Dr Manjari Chandran-Ramesh

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DISC Type : scd

Partner at Amadeus Capital Partners

London, England, United Kingdom

Overview

Manjari is a Partner at Amadeus Capital Partners focusing on AI, Robotics, and Quantum Technologies. A Rhodes Scholar with a PhD in machine learning from the University of Oxford, she has extensive experience from sourcing to exit, serving on over 20 boards. Colleagues describe her as intelligent and hard-working.

Outside of direct investing, Manjari is deeply involved in the tech ecosystem, serving on the UKs National Quantum Technologies Programme board. She is passionate about translating deep research into market-ready products and mentoring entrepreneurs as a Kauffman Fellow.

She created and led the first Quantum Technologies investment strategy at her previous firm, establishing a £12m accelerator fund with Innovate UK.

Personality Overview

Fast But Analytical

Quality Focused

Hard To Convince

They focus on the results, but can still be quite procedural and analytical about how to get there  They have a unique set of diverse traits where they are decisive and methodical but can sometimes be extra cautious and skeptical They are not very likely to become strong advocates of your product or service

Topics They Care About

Quantum Technologies
She serves on the UK's National Quantum Technologies advisory board and has a stated investment focus in Quantum networking and computing.
AI/ML Operations
Her investments in Seldon (MLOps) and Safe Intelligence (AI safety) show an interest in scaling machine learning and making it robust and repeatable for enterprise.
Research to Product
She often speaks about the difficult but crucial journey of commercializing deep academic research and finding product-market fit for complex technologies.

Media Appearances

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Work History

10-2021
Partner at Amadeus Capital Partners
1-2025
Non Executive Director at Safe Intelligence
2-2025
Non Executive Director at Satellite Applications Catapult
7-2023
Board Member at UK National Quantum Technologies Programme Strategic Advisory Board
6-2022
Non Executive Director at Tenzo

Education

DPhil / PhD from University of Oxford
1998 - 2002
B.E. from University of Madras

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Exp : 4 Location : London, England, United Kingdom Job Level : Senior Designation : Partner at Amadeus Capital Partners
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Insights For Selling To Dr Manjari

During A Call Or A Meeting

DO's

  • Be prepared for comments or questions that are critical of your product or your claims
  • Keep a professional, business-like approach; especially if you tend to get informal quickly
  • Help them weigh the risks by sharing objective proof points instead of anecdotes and examples

DONT's

  • Don’t nudge them to do something by using the logic that others have done the same
  • Don’t focus on relationship, focus purely on the merit of your product
  • Avoid inviting them for any social interactions until you have built some rapport with them

When Cold Calling

When Writing An Email

While Negotiating & Closing

    The secret to closing fast with Dr Manjari is

  • ROI matters the most to them, followed by process and finally proof of results
  • Will you ever get a clear answer from Dr Manjari

  • They might hesitate a little, but will go ahead and say no when necessary (or asked)

Insights For Deal Planning

    How fast (or slow) will Dr Manjari move?

  • They are unlikely to move very fast, especially when it comes to new products or services
  • Can Dr Manjari take some risk or not?

  • They have relatively low risk-appetite and are not very likely to go for something unproven and risky

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