Varun’s journey began at Bloomberg, where working across Mumbai and Singapore gave him a strong foundation in finance, technology, and global collaboration. As part of the founding team at Avanti Learning Centers, he learned what it takes to build from the ground up—developing empathy for the 0-1 startup journey and deep insights into selling to the Bharat consumer. His hands-on experience in building and angel investing led him to Lightbox, where over 8 years he honed his ability to support founders operationally across fundraising, storytelling and brand building, engage with limited partners, and identify emerging investment themes.

Varun graduated from the University of Michigan, Ann Arbor with as a BSc in Computer Science Engineering.