UC Team
Advait Lubree
Advait joined Unitus Capital as an Analyst in 2025. Prior to this, he worked as an Analyst at TresVista Analytics, where worked with a NASDAQ-listed fintech company and U.S.-based private equity and private debt firms across healthcare, fintech, and biotech, contributing to industry research, deal origination, and financial analysis. He also helped a U.S.-based BioTech startup raise $1.5 million in seed funding by developing a GTM strategy and pitch deck.
Advait has a Bachelor’s degree in Commerce with a specialization in Banking and Finance from Symbiosis College, Pune. Outside of work, Advait is an avid trekker, enjoys exploring new cuisines, follows developments in the Indian consumer and healthcare sector, and has a keen interest in the watch industry.
Advait Lubree
Analyst
Advait joined Unitus Capital as an Analyst in 2025. Prior...
Albert Benny
Albert joined Unitus in September 2023 as an Associate and has 6+ years of experience in Deal Advisory and Investment Banking. Previously he worked in a boutique investment bank based out of Bangalore where he worked on deal executions. He has looked into sectors such F&B, Healthcare, SaaS and Consumer in his previous roles. He loves playing football and spends his spare time watching movies.
Albert is a CFA Charteholder
Albert Benny
Vice President
Albert joined Unitus in September 2023 as an Associate and...
Anisha Vaishampayan
Anisha is a Chartered Accountant and has cleared all three levels of the CFA Program. Prior to joining Unitus Capital, she worked with EY in their Financial Due Diligence team.
Outside of work, she has been pursuing dance for several years and enjoys learning new dance forms.
Anisha Vaishampayan
Analyst
Anisha is a Chartered Accountant and has cleared all three...
Harsh Agarwal
Harsh joined Unitus Capital as an Analyst in July 2026. Prior to joining the firm, he worked with Faber Capital’s Investment Banking team, where he advised clients on capital raising and M&A transactions across multiple sectors. Before that, he was part of Grant Thornton Bharat’s Deal Advisory practice, where he advised private equity and venture capital funds, as well as startups, on valuation and transaction advisory assignments.
Harsh is a Chartered Accountant and has cleared CFA Level I. Outside of work, he enjoys travelling, running, and playing sports and board games.
Harsh Agarwal
Equity
Harsh joined Unitus Capital as an Analyst in July 2026....
Harshit Baheti
Position: Associate Vice President
Email: hbaheti@unituscapital.com
Categories: Equity
Location: Bangalore, India
Harshit is an Associate with the Equity team at Unitus Capital, based in Mumbai, with over four years of experience since joining the firm in 2022. He has been actively involved in deal execution across multiple sectors, including financial services, climate, and consumer.
Prior to Unitus Capital, Harshit spent two years at Axis Bank Ltd. as a Credit Analyst, where he evaluated creditworthiness for fund and non-fund-based facilities for corporate clients across industries such as automotive, infrastructure, pharmaceuticals, and manufacturing.
Harshit is a qualified Chartered Accountant, Company Secretary (AIR-15), has cleared all three levels of the CFA Program and holds a graduate degree in finance and accountancy.
Outside of work, he enjoys playing cricket and never misses the thrill of watching high-profile matches live from the stands.
Harshit Baheti
Associate Vice President
Harshit is an Associate with the Equity team at Unitus...
Kanishka Kakar
Kanishka joined Unitus Capital in August 2026 as an Associate, based in Mumbai. She brings 5+ years of experience in investment banking and advisory, with a focus on origination and deal execution across multiple sectors.
Prior to joining Unitus, she has worked with a boutique investment bank based in Mumbai, where she handled fundraise, management buyout (MBO), and M&A transactions across sectors such as Business and Digital Services, Media, SaaS, GCCs, and Financial Services. Before that, she was associated with Deloitte in their Corporate Finance and Restructuring team.
Outside of work, she is a 6-year trained Bharatnatyam dancer, loves to travel, read, sketch, cook and watch Martin Scorcese movies.
Kanishka is a Chartered Accountant, a CFA Level 2 and a graduate from Gujarat University (specialising taxation).
Kanishka Kakar
Associate
Kanishka joined Unitus Capital in August 2026 as an Associate,...
Manasa Sankar
Manasa joined Unitus Capital in 2025 as part of the Equity team. Prior to this, she was with CRED, where she led strategic finance initiatives spanning treasury management, corporate planning, and cross-functional projects to strengthen operational and financial efficiency. She also played a key role in shaping financial processes and driving strategic decision-making for new business initiatives.
A Chartered Accountant by qualification and Mount Carmel College alumna, Manasa enjoys travelling, hosting events, and pursuing her passion for music as a classical vocalist with over 15 years of performance experience
Manasa Sankar
Analyst
Manasa joined Unitus Capital in 2025 as part of the...
Mohan Raj
Mohan is an Associate with the Equity team at Unitus Capital, based in Bangalore. He has 4+ years of experience in investment banking, focused on Private Equity transactions and strategic advisory. He has advised clients across sectors, with particular expertise in Technology and Industrials. His experience spans stakeholder management, leadership interactions, term sheet negotiations, financial modelling, valuation, collateral review and transaction execution.
Prior to joining Unitus, Mohan was part of Trans Corporate Advisors, where he advised corporates on Private Equity fundraises and worked closely with promoters, investors and other stakeholders through transaction execution.
Mohan is a Chartered Accountant and a Commerce graduate.
Mohan Raj
Associate
Mohan is an Associate with the Equity team at Unitus...
Nikesh Jain
Nikesh joined Unitus in 2022 and has over 16 years of experience in Investment Banking, spanning Private Equity, M&A, and Merchant Banking. He has led and advised transactions across diverse sectors such as Financial Services, Electric Mobility, Healthcare, and Agriculture.
Prior to Unitus, he has worked with Intellecap Advisory (an Aavishkaar Group Company) and CapitalSquare wherein he assisted small to mid-corporates to raise equity rounds from institutional investors (Private Equity, Venture Capitalists, Impact Funds, DFIs, Sovereign Funds). Prior to this, he has worked with Intensive Fiscal Services (Merchant Bank) wherein he managed Open Offers, Valuations, Due Diligence and Private Equity Assignments.
Nikesh has done his MBA from NL Dalmia Institute and Bachelors of Management and Studies from Jai Hind College, Mumbai
Nikesh Jain
Director
Nikesh joined Unitus in 2022 and has over 16 years...
Prerak Shah
Prerak joined Unitus in May 2023 and has 16+ years of experience in Investment banking and corporate strategy. He has worked across sectors including healthtech, fintech, consumer and distribution.
He has previously worked with Panini Advisors, YouFirst, Reliance Capital, Edelweiss and JP Morgan. Through his career he has worked on coverage, fundraising, M&A and corporate strategy.
Prerak is a Chartered Accountant.
Prerak Shah
Director
Prerak joined Unitus in May 2023 and has 16+ years...
Rohan Mehta
Rohan joined Unitus Capital as an Analyst in July 2025. Prior to this, he worked at a boutique investment bank based in Mumbai, where he focused on renewable energy transactions. Before that, he was with ICICI Bank in their Wealth Management division, supporting clients with customized financial solutions.
Rohan holds a bachelor’s degree in financial markets and has cleared CFA Level 2. He enjoys playing and watching basketball, has had the opportunity to represent Mumbai, and holds interest in astrophysics & history.
Rohan Mehta
Analyst
Rohan joined Unitus Capital as an Analyst in July 2025....
Shainky Govil
Shainky has 10+ years of experience in investment banking and advisory services across sectors. Working closely with entrepreneurs, he executes capital raising goals across sectors and brings onboard like-minded investors.
Sector coverage & expertise: Agritech, financial inclusion
Previous work experience: Deloitte Corporate Finance, HSBC Investment Banking
Education: MBA from Indian Institute of Foreign Trade (IIFT) Delhi and B.Tech from Malaviya National Institute of Technology (MNIT) Jaipur.
Shainky Govil
Director
Shainky has 10+ years of experience in investment banking and...
Sravani Shikari
Position: Vice President
Email: sshikari@unituscapital.com
Categories: Equity
Location: Bangalore, India
Sravani assists in building the Agritech and Vehicle Finance practice at Unitus Capital. She has worked across sectors including financial inclusion, agritech, fintech, MSME finance and jobtech. She works closely with entrepreneurs and investors to bring meaningful capital to impactful companies.
Sector coverage & expertise: Agritech and Vehicle Finance
Previous experiences: She has 5+ years of experience in investment banking. Worked at Rabobank – M&A team, working closely with companies in the food & agriculture space.
Education: MBA from IIM, Ahmedabad. MS in Biology from IISER, Pune.
Sravani Shikari
Vice President
Sravani assists in building the Agritech and Vehicle Finance practice...
Sridhar
Joined Unitus Capital in July 2019, 4+years of experience in IT. Prior to Unitus, he has worked as an IT Executive with LDS Infotech, where he was handling IT & Networking support forvarious clients.
Education: Diploma in E&C From ABPT, Tumkur
Email ID: it@unituscapital.com
Location: Bangalore
Sridhar
IT Officer
Joined Unitus Capital in July 2019, 4+years of experience in...
Sushanka BS
Sushank joined the equity team as a Fellow in May 2026. Before this, he completed a six-month internship at Unitus Capital and had a brief stint at TresVista, where he supported a US-based SaaS-focused venture capital firm through portfolio company research, analysis, and evaluation of potential investment opportunities.
He cleared CFA Level I in February 2026 and graduated with a Bachelor’s degree in Commerce from St. Joseph’s University in May 2025. A sports enthusiast, Sushank played tennis professionally and now enjoys a range of racquet sports, including badminton, pickleball, and table tennis.
Sushanka BS
Fellow
Sushank joined the equity team as a Fellow in May...
Sushant Sharma
Sushant leads the business developments efforts as well as does equity fundraises/M&A.
Sector coverage and expertise: 13+ years of experience in investment banking/advisory space. He tracks Fintech and Tech sectors at UC and has closed fundraises for Olyv, Zype, Pahal (3), Mahaveer, UCIC, Disprz, Saija, SAVE, SMECorner, Toffee, MoneyView and LoanFrame.
Previous work experience: Worked with Goldman Sachs, TresVista and Accenture.
Education: MBA from SP Jain School of Global Management and BE from Vivesvaraya Technological University, Belagavi. CFA Level 1.
Interests: Board gaming, badminton, swimming, cycling, travel and food.
Sushant Sharma
Lead- Strategic growth
Sushant leads the business developments efforts as well as does...
Trishna Nair
Trishna joined Unitus Capital as a Fellow. She brings prior experience in transaction advisory, where she supported buy-side and sell-side mandates with financial due diligence, valuation, and regulatory analysis across sectors including fintech, logistics and hospitality.
She holds a B.Com (Hons.) from O.P. Jindal Global University and is an ACCA Affiliate, with specialisation in financial management, audit, and reporting standards such as Ind-AS and IFRS.
Outside of work, she enjoys reading, staying active, and singing – she is trained in vocal music and continues to explore music as a creative pursuit.
Trishna Nair
Fellow
Trishna joined Unitus Capital as a Fellow. She brings prior...
Umesh Jhanwar
Umesh joined the Equity team at Unitus as a second-year Analyst in July 2025. Prior to this, he was part of the Corporate Finance team within the Investment Banking division at Wells Fargo, where he collaborated closely with Managing Directors and Vice Presidents. His role involved advising clients on key financial strategies including capital allocation, leverage management, and liquidity optimization.
Umesh is a qualified Chartered Accountant and holds the distinction of being the Youngest CA in India. He also holds an MBA from the Indian Institute of Management Tiruchirappalli (IIM Trichy), where he was named to the Director’s Merit List for academic excellence. Additionally, he has cleared CFA Level I.
Outside of work, Umesh enjoys playing and watching cricket, and occasionally cooks his favourite Rajasthani dish – Dal Baati.
Umesh Jhanwar
Analyst
Umesh joined the Equity team at Unitus as a second-year...
Vardan Ahuja
Vardan joined the Equity team as an Analyst in July 2026. Prior to this he worked at Goldman Sachs for 3+ years in their investment banking division working with TMT teams across EMEA, where he focused on financial analysis, deal advisory and market research.
Vardan has a Bachelor’s degree in Commerce with a specialization in Finance from St. Josephs College of Commerce and has passed the CFA Level 1 examination.
Outside of work, he enjoys travelling, staying active, playing sport and has previously played golf on the National Amateur & Junior Golf Tour of India.”
Vardan Ahuja
Analyst
Vardan joined the Equity team as an Analyst in July...
Advisors
Simmi Sareen
Simmi has 23+ years of experience in financial services with extensive expertise in supporting access to capital for sustainable startups and social enterprises.
She is recognized as a thought leader for impact investing and climate finance in India. She is also a frequent speaker on inclusive finance and an advisor and mentor to several sustainability programs, accelerators and startups.
Simmi has won multiple accolades for contribution to inclusive finance including ‘Fintech Entrepreneur of the Year’ and a mention on AIMWI’s ‘Top 100 Women in Finance’.
She has worked in various capacities with Greenfunder, Climate Finance Initiative, Grameen Impact India, Intellegrow, Morgan Stanley and ICRA.
Her education credentials include: London Business School – Masters in Leadership and Strategy and Chartered Accountant [CA]
Simmi Sareen
Advisor
Simmi has 23+ years of experience in financial services with...




















