Sequoia Capital, a Silicon Valley-headquartered venture capital firm, announced the expansion of its India leadership team with the appointment of a new marketing chief, public policy head and an operating partner.
The blue-chip venture capital firm named former Star India senior executive Gayatri Vasudeva Yadav as its new Chief Marketing officer, and Ajey Gore, the former technology head at ride-hailing major Gojek, as an operating partner. It has also appointed Shweta Rajpal Kohli as the head of public policy.
Prior to joining Sequoia Capital, Kohli was the director of government affairs and public policy for India and South Asia for US-based software giant Salesforce.
“To give a boost to our efforts across several important areas, we’re excited to welcome these three widely respected senior executives to the Sequoia Capital India team in roles that will help us expand the work we do to build startups alongside our founders,” Shailendra Singh, Managing Director at Sequoia Capital, wrote in a LinkedIn post.
Gayatri Vasudeva Yadav, who will be based in Bengaluru, will also work closely with the investment firm’s portfolio Chief Marketing Officers, to help them launch and grow brands, the note said.
Separately, Ajey Gore will work with Sequoia portfolio Chief Technology and Product Officers, by providing insight and expertise in building and scaling engineering, data science, product and design functions, and helping them build and mentor high-performing teams.
The firm also said that Anandamoy Roychowdhary, its director of technology, has now transitioned into a full-time investment advisory role as a principal with its Surge team, focused on SaaS, artificial intelligence, development tools and infrastructure investments.
The public policy role is a newly created one by the investment firm, with Kohli, who will be based in New Delhi, expected to work with various industry bodies and associations, and facilitate dialogue and collaboration between Sequoia’s portfolio companies and governments across India and Southeast Asia. She will also advise Sequoia’s portfolio companies on public policy and regulatory topics.
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