel-fund) — VC Fund, 2 deals together - [Aavishkaar Capital](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/aavishkaar-frontier-fund) — VC Fund, 1 deal together - [Blink Digital](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/blink-digital) — VC Fund, 1 deal together - [Fasanara Capital](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/fasanara-capital) — VC Fund, 1 deal together - [Gaja Capital](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/gaja-capital) — VC Fund, 1 deal together ## About ASSOCHAM VC Fund 3 contacts available at ASSOCHAM. | Name | Title | Profile | | --- | --- | --- | | Sanjay Nayar | President | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/sanjay-nayar | | Atul Khosla | Regional Vice Co-Chair, National Education Council | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/atul-khosla-af59 | | Niranjan Hiranandani | Founder & President | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/niranjan-hiranandani | ## Similar investors ### Similar industry - [FJ Labs](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/fj-labs) — VC Fund - [British Business Investments](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/british-business-investments) — VC Fund - [White Star Capital](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/white-star-capital) — VC Fund ### Similar stage - [Antler](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/antler-be9c) — VC Fund - [Alumni Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/alumni-ventures-group) — VC Fund - [General Catalyst](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/general-catalyst-partners) — VC Fund ### Similar country - [Titan Capital](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/titan-capital) — VC Fund - [Inflection Point Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/inflection-point-ventures-d275) — VC Fund - [Blume Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/blume-ventures) — VC Fund ## Featured in investor lists - [Venture Capital Investors in India](https://shizune.co/investors/venture-capital-investors-india) - [Venture Capital Angel Investors in India](https://shizune.co/investors/venture-capital-angel-investors-india) ## FAQ ### What does Sanjay Nayar invest in? Sanjay Nayar invests primarily in Financial Services, Consulting and Sales startups, most often at Series A and Series B stage. Most of the 10 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in India. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio. ### When did Sanjay Nayar last invest? The most recent investment recorded for Sanjay Nayar closed in Feb 2026. Shizune tracks 10 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? Yes — every stat on this profile is calculated from confirmed public funding rounds monitored across hundreds of sources since 2020. This profile was last refreshed in Aug 2026 and is updated monthly. Spotted something off? Use the “Suggest an edit” link near the top of the page. # About Shizune Shizune.co is an investor database. 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