Priyanka Pani

Founder, Nutgraf PR & Media Advisory | Ex-Financial Journalist | PR & Storytelling Strategist for Startups | 20+ Yrs in Media, VC & Tech Ecosystem. A story-teller and story-seller!

📍 India🔄 Updated September 2026💼 5 investments📅 5 years investing🗓 Last invested Jan 2022
VC🌍 India
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Jan 2022
India’s first and largest B2B marketplace digitizing the natural fibre supply chain. ReshaMandi provides a full-stack digital ecosystem in the form of a super app, from FARM to RETAIL.
Investor
Apr 2021
KahaniBox is India’s first interactive story game in local languages.
early stageComputer Games
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Mar 2021
Hesa: Powering the Rural Commerce Revolution 🌱 About Hesa: Initiated in April 2020, Hesa stands at the forefront of rural e-commerce, committed to serving the "Next Billion Consumers" from Indias vast countryside. With a unique model, our RuralTech Super App integrates AgriTech and Commerce for rural communities. 🌟 Noteworthy Milestones: A remarkable monthly GMV of USD 15 million (as of March 2023). A strong network of over 35,000 Hesaathis spread across 5 states. Crowned as a top 3 winner in the Best Start-up category at the Telangana State Industry Awards 2021. Our founder and CEO was spotlighted as a top entrepreneur to follow in 2021 by Business Sight. 💡 Our USP: Hesas aggregated platform offers a comprehensive solution, connecting rural customers with Village Level Entrepreneurs (Hesaathis) for a variety of products, services, and financial transactions. 🌍 Reach & Vision: Currently present in over 50000+ villages, Hesa envisions itself as Rural Indias most expansive integrated marketplace, linking 650,000+ villages. Were on a mission to confront and conquer rural challenges, from supply chain issues to financial constraints. 🚀 Looking Ahead: Harnessing the potential of 850 million rural consumers, our goals are set high. With our multidimensional revenue model, deep market understanding, and tech-driven approach, Hesa is geared up to potentially revolutionize rural commerce. In essence, Hesa is not just an e-commerce platform but a movement. We are bridging the rural-urban commerce divide, stimulating rural economic growth, and championing micro-enterprise creation. Join us in shaping the future of rural commerce!
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Mar 2021
We are Auric - Beauty & Wellness brand based on Ayurveda. We bring forth the goodness of nature in peoples everyday lives by marrying western logic with eastern wisdom
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Jan 2021
Founded in 2019, zingbus is making intercity travel more sustainable and reliable. With 350+ buses, connecting 300 cities daily, zingbus is trusted by more than 3 million travellers across 18 states in the country. Zingbus has partnered with 70+ small and medium size bus companies and is helping them deliver a better experience for travellers. We are also working towards the electrification of their fleet of buses and the establishment of charging technology and infrastructure for them. zingbus is a YCombinator company and is backed by marquee investors like Infoedge Ventures, Advantedge Founders, 9Unicorns, Aman Gupta, Anupam Mittal, and Ritesh Agarwal among others.
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2022
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Jan 2022
India’s first and largest B2B marketplace digitizing the natural fibre supply chain. ReshaMandi provides a full-stack digital ecosystem in the form of a super app, from FARM to RETAIL.
Content Specialist
Jan 2022
Beams Fintech Fund is the First Fintech Focused Growth Capital fund for India offering Ecosystem, Value Add & Capital to support the Fintech founders of tomorrow. Beams Fintech Fund is backed by Venture Catalysts, it’s a first sector focused Growth Capital Fund by the Group & second fund from their platform after 9 Unicorns Accelerator Fund Beams Fintech Fund is Co-Founded by Sagar Agarvwal, Dr Apoorva Sharma, Anuj Golecha, Anil Jain and Gaurav Jain,. Sagar has held Senior positions & built Investment Management firms over the last 15 years covering Emerging markets of India, Asia, Middle East & Africa. Founders have huge experience in the asset management space having built investment management firms over the last 20 years covering Emerging markets of India, Asia, Middle East & Africa. Founders have advised on more than $700 Mn+ of invested capital across 250+ investments, 50+ exits & liquidity events, $4 Bn in portfolio value creation. Founders have backed 30+ Fintech/FS Companies in India till date, created $3 Bn in portfolio value, returns ranging from 1.3x to 197x Our key focus areas are Embedded Finance, SAAS Products or Technologies for the Incumbents & Disrupting the Incumbents, Global Enterprises SAAS, Open Banking & Digital Financial Inclusion We have built an Alliance network of Banks, Fintechs, NBFCs, Fintech Founders, Mentors, Advisors & Portfolio Support Group from the Financial Services & Fintech Industry to provide maximum value add to the Fund’s portfolio companies Founders key current & past Fintech/FS investments include BharatPe, Dukaan, Flobiz, Esskay Fincorp, Suryoday, Centrum Forex, MFS Africa, GetVantage, Sarva, Impact Guru, Creditwise, OTO, Liquiloans, Lenden, Junio etc Venture Catalysts is the largest incubator & accelerator in India & third largest in the world. They have backed more than 200+ start-ups in India, syndicated $250+ Mn of invested capital, created two of the largest Unicorns in India, has a network of 500+ Founders
2021
Investor
Apr 2021
KahaniBox is India’s first interactive story game in local languages.
early stageComputer Games
Investor
Mar 2021
Hesa: Powering the Rural Commerce Revolution 🌱 About Hesa: Initiated in April 2020, Hesa stands at the forefront of rural e-commerce, committed to serving the "Next Billion Consumers" from Indias vast countryside. With a unique model, our RuralTech Super App integrates AgriTech and Commerce for rural communities. 🌟 Noteworthy Milestones: A remarkable monthly GMV of USD 15 million (as of March 2023). A strong network of over 35,000 Hesaathis spread across 5 states. Crowned as a top 3 winner in the Best Start-up category at the Telangana State Industry Awards 2021. Our founder and CEO was spotlighted as a top entrepreneur to follow in 2021 by Business Sight. 💡 Our USP: Hesas aggregated platform offers a comprehensive solution, connecting rural customers with Village Level Entrepreneurs (Hesaathis) for a variety of products, services, and financial transactions. 🌍 Reach & Vision: Currently present in over 50000+ villages, Hesa envisions itself as Rural Indias most expansive integrated marketplace, linking 650,000+ villages. Were on a mission to confront and conquer rural challenges, from supply chain issues to financial constraints. 🚀 Looking Ahead: Harnessing the potential of 850 million rural consumers, our goals are set high. With our multidimensional revenue model, deep market understanding, and tech-driven approach, Hesa is geared up to potentially revolutionize rural commerce. In essence, Hesa is not just an e-commerce platform but a movement. We are bridging the rural-urban commerce divide, stimulating rural economic growth, and championing micro-enterprise creation. Join us in shaping the future of rural commerce!
Investor
Mar 2021
We are Auric - Beauty & Wellness brand based on Ayurveda. We bring forth the goodness of nature in peoples everyday lives by marrying western logic with eastern wisdom
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