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Priya is a founder turned VC and currently is a General Partner at Venture Highway, a seed fund that writes first institutional cheques for companies building in India for India and the world. She sits on the boards of companies that span across industries including SAAS, fintech and ed-tech. In 2012, she co-founded Vidyartha, an ed-tech platform focused on K12 students, where she drove product development, B2B sales and customer success, before
successfully exiting to Byjus in 2018. Priya was also a State Guest of the United States of the coveted IVLP program (International Visitors Leadership Program) � 2016 batch, along with other ed-tech founders and educators from 18 countries. Prior to starting up, Priya spent 9 years working as an investment banker and an equity research analyst, when she helped high-growth companies raise private equity, structure & execute complex transactions across private investments, secondary sales and M&A. A Chartered Accountant and a Management Graduate from the Indian School of Business (ISB), Priya is also a trained Bharatnatyam danseuse having performed for over 13 years across India with top artistes and is the recipient of the CCRT Junior Scholarship in Dance and was a Graded artiste of Doordarshan. She is extremely committed to fitness and strongly believes that a strong body nurtures a strong mind. An avid reader, Priya juggles a few books at a time - between audible, kindle and the physical one.
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