Saras Agarwal

Saras Agarwal is a Principal at Bharat Innovation Fund, an early-stage venture capital firm based in Mumbai, Maharashtra, India. He manages investments across deep tech, manufacturing, and industrial innovation for a fund with over $1 billion in assets under management and a portfolio of more than 20 companies. Promoted to Principal in early 2024, Agarwal recently led the firm's participation in BluSmart's Series B extension in 2025 and oversees investments in startups such as Sensehawk and Altigreen. Previously, he worked in private equity at Multiples Alternate Asset Management and held investment banking roles at Avendus Capital and Deutsche Bank. He holds an MBA from Columbia Business School and a B.Tech from IIT Delhi, providing a strong financial foundation that supports his current focus on scaling technological and industrial startups within the Indian ecosystem.