Brijesh Damodaran is the co-founder and Chief Investment Officer of Auxano Capital, an early-stage (seed, pre-Series A) venture capital firm that invests in growth-stage businesses spanning across industries. He established Auxano with a vision to foster entrepreneurship, innovation, and growth among businesses. It invests in Next-Gen, technology-led, consumer-focused businesses driven by the subscription economy. He aims to offer budding entrepreneurs 360-degree mentorship and facilitate their development via its extensive network of partners, associates, domain experts, and industry veterans.
A strategic thinker and a purpose-driven individual, Brijesh completed Chartered Accountancy and graduation from the University of Mumbai. While he donned the entrepreneurial hat in 2009 in the wealth management space as a solopreneur, he joined hands with Ashish Padiyar in 2013 to form BellWether Associates, based out of Gurgaon, which uses an asset allocation, three-bucket strategy to create cash flow and legacy in a boring manner!
Looking at the growing entrepreneurial ecosystem, together they set up Auxano in 2016. Today, Auxano has two AIFs – Auxano Entrepreneur Trust (SEBI Cat I Angel Fund) and Auxano Dawn Fund (SEBI Cat II Fund), with a corpus of $50 million. Having invested in 25+ investments across EdTech, FinTech, and Platforms, Auxano brings in its unique approach in the VC space. Brijesh prefers to wind up by listening to music, watching/playing cricket, and reading across genres. A movie buff too, he writes on personal finance in a leading business paper. He and his team members actively contribute to blogs, podcasts, and videos, as it helps them build intellectual capital and keep their investors informed.