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Ishan Kansal joins Sadev Ventures as co-founder

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Sadev Ventures is an early-stage VC firm investing in seed to pre-Series A startups

Ishan Kansal has been named co-founder and managing partner, joining in June 2026

Kansal previously led product at Snabbit and spent nearly six years at CRED

Ishan Kansal has been appointed as Co-Founder and Managing Partner at Sadev Ventures.
He will join the firm in early June 2026 and be based in Bengaluru.
His role includes setting up Sadev's second India office in Bengaluru.
Kansal was previously Head of Product at home services startup Snabbit.
At Snabbit, he led product, data, and design functions.
Before Snabbit, he spent nearly six years at CRED as an early team member.
At CRED, he worked across payments, lending, insurance, deposits, user growth, and monetisation.
Kansal also worked at Paytm and Deutsche Bank across India and APAC markets.

Sadev Ventures was founded in 2024 by Dhruv Dhanraj Bahl, former COO of BharatPe.
The firm was originally named Eternal Capital.
Sadev currently manages a corpus of Rs 240 crore (approx $25 million).
The firm aims to cross Rs 1,000 crore in assets under management in 18-24 months.
Kansal's appointment strengthens Sadev's ability to identify founders and support 0-to-1 and 1-to-10 growth stages.

Sadev Ventures is an early-stage venture capital firm.
It is sector-agnostic and invests from seed to pre-Series A stages.
The firm's typical cheque size ranges from Rs 2 crore to Rs 10 crore per startup.
Sadev plans to launch a second equity fund and enter the venture debt segment in 18-24 months.
Its portfolio includes startups such as Asaya, Bidso, Atomgrid, Cleevo, Vama, Gladful, Prosperr, and Liquide.
Limited partners include MakeMyTrip founder Deep Kalra, Fixderma founder Shaily Mehrotra, Kotak Mahindra CMO Rohit Bhasin, BharatPe CEO Nalin Negi, and others.

Sadev plans to launch a second equity fund over the next 18-24 months.
The firm also plans to enter the venture debt segment in the same period.
It aims to cross Rs 1,000 crore in assets under management within 18-24 months.