Vishnu Katara

Fintech Business Leader | CFO | Unicorn Builder | H. Phd in Fintech & Innovation | xNoon | xFlipkart | xOLA | xRIL | Investor & Mentor |Speaker |Ecom, Fintech, Web3, Blockchain Expert |KSA|UAE|Egypt|India|UK|China|GCC

๐Ÿ“ United Arab Emirates, United Arab Emirates๐Ÿ”„ Updated September 2026๐Ÿ’ผ 10 investments๐Ÿ“… 7 years investing๐Ÿ—“ Last invested Jan 2026
VC๐ŸŒ United Arab EmiratesInvested this year
10
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6
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2
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Portfolio

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CFO/Advisor/Scaler/Operator/Investor/Board Member
Jan 2026
Operator/Scaler/Advisor/Investor
Jan 2026
Founders-OS is an AI-powered business OS helping founders launch, run, fund, and scale UAE businessesโ€”combining strategy, compliance, leadership access, and hands-on execution, faster and leaner.
Strategic Advisor & Investor
Jun 2025
To be the trusted partner for businesses & individuals and deliver comprehensive financial and business setup solutions that enable sustainable growth, regulatory compliance, and strategic success in a vibrant market landscape.
Investor
Apr 2025
We are building a Low-Earth-Orbit (LEO) based autonomous, unmanned, free-flying, recoverable spacecraft for customers to conduct in-orbit technology demonstrations, microgravity research and in-space manufacturing of products that have use cases back on Earth.
Investor
Sep 2024
Indias e-commerce market explodes, with D2C brands at the forefront. Nitro offers the AI tools to unlock their full potential. We, the minds behind Nitro Commerce, understand this fire better than anyone. For 10 years, weve crafted revolutionary MarTech solutions for Indias leading commerce brands, witnessing firsthand the challenges they face in an ever-evolving landscape. Now, were harnessing the power of AI to ignite a new era of growth. Nitro Commerce isnt just software; its a bridge built on experience, empowering brands to conquer obstacles like anonymous visitors, complex marketing, and clunky conversions. We see the invisible hurdles and equip brands with AI-powered solutions to leap over them effortlessly. Join us on this mission to rewrite the future of Indian e-commerce. Were not just building tools; were building partners, champions, and growth engines for the brands shaping tomorrows landscape. Invest in Nitro, invest in experience, invest in the future.
Angel Investor
May 2024
Zocket was started in the year 2021. Our mission is to empower businesses of all sizes to effortlessly launch and manage their social media ads with AI Whether its executing a search campaign or driving website conversions, Zocket leverages cutting-edge AI technologies to simplify the advertising for both small enterprises and large scale business. Our suite of AI modules include: [1] ๐‚๐ซ๐ž๐š๐ญ๐ข๐ฏ๐ž ๐’๐ญ๐ฎ๐๐ข๐จ: lets you harness the power of AI for stunning ad visual creation helping marketers create stunning ad copies across Facebook, Instagram, Google, Linkedin, Snapchat, Tiktok ads etc. in minutes [2] ๐€๐ฎ๐๐ข๐ž๐ง๐œ๐ž ๐’๐ญ๐ฎ๐๐ข๐จ: Adaptive clustering models to target and engage with the most relevant audience segments across channels [3] ๐‹๐š๐ฎ๐ง๐œ๐ก ๐Œ๐š๐ฌ๐ญ๐ž๐ซ: Centralize your advertising efforts across multiple platformsโ€”including meta, Google, LinkedIn, Snapchat, and moreโ€”from a single, streamlined interface [4] ๐ˆ๐ง๐ฌ๐ข๐ ๐ก๐ญ๐ฌ ๐‡๐ฎ๐›: Provides analytics, with customizable inputs to ensure your advertising strategies work the way you want them to [5] ๐‚๐จ๐ฆ๐ฆ๐š๐ง๐ ๐‚๐ž๐ง๐ญ๐ž๐ซ: Imagine slack for marketing teams! Stay organized and in control with our intuitive command centre helping marketing teams (performance marketers, graphic designers, copy writers, budget managers) operate in a well co-ordinated way [6] ๐Ž๐ฉ๐ญ๐ข๐ฆ๐ข๐ณ๐ž๐ซ ๐‹๐š๐›: Optimize your campaigns with ease, maximizing ROI and driving impactful results with AI driven rule engine Excited to use Zocket AI for your marketing? โœ‰๏ธ Reach out to us at support@zocket.com. We are keen to supercharge your marketing with our AI modules ๐Ÿš€
Investor
Apr 2022
Hesa: Powering the Rural Commerce Revolution ๐ŸŒฑ 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. ๐ŸŒŸ 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. ๐Ÿ’ก 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. ๐ŸŒ 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. ๐Ÿš€ 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
Nov 2021
BluSmart is Indias first and leading all-electric ride-hailing mobility service. We are here for a reason. We are on a mission to steer urban India towards a sustainable means of transportation and to provide them efficient, affordable, intelligent, safe and reliable mobility. With sustainability being at the core of our operations, our vision is to help transform the Indian cities by building a holistic and comprehensive electric on-demand mobility platform.
Investor
Oct 2020
Vested is a global investing specialist that helps Indian investors access international markets with clarity and confidence. We offer regulated access to U.S. stocks, ETFs, Global Funds, Managed Portfolios, and select Private Market opportunities. Every product is built to make global investing simple to understand, transparent to navigate, and grounded in long-term trust. As an SEC and FINRA-registered entity, we follow a strict compliance-first approach. All our content is educational and rooted in credible global data sources. What we enable: โ€ข US Stocks & ETFs โ€ข Global Funds (including UCITS and Gift City Funds) โ€ข Research-backed Managed Portfolios โ€ข Select Private Market opportunities Vested The Global Investing Specialist
Angel Investor
Sep 2019
Inflection Point Ventures was started in 2018 with the aim of driving exponential value creation by being Indiaโ€™s most accessible & efficient network connecting a diverse investor community with a carefully set of curated startups. IPV is an early-stage angel investing platform, which provides both monetary and non-monetary support to the startups, as well as complete transparency around valuation, findings during due diligence, and personal interest (if any) to its investors. Today, it has 14,000+ angel investors, with the community having expanded beyond CXOs to include HNIs who come from varied backgrounds, professions and areas of expertise. IPV caters to investors pan India, and overseas, giving them access to startups and deals, making the group location and region agnostic. Since inception, we have invested in 250+ startups, with more in advanced stages of negotiations. IPV evaluation process screens startups and presents to investors only those, we feel have the potential to scale up. Till date we have considered startups spanning various industries such as Healthcare, Sports and Fitness, Retail Finance, HR, AI in hiring, Education, Supply Chain and Logistics etc, which shows that we do not have any predefined restrictions. For more information please visit our website.
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Investments (10)
2026
CFO/Advisor/Scaler/Operator/Investor/Board Member
Jan 2026
Operator/Scaler/Advisor/Investor
Jan 2026
Founders-OS is an AI-powered business OS helping founders launch, run, fund, and scale UAE businessesโ€”combining strategy, compliance, leadership access, and hands-on execution, faster and leaner.
2025
Strategic Advisor & Investor
Jun 2025
To be the trusted partner for businesses & individuals and deliver comprehensive financial and business setup solutions that enable sustainable growth, regulatory compliance, and strategic success in a vibrant market landscape.
Investor
Apr 2025
We are building a Low-Earth-Orbit (LEO) based autonomous, unmanned, free-flying, recoverable spacecraft for customers to conduct in-orbit technology demonstrations, microgravity research and in-space manufacturing of products that have use cases back on Earth.
2024
Investor
Sep 2024
Indias e-commerce market explodes, with D2C brands at the forefront. Nitro offers the AI tools to unlock their full potential. We, the minds behind Nitro Commerce, understand this fire better than anyone. For 10 years, weve crafted revolutionary MarTech solutions for Indias leading commerce brands, witnessing firsthand the challenges they face in an ever-evolving landscape. Now, were harnessing the power of AI to ignite a new era of growth. Nitro Commerce isnt just software; its a bridge built on experience, empowering brands to conquer obstacles like anonymous visitors, complex marketing, and clunky conversions. We see the invisible hurdles and equip brands with AI-powered solutions to leap over them effortlessly. Join us on this mission to rewrite the future of Indian e-commerce. Were not just building tools; were building partners, champions, and growth engines for the brands shaping tomorrows landscape. Invest in Nitro, invest in experience, invest in the future.
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