Aravind Krishnan

Managing Director and Head of Southeast Asia Private Equity at Blackstone

📍 India🔄 Updated September 2026💼 6 investments📅 5 years investing🗓 Last invested Mar 2026
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Founding Investor/Board Member
Mar 2026
To pioneer the next era of education that nurtures curiosity beyond instruction and the pursuit of truth beyond information. Vera Education Group is reimagining K–12 education for a generation growing up in an age of artificial intelligence and limitless information. Founded on the belief that the pursuit of truth lies at the heart of meaningful learning, Vera empowers children to question deeply, think independently, and develop the judgement to discern, discover, and create. Through personalised learning, every child is guided along a path shaped by their own curiosity, preparing them not just to navigate the future, but to shape it.
Board Member
Jun 2023
Delivering Happines at Every Mile | XpressBees At XpressBees, we are redefining logistics solutions with speed, precision, and innovation at our core. As one of India’s leading end-to-end logistics providers, we specialize in express delivery services that encompass e-commerce, logistics, warehousing, and inventory management—ensuring that your packages are delivered on time, every time. With a nationwide reach, state-of-the-art infrastructure, and an extensive fleet, XpressBees serves diverse industry needs, from e-commerce giants to small businesses. Our focus on technology and continuous improvement has made us pioneers in logistics innovation, driving greater efficiency and customer satisfaction at every level. Our Vision Empower businesses with seamless logistics solutions that accelerate growth and deliver value, enabling the journey from order to doorstep to be faster, simpler, and more reliable. Our Services 1. E-commerce Delivery 2. Reverse Logistics 3. Cross-border Shipments 4. Fulfillment and Warehousing Solutions 3. B2B and B2C Logistics At XpressBees, we believe in making logistics a strategic advantage for businesses, powering growth and driving operational excellence. Whether its the last mile or cross-border logistics, we are committed to delivering customer delight across every touchpoint.
Board Member
2021
Aakash BYJU’S Live powerfully leverages the over 33 years of Aakash’s legacy and discipline to provide students a platform that helps them prepare for JEE & NEET in the online mode, from the comfort of their homes. It empowers students by bringing quality coaching, similar to that being offered in Aakash classrooms, to their laptops, desktops, tablets and mobiles.  Students preparing for entrance exams can now study from experienced teachers at the convenience of  their homes through ‘Aakash BYJU’S Live’ - An Online Classroom program with top Aakash BYJU’S faculty, or through ‘Aakash BYJU’S Tablet Program’ that contains recorded video lectures, printed study material, tests and more. 
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2026
Founding Investor/Board Member
Mar 2026
To pioneer the next era of education that nurtures curiosity beyond instruction and the pursuit of truth beyond information. Vera Education Group is reimagining K–12 education for a generation growing up in an age of artificial intelligence and limitless information. Founded on the belief that the pursuit of truth lies at the heart of meaningful learning, Vera empowers children to question deeply, think independently, and develop the judgement to discern, discover, and create. Through personalised learning, every child is guided along a path shaped by their own curiosity, preparing them not just to navigate the future, but to shape it.
2025
GLOBETROTTERS EDUCATIONAL INNOVENTIONS PRIVATE LIMITED
Board Member
Dec 2025
2023
Board Member
Jun 2023
Delivering Happines at Every Mile | XpressBees At XpressBees, we are redefining logistics solutions with speed, precision, and innovation at our core. As one of India’s leading end-to-end logistics providers, we specialize in express delivery services that encompass e-commerce, logistics, warehousing, and inventory management—ensuring that your packages are delivered on time, every time. With a nationwide reach, state-of-the-art infrastructure, and an extensive fleet, XpressBees serves diverse industry needs, from e-commerce giants to small businesses. Our focus on technology and continuous improvement has made us pioneers in logistics innovation, driving greater efficiency and customer satisfaction at every level. Our Vision Empower businesses with seamless logistics solutions that accelerate growth and deliver value, enabling the journey from order to doorstep to be faster, simpler, and more reliable. Our Services 1. E-commerce Delivery 2. Reverse Logistics 3. Cross-border Shipments 4. Fulfillment and Warehousing Solutions 3. B2B and B2C Logistics At XpressBees, we believe in making logistics a strategic advantage for businesses, powering growth and driving operational excellence. Whether its the last mile or cross-border logistics, we are committed to delivering customer delight across every touchpoint.
Managing Director
Jan 2023
Blackstone is the world’s largest alternative asset manager. Blackstone seeks to deliver compelling returns for institutional and individual investors by strengthening the companies in which the firm invests. Blackstone’s $1.3 trillion in assets under management include global investment strategies focused on real estate, private equity, credit, infrastructure, life sciences, growth equity, secondaries and hedge funds. Further information is available at www.blackstone.com. Follow @blackstone on LinkedIn, X (Twitter), and Instagram.
2021
Board Member
Aug 2021
We are the worlds #1 online bootcamp providing digital skills training to help individuals acquire the skills they need to thrive in the digital economy. We provide rigorous online training in disciplines such as Cyber Security, Cloud Computing, Project Management, Digital Marketing, and Data Science, among others. In other words, we specialize in areas where technologies and best practices are changing rapidly, and the demand for qualified candidates significantly exceeds supply. Designed and continually updated by 2000+ renowned industry and academic experts, we offer a choice of individual courses, comprehensive certification programs, and partnerships with some world-renowned universities, helping millions of professionals with work-ready skills they need to excel in their career, and thousands of organizations with their corporate training and employee upskilling needs. Our practical and applied approach has resulted in 85 percent of learners getting promotions or new jobs. Learn by doing with over 1,000 live classes each month, real-world projects, and more. Experience the new way of learning at Simplilearn.
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