A list of top 100 global venture capitalists has made place for 14 investors of Indian-origin. Compiled by research firm CB Insights, the list was based on factors such as investor exits and consistency of investments, along with others.
The report evaluated the investors on the basis of their investments since 2008. Sameer Gandhi of Accel Partners at rank 25 is the top-ranked Indian venture capitalist. He is followed by Promod Haque of Norwest Venture Partners at rank 32. Also on the list is Salil Deshpande of Bain Capital Ventures at 35. Navin Chaddha, head of Mayfield Fund who invests in consumer, enterprise, infrastructure and energy technology in the US, India and China ranks 45. Asheem Chandna of Greylock Partners stands at 47. Born in India, Asheem Chandna joined Greylock in 2003 after serving as vice president of business development and product management at Check Point Software.
