Chetan Naik

Managing Director, L Catterton

📍 India🔄 Updated September 2026💼 20 investments📅 11 years investing🗓 Last invested Jun 2025
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Board Member
Jun 2025
Encapsulating inspirations from around the globe, SNITCH crafts clothing for the fashion-forward modern man. Offering an unconventional style ethos as a mens fast fashion brand, we design styles in response to the latest trends.
Board Observer
Jan 2023
CleverTap is the leading all-in-one customer engagement platform that helps brands unlock limitless customer lifetime value. CleverTap is trusted by over 2000 brands like Domino’s, Levis, Jio, Papa John’s, Zomato, Kotak Bank, Jio, Air Asia, Carousell, TD Bank, and Tesco to help build personalized experiences for all their customers. The platform is powered by TesseractDB™ – the world’s first purpose-built database for customer engagement, offering speed and cost efficiency at scale. Backed by top-tier investors such as Accel, Peak XV Partners, Tiger Global, CDPQ and 360 One, the company is headquartered in San Francisco, with presence across Seattle, London, São Paulo, Bogota, Mexico, Amsterdam, Sofia, Dubai, Mumbai, Bangalore, Singapore, Vietnam, and Jakarta. For more information, visit clevertap.com and follow us on: LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/clevertap/ X: https://twitter.com/CleverTap Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/clevertap Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/clevertapofficial/ Threads: https://www.threads.net/@clevertapofficial
Board Member
Jan 2023
C5i is a pure-play AI & Analytics provider that combines the power of human perspective with AI technology to deliver trustworthy intelligence. The company drives value through a comprehensive solution set, integrating multifunctional teams that have technical and business domain expertise with a robust suite of products, solutions, and accelerators tailored for various horizontal and industry-specific use cases. At the core, C5i’s focus is to deliver business impact at speed and scale by driving adoption of AI-assisted decision-making. C5i caters to some of the world’s largest enterprises, including many Fortune 500 companies. The company’s clients span Technology, Media, and Telecom (TMT), Pharma & Lifesciences, CPG, Retail, Banking, and other sectors. C5i has been recognized by leading industry analysts like Gartner and Forrester for its Analytics and AI capabilities and proprietary AI-based platforms.
Board Member
Aug 2022
Founded in 2015, Miko is an advanced consumer robotics innovations lab passionate about bringing the best of technology to young learners everywhere. Home to the world’s leading educators, engineers, psychologists and content developers, Miko takes learning to a whole new level through state-of-the-art artificial intelligence, robotics and IoT. The company has a global mindset with offices in the innovation hubs of Silicon Valley and Mumbai. Our latest product, Miko 3, is an AI-powered intelligent robot that uses playful, conversational learning to educate, engage and entertain kids aged 5-10 years. Its personality brings wit and fun into a home in ways that other technology does not. It has an adaptive personality, dozens of emotions, and millions of topics and themes to learn from.
Board Observer
Sep 2021
Licious began in 2015 when Abhay Hanjura and Vivek Gupta set out to transform a $55Bn category that was largely unbranded, inconsistent, and untouched by modern food standards. Their vision was simple - bring honesty, hygiene, and joy to meat and seafood buying in India. What followed was a category-defining shift powered by India’s only fully integrated 0–4°C cold chain, global FSSC 22000 certification, backward integration through bio-secure poultry farms, and rigorous control over freshwater fish and seafood. With five state-of-the-art processing centres and an annual capacity of 36,000 tonnes, Licious now serves India’s top metros - Bengaluru, NCR, Mumbai, Hyderabad, Pune, Chennai and Kolkata - through a strong online presence, expanding retail stores, and fast-growing quick commerce partnerships, including 30-minute delivery across major urban clusters. Over the years, the brand has reached 4.5 million customers, earning unmatched trust, quality leadership and a loyal following in a category long defined by guesswork. This unwavering focus on quality, innovation, and consumer obsession has made Licious India’s first D2C unicorn. Today, it stands as the country’s most loved, iconic D2C meat brand - elevating everyday meals, setting new benchmarks for safety and freshness, and building an ecosystem where farmers, meat technicians, supply partners and delivery heroes thrive alongside millions of delighted home cooks.
Board Member
Sep 2021
We’re here to hand-hold you through the beautiful yet overwhelming process of decorating your home. We understand it is a huge milestone in life to buy your home and every element in it plays a role. Over the past 8 years, we have been a part of this precious journey for thousands of homeowners from choosing the right designer, fitting the designs with their space, executing the furniture; and all this in the most seamless and cost effective way. We combine our understanding of your requirements, aspirations with expertise for homebuyers to make their dream home ideas become a reality. Making home interiors easy, HomeLane is India’s premier end to end home interiors platform which delivers your chosen home interiors within 45 days, or we pay you rent. Our tech-empowered teams have delivered over 25,000 homes with 100+ product vendors, 6+ manufacturing partners and 2000+ employees working at present. In just 8 years we have opened our showrooms in 28+ cities and we have a total of 45+ experience centers pan-India. Voted as the best brand in the interiors category by Economic Times (2020), we are just getting started. Visit us on www.homelane.com to book your first free online design consultation.
Board Observer
Aug 2021
Exotel is your AI transformation partner for customer engagement and experience. Trusted by over 7000 clients globally across various industries, we facilitate over 25+ billion annual conversations through omnichannel, voice, agents, and bots. Exotel’s AI-powered solutions empower agents, bots and customers alike, enhancing interactions with conversational intelligence and optimising resources to deliver exceptional CX and business growth. Exotel wins when you Win.
Board Member
Jul 2021
Taking Indian Wellness to the World 🌎 Straight from Source 🌿 | Now selling Indian Origin Spices in 🇺🇸
Investor
Jun 2021
ZETWERK is a universal manufacturing network powered by new-age technology. It is transforming the world of traditional manufacturing by helping customers reduce costs, optimize suppliers and execute production faster. ZETWERK is a partner to leading players in precision parts, capital goods and consumer goods categories, offering a full spectrum of manufacturing services – from custom-made components to mass production, from quality certification to inventory and supply chain management. With a virtually unlimited range of production capacities and capabilities, ZETWERK is a universal factory for high quality production, globally competitive costs and best-in-class lead times - whatever the category, product, scale or geography. Check out the latest job openings here: https://zetwerk.skillate.com/
mid stageManufacturing
Board Observer
May 2021
upGrad - started in 2015, is a pioneer in the online education revolution, focused on powering career success for a global workforce of over 1.3 billion. It is one of the few Integrated LifeLongLearning Tech Companies in the world, spanning the college learner to the working professional from the age group of 18 to 55+ years and across undergrad courses, campus & job-linked programs, studying abroad, short form to executive programs to Degrees, Masters and Doctoral, with a learner base of over 3 million across 100+ countries and over 300 university partners and robust enterprise business with a client base of 1000 companies worldwide. upGrad’s Global Learning Engine rests on four pillars: (a) its large repository of original & owned content and IP, (b) its own best-in-class proprietary tech platform, (c) its high-touch human-led delivery service backed by coaches & mentors, and (d) an 85% course completion track record, backed by a further 80% career outcomes guaranteed performance. Already termed Asia’s higher EdTech leader it has offices in the UK, U.S., Middle East, India, Singapore & Vietnam, and a presence in many more countries
Board Member
May 2021
LEAP India, (Leading Enterprise in Asset Pooling) is a leader in providing pallets and foldable large containers (FLC’s). LEAP India has a 70% market share in India and services pooling and supply chain requirements in 2500+ locations with over 6 million+ total assets managed and 4000+ consumer touchpoints across India. LEAP is the market leader in returnable packaging services such as wooden pallets, plastic containers, wooden boxes, utility boxes (totes) and crates. Currently, LEAP India operates out of its 22 manufacturing centres and 25 warehouses across the country.
Investor
Apr 2021
Swiggy is India’s pioneering on-demand convenience platform, catering to millions of consumers each month. Founded in 2014, its mission is to elevate the quality of life for the urban consumer by offering unparalleled convenience. With an extensive footprint in food delivery, Swiggy Food collaborates with nearly 2 lakh restaurants across 600+ cities. Swiggy Instamart, its quick commerce platform operating in 120+ cities, delivers groceries and other essentials across 40+ categories in 10 minutes. Fueled by a commitment to innovation, Swiggy continually incubates and integrates new services like Swiggy Dineout and Swiggy Genie into its multi-service app. Leveraging cutting-edge technology and Swiggy One, the country’s only membership program offering benefits across food, quick commerce, dining out, and pick-up and drop services, Swiggy aims to provide a superior experience to its consumers. For more information, visit www.swiggy.com
Board Member
Jan 2021
EatClub Brands is a technology first, full-stack cloud kitchen company, and it has one of Asia’s largest cloud kitchen networks. With 250+ kitchens it’s present in major cities like Mumbai, Bangalore, Pune, NCR & Hyderabad. Popular brands like MOJO Pizza, BOX8, Itminaan Biryani, Globo Ice Creams, NH1 Bowls, ZAZA 22 Spice Biryani, LeanCrust Pizza, Mealful Rolls operate out of our kitchens. Right from the procurement of high-quality ingredients to food preparation to the last mile delivery, we have complete control over operations. This helps us maintain consistent food quality and a superior customer experience. All Partner Brands are available on EatClub App (owned by EatClub Brands), a super convenient online food ordering platform. It aims at providing maximum benefits to its customers with 30% off and ZERO Delivery/ Packaging Fees on every order.
Board Member
Oct 2020
50 years back, life was very simple. We used to have a cow in our backyard that used to give us natural and fresh milk everyday. There was never a need to worry about adulteration as the animal was our own. Today, the milk we consume is either reconstituted/recombined with milk powder, takes days/weeks post milking to reach our home and is more often than not prone to adulteration. In summary, the basic essence of milk has been lost. We are a bunch of Engineers and IIM Graduates who aim to bring back the basics of Milk. Our promise is to deliver Natural, Fresh and Unadulterated Milk directly to the doorstep of our consumers. We leverage technology to source a superior product from the farmer and to give a hassle free experience to the consumer.
Qualifying Investor Rep
Jun 2016
Suryoday Small Finance Bank is a new age bank that was converted from a micro finance institution having served over a million customers since 2009. Suryoday Small Finance Bank will endeavour to bring you the best banking solutions. We are a "Bank of Smiles"​ and our power-packed Smart Saving Solutions - Fixed Deposits and Savings Accounts - are designed to offer you the choicest of benefits to suit your financial requirements. As always, our focus will continue to be on ensuring the best in class ‘Customer Experience’. As a bank, we will: - Continue to offer our existing credit products suite of MFI loans, Vikas Loans, Shopkeeper Loans etc. to new and current customers. - Offer digital banking as the key account differentiator to customers using the extensive seeding of Aadhar biometric identification system, NPCI’s payment systems and mobile technologies whilst continuing to explore banking through traditional channels. - Focus on the unserved and the underserved through innovative banking practices and continue to expand reach in states where we currently don’t have a presence Save More. Earn More. Smile More.
late stageBanking
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2026
Managing Director
Jul 2026
L Catterton is a market-leading consumer-focused investment firm, managing approximately $39 billion of equity capital across three multi-product platforms: private equity, credit, and real estate. The firms funds have the ability to invest between $5 million and $5 billion, across the capital structure, in well-positioned consumer businesses. Leveraging deep category insight, operational excellence, and a broad network of strategic relationships, L Cattertons team of more than 200 investment and operating professionals across 18 offices partners with management teams to drive differentiated value creation across its portfolio. Founded in 1989, the firm has made over 300 investments in some of the worlds most iconic consumer brands. For more information about L Catterton, please visit www.lcatterton.com.
2025
Board Member
Jun 2025
Encapsulating inspirations from around the globe, SNITCH crafts clothing for the fashion-forward modern man. Offering an unconventional style ethos as a mens fast fashion brand, we design styles in response to the latest trends.
2023
Board Observer
Jan 2023
CleverTap is the leading all-in-one customer engagement platform that helps brands unlock limitless customer lifetime value. CleverTap is trusted by over 2000 brands like Domino’s, Levis, Jio, Papa John’s, Zomato, Kotak Bank, Jio, Air Asia, Carousell, TD Bank, and Tesco to help build personalized experiences for all their customers. The platform is powered by TesseractDB™ – the world’s first purpose-built database for customer engagement, offering speed and cost efficiency at scale. Backed by top-tier investors such as Accel, Peak XV Partners, Tiger Global, CDPQ and 360 One, the company is headquartered in San Francisco, with presence across Seattle, London, São Paulo, Bogota, Mexico, Amsterdam, Sofia, Dubai, Mumbai, Bangalore, Singapore, Vietnam, and Jakarta. For more information, visit clevertap.com and follow us on: LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/clevertap/ X: https://twitter.com/CleverTap Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/clevertap Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/clevertapofficial/ Threads: https://www.threads.net/@clevertapofficial
Board Member
Jan 2023
C5i is a pure-play AI & Analytics provider that combines the power of human perspective with AI technology to deliver trustworthy intelligence. The company drives value through a comprehensive solution set, integrating multifunctional teams that have technical and business domain expertise with a robust suite of products, solutions, and accelerators tailored for various horizontal and industry-specific use cases. At the core, C5i’s focus is to deliver business impact at speed and scale by driving adoption of AI-assisted decision-making. C5i caters to some of the world’s largest enterprises, including many Fortune 500 companies. The company’s clients span Technology, Media, and Telecom (TMT), Pharma & Lifesciences, CPG, Retail, Banking, and other sectors. C5i has been recognized by leading industry analysts like Gartner and Forrester for its Analytics and AI capabilities and proprietary AI-based platforms.
2022
Board Member
Aug 2022
Founded in 2015, Miko is an advanced consumer robotics innovations lab passionate about bringing the best of technology to young learners everywhere. Home to the world’s leading educators, engineers, psychologists and content developers, Miko takes learning to a whole new level through state-of-the-art artificial intelligence, robotics and IoT. The company has a global mindset with offices in the innovation hubs of Silicon Valley and Mumbai. Our latest product, Miko 3, is an AI-powered intelligent robot that uses playful, conversational learning to educate, engage and entertain kids aged 5-10 years. Its personality brings wit and fun into a home in ways that other technology does not. It has an adaptive personality, dozens of emotions, and millions of topics and themes to learn from.
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