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Kalpana Sindhu

Captain · DISC type DS
Partner at 1Crowd
📍 Bengaluru, Karnataka, India

Kalpana Sindhu is a Partner at 1Crowd, a venture capital fund focusing on deep-tech and technology-enabled startups. With nearly 30 years of experience at institutions like Deutsche Bank and Citibank, she is an IIM Ahmedabad alumna. Colleagues describe her as energetic, incisive, and passionate.

Outside of her venture capital role, Kalpana is a strong advocate for social innovation and empowerment. She actively promotes causes such as clean water and sanitation for all, and is passionate about initiatives that support and empower women to join the digital economy workforce.

Interesting fact: Her alumni association once threw her a surprise birthday party after she concluded a session on demystifying angel investing.

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Experience
29 Years
Current Role
Partner
Location
Bengaluru, Karnataka, India
Personality Overview

How Kalpana shows up

Consummate Professional
Dynamic But Sincere
Output-Driven

They are very professional in their approach and can weigh multiple perspectives together. They might take some time to make their mind up but once they do, they don't change it easily. Reading between the lines and seeing beyond your words comes naturally to them.

Priorities

Topics Kalpana cares about

Deep Tech Investing
Her current role as a Partner at 1Crowd is focused on identifying and investing in high-potential, early-stage deep-tech companies.
Bringing Products to Market
A core part of her mentorship for startups involves advising founders on their go-to-market strategies and ensuring market readiness.
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Career

Work history

1-2022
Partner
1Crowd
7-2021 - 12-2021
Independent Consultant
Entrepreneur
6-2018 - 6-2021
Region Head - South 1
DBS Bank
3-2017 - 5-2018
Independent Consultant
Entrepreneur
11-2004 - 11-2016
Head - Corporate Banking Coverage (Karnataka, AP and Telangana)
Deutsche Bank A.G.
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Media appearances

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Education
1994 - 1996
Post Graduate Diploma in Management
Indian Institute of Management Ahmedabad
2017 - 2017
Executive Education Program
Indian Institute of Management Bangalore
Social presence
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Behavioral profile

DISC profile (public)

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Dominance (D)

Dominance (D) reflects how goal and task oriented a person is, and their ability to accomplish results irrespective of how demanding the circumstances might be. Those scoring high tend to be motivated by winning, competition, and success.

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