Ruchira Shukla

Founder and CEO @ Green Marble VC | Ex-Head, South Asia, Disruptive Technologies @IFC | Global HealthTech Lead, IFC | Lehman Brothers | Boston Consulting Group | Board Member | IIT Delhi | IIM A | Wharton |

📍 India🔄 Updated September 2026💼 15 investments📅 10 years investing🗓 Last invested May 2022
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Angel Investor
May 2022
LaundryMate has a simple mission: to give people more time to do the things they love, never again having to worry about the mundane chore of laundry. Think of us as a concierge for laundry – we pick the clothes, wash-dry-fold-iron-dry clean (you name it), and deliver it at the doorstep, all within 24 hours! Importantly, at a price that is so affordable. And it’s all run by a digitally-backed business model that’s highly professional and convenient. We’re proud to call ourselves the cleaners with a 100% in-house operations (no outsourcing),which ensures great quality at every step. Our 50,000 plus sq.ft. facility in Bengaluru with the best of equipment from across the globe is being built with a great ambition: to deliver clean clothes and a cleaner environment. Also, to mention, the founders are not green-behind-the-ears but come with massive experience from changing the way you looked at buying grocery, all having worked in major corporations across the world and have built significant brands that you are familiar with. But, we’re just getting started. And that means we need more brilliant people who share our ambition, to join us in our exciting journey. Are you in? For Careers write to : careers@laundrymate.in For Vendors write to : vendors@laundrymate.in For any other enquiries write to: enquiries@laundrymate.in
Investor
Jun 2021
Truck Lagbe is an app-based online truck rental platform that aims to provide an instant truck booking solution. In 2017 it began its journey with only 25 trucks. It has been revolutionizing the trucking industry in Bangladesh since then. It’s a two-sided marketplace that connects truck owners/drivers and shippers. Truck Lagbe also has a significant presence in Bangladesh, with over 80,000 registered trucks, and 500,000+ registered customers around the country. This platform leverages technology that enables customers to hire a truck at any time, choose any destination, and ensure that the product is delivered safely. Besides that, it offers GPS solutions and insurance to truck drivers and owners, making the platform a safe and transparent place for the trucking communities. It now aspires to create an ecosystem for trucking in which all trucking-related services are integrated into a single platform at one click.
Investor and Board Observer
Jun 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
Investor and Board Observer
Jun 2021
MedGenome is a genomics-driven research and diagnostics company with a mission to improve global health by decoding the genetic information contained in an individual’s genome. Our powerful genomics solutions accelerate biomarker identification and discovery research for pharma and biotech companies. Our unique access to genomics data with clinical and phenotypic data provides insights into complex diseases at the genetic and molecular level to facilitate research in personalized healthcare. MedGenome Inc. has its Corporate Headquarters and a Next Generation Sequencing (NGS) lab in Foster City, California, US. MedGenome Labs is the market leader for genetic diagnostic testing in India and South Asia. We deliver AI-driven and Validated Genetic testing solutions through new-age proprietary tools and technologies to empower the Clinicians for better management of disease cohorts in rare inherited diseases, reproductive genetics, cancer, eye & neurological disorders, diabetes, cardiovascular diseases and more. Our Genetic Reference Lab at Bangalore is the largest CAP accredited lab in South-East Asia, that offers over 1300 genetic tests across different disease areas such as Oncology, Neurology, Cardiology, Ophthalmology and Rare diseases.
Investor
Jun 2021
We are an early-stage fund, focused on startups that not only need seed capital but also require mentoring to catapult them to the phase where they are ready for a large venture investment. We are almost always the first institutional investor in a startup. We believe in getting deeply involved with the companies we invest in. We give our time, money and energy to the best in the business and invest in 3-5 companies in a year. We understand that entrepreneurship is a long and lonely journey and having multiple people spending sleepless nights on your business dramatically increases the chance of its success. All the partners at Prime Venture Partners are serial entrepreneurs with strong relationships in the Silicon Valley ecosystem. Their combined experience makes Prime Venture Partners a natural destination for the startups targeting global markets such as the US, Europe, Asia and Africa. Some of the exciting companies weve backed over the years include Ezetap, Happay, KredX, Moneytap, Niyo, HackerEarth, Synup, MyGate, WheelsEye and MFine. Our recent investments include: Perpule, SurveySparrow, Recko and OTOCapital. The Managing Partners, Shripati Acharya, Sanjay Swamy, and Amit Somani all have distinguished careers and bring deep experience in entrepreneurship and early stage investing. If you are an entrepreneur, we’d love to hear from you! More information - at www.primevp.in
Investor
Jun 2020
Endiya Partners is an early-stage VC fund focused on enterprise, industrial tech, healthcare and life sciences. We typically invest in Indian product startups with regional and global potential. Endiyas portfolio consists of category leaders such as Darwinbox, Cure.fit, Kissht, SigTuple, Zluri, Qapita, Eyestem, Sugar.fit, Mylo, Grip Invest and Scrut Automation. Our thematic approach to investing combined with our collective experience inbuilding and scaling companies enables us to catch long-term, market-creating trends ahead of others. We bring deep domain expertise, vast entrepreneurial experience, and a global rolodex to help realize our portfolio’s growth potential. Founded in 2015, Endiya Partners has $100M under management. For more information, visit: https://endiya.com/
Investor and Board Observer
Jun 2019
Tata 1mg is India’s leading consumer health platform. It aspires to be the trusted health partner for all Indians and its mission is to make healthcare accessible, understandable and affordable for a billion Indians. It enables consumers to learn more about their medicines and also find more cost-effective substitutes. 1mg’s doctor platform aims to revolutionize how a consumer finds the right healthcare professional for his needs. It’s diagnostics service brings transparency and price-effectiveness to lab tests. 1mg is an initiative taken in the spirit of public service with a vision to empower Indian consumers and caregivers to select the most appropriate healthcare service at the best possible price. The application is available as a web portal– www.1mg.com and as mobile app across Android/ iOS.
Investor and Board Observer
Apr 2018
PickMe is the official brand of Digital Mobility Solutions Lanka (PVT) Ltd., and envisions the intelligent upgrade of the local transportation industry; thus inspiring Sri Lanka towards effective problem solving via technology. As the market leader and Sri Lankas most successful start-up business in recent times, PickMe is the proud product of the vision shared by the versatile fraternity that make up the board of directors and a warehouse of the best local talent in the country. The board of directors include, Chairman Mr.Ajit Gunewardena and CEO Mr.Jiffry Zulfer as well as Mr.Ruchi Gunewardena (Managing Director, Brand Finance), Mr.Conrad Dias (Group Chief Information Officer, LOLC), Mr. Dinesh Rodrigo (CEO, Interblocks) and Mrs.Tasnim Salie (Financial Consultant) as Non-Executive Directors. The company operates as a transparent and non-fraudulent business serving the interests of all stakeholders while abiding by strict business ethics. PickMe also discourages all forms of labour discrimination and is committed to create an environment that fosters and nourishes both employees and affiliates, facilitating their growth professionally and personally. In keeping with the interests of all stakeholders and that of the general mass, PickMe is invested in going beyond its corporate social responsibility to enable better living conditions, better standards of service and effective knowledge sharing for the betterment of all.
Investor and Board Observer
Mar 2018
Chaldal.com is an online shop based in Dhaka, Bangladesh. It is a service rooted on the idea that shopping for necessities should not be a burden. At Chaldal, we believe that time is valuable to our fellow Dhaka residents, and that they should not have to waste hours in traffic, brave the weather and wait in line just to buy some eggs – which is why we deliver everything you need right at your door-step and at no additional cost! Chaldal is a work in progress, and we hope to get better over time. We are firm believers in using technology to improve Bangladesh, and we will continue to invest all our effort in pushing the boundaries of technology in this country.
mid stageRetail
Investor and Board Observer
Jun 2017
Power2SME is Indias first buying club for Small & Medium Enterprises, building the bridges between SMEs in the manufacturing industry and raw material suppliers. The company was formed in 2012 with a vision to facilitate smooth business operations for SMEs by sourcing input raw materials at the most competitive price points across multiple products in categories like Metal, polymer, chemicals, yarn and more. Buyers typically gain easy access to a wider marketplace at competitive prices, a diverse assortment of trusted brands to choose from, credit facilities and timely doorstep deliveries.Power2SME caters to over 50,000 SMEs and has over 400 reliable and competitive suppliers. Power2SME has been the proud recipient of the Red Herring 100 Asia Award in 2013, Silicon India Company Of The Year 2014, Top 100 Innovative Company 2014, Global HR Excellence Award 2015, Outstanding Work for SME Sector 2015 & Business leadership award for Industry Development by IAF in 2017 to name a few. Its also the only profitable B2B supplier company in India In our mission to make SMEs bankable,Power2SME has launched two initiatives: SME SHOPS is an online portal for SMEs to seamlessly buy and sell goods online. FINANSME is a financial product offering from Power2SME to SMEs who want to avail loans for various needs. SME Khabar is the daily newsletter of Power2SME.It provides comprehensive and latest SME news, articles, blogs, info graphics at https://www.power2sme.com/smekhabar To honour excellence in innovation and entrepreneurship in the manufacturing sector Power2SME hosts the Spirit Of Manufacturing Awards annually with TiE Delhi-NCR. Headquartered in Gurugram, Power2SME has 6 more offices spread across Mumbai, Chennai, Kolkata, Ahmedabad, Surat and Pune and has grown from strength to strength over the years. Its existing investors include Inventus Capital, Kalaari Capital, Accel Partners & Mr. Nandan Nilekani. For more information, visit our website www.power2sme.com
Investor and LPAC Member
May 2017
pi Ventures is an early stage venture fund based out of India. The fund will focus on backing product & technology companies in the areas of Artificial Intelligence, Machine Intelligence & IoT , as we rapidly see hardware and software products coming together using artificial and machine intelligence to create disruptive ventures across multiple sectors.
Investor and LPAC Member
2017
Its never too early to talk to us. Visit stellarisvp.com/team to get the conversation started! We are an early-stage, technology-focused, sector-agnostic investment firm. Established in 2016, we manage a corpus of over US$600M, and are currently investing out of a US$300M fund. We commit early, and are typically the first or second institutional investor that works with a startup. In our relatively short journey so far, we have partnered with 40+ businesses across a variety of sectors – SaaS, financial services, B2B commerce, consumer brands, social commerce, education, electric vehicles, healthcare, and more. We are already seeing market leaders emerge during this period – Mamaearth is India’s leading D2C personal care brand, Whatfix is one of the few category-creating SaaS companies from India. For more information on Stellaris Venture Partners, visit https://www.stellarisvp.com Twitter: @stellaris_VP
Investor and Board Observer
Oct 2016
BYJU’S is a global ed-tech company, providing highly adaptive, engaging and effective learning solutions to more than 150 million students around the world. Founded in India in 2011, BYJU’S mission is to make high-quality learning accessible to students everywhere. The BYJU’S family of brands includes Disney-BYJU’S Early Learn, BYJU’S Future School, Epic!, Osmo, Tynker, Toppr and WhiteHat Jr, along with our beloved flagship product BYJU’S – The Learning App. Together, BYJU’S solutions support Pre-K – 12 education and a wide range of competitive exams. BYJU’S delivers a world-class learning experience with tools that sit at the cross-section of mobile, interactive content and personalized learning methodologies. BYJU’S geography-agnostic solutions and 12,000+ teachers make learning engaging, with visual and contextual programs that adapt to the unique learning style, skill level and pace of each student. In addition, we have innovative partnerships with some of the world’s leading companies, including Disney and Google, to drive engagement and help even more students become active and lifelong learners. BYJU’S is backed by blue-chip investors including the Chan Zuckerberg Initiative, Sequoia Capital, Bond Capital, Silver Lake, BlackRock, Sands Capital Management, Alkeon Capital Management, Sofina, Verlinvest, Tencent, Prosus (previously Naspers Ventures), CPPIB, General Atlantic, Tiger Global, Qatar Investment Authority, Owl Ventures, Lightspeed Venture Partners, Times Internet, Aarin Capital and IFC. Since 2017, we have completed more than 15 acquisitions, including companies in the U.S., UK, Austria, India and Singapore. A 2021 Time 100 Most Influential Company, BYJU’S is headquartered in India, with operations in more than 21 countries globally and learning programs in multiple languages. For additional information, please visit www.byjus.com.
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Board (7)
2024
Co-Founder and Managing Partner
Apr 2024
Venture Capital fund providing strategic, operational, and capital support to STEM led innovations in climate and health to create global market leaders. ​ ​
Founder and CEO
Apr 2024
We are Green Marble, a venture capital fund focused on providing high-risk capital, strategic guidance, and operational support to companies building science-led innovations for climate mitigation, resilience and adaptation.
2022
Angel Investor
May 2022
LaundryMate has a simple mission: to give people more time to do the things they love, never again having to worry about the mundane chore of laundry. Think of us as a concierge for laundry – we pick the clothes, wash-dry-fold-iron-dry clean (you name it), and deliver it at the doorstep, all within 24 hours! Importantly, at a price that is so affordable. And it’s all run by a digitally-backed business model that’s highly professional and convenient. We’re proud to call ourselves the cleaners with a 100% in-house operations (no outsourcing),which ensures great quality at every step. Our 50,000 plus sq.ft. facility in Bengaluru with the best of equipment from across the globe is being built with a great ambition: to deliver clean clothes and a cleaner environment. Also, to mention, the founders are not green-behind-the-ears but come with massive experience from changing the way you looked at buying grocery, all having worked in major corporations across the world and have built significant brands that you are familiar with. But, we’re just getting started. And that means we need more brilliant people who share our ambition, to join us in our exciting journey. Are you in? For Careers write to : careers@laundrymate.in For Vendors write to : vendors@laundrymate.in For any other enquiries write to: enquiries@laundrymate.in
2021
Investor
Jun 2021
Truck Lagbe is an app-based online truck rental platform that aims to provide an instant truck booking solution. In 2017 it began its journey with only 25 trucks. It has been revolutionizing the trucking industry in Bangladesh since then. It’s a two-sided marketplace that connects truck owners/drivers and shippers. Truck Lagbe also has a significant presence in Bangladesh, with over 80,000 registered trucks, and 500,000+ registered customers around the country. This platform leverages technology that enables customers to hire a truck at any time, choose any destination, and ensure that the product is delivered safely. Besides that, it offers GPS solutions and insurance to truck drivers and owners, making the platform a safe and transparent place for the trucking communities. It now aspires to create an ecosystem for trucking in which all trucking-related services are integrated into a single platform at one click.
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