Dhiraj Poddar
Dhiraj is a Managing Director and Country Head at TA Associates, leading the firm's investing across India and the Middle East.
He joined in 2010 from Standard Chartered Private Equity, and over more than two decades in finance has advised on more than twenty investments across financial services, technology, business services, and healthcare. He sits on the boards of BillDesk, ACT Broadband, Zifo Technologies, Alephya Education, and Vee Healthtek. He is a member of the Institute of Chartered Accountants of India and holds an MBA from IIM Ahmedabad.
Private Equity, Growth Investments, Financial Services and Technology, India and Middle East Markets
TA Associates, Standard Chartered Private Equity, Infosys BPO, ICICI Securities
What Dhiraj looks for in a technology company
The best technology businesses in India are not built on arbitrage. They are built on genuine capability, domain depth, and the ability to operate at global standards from day one. That is what sustainable growth looks like, and that is the kind of company worth backing.