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Lavanya Ashok

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Partner at Trifecta Capital Advisors
📍 Mumbai, Maharashtra, India

Lavanya Ashok is a Partner at Trifecta Capital, where she leads the firms growth-stage equity investing business. With over 17 years of experience, her career includes more than a decade at Goldman Sachs as a Managing Director in Private Equity. She earned her MBA from Stanford and a BS from The Wharton School.

Outside of her investment career, Lavanya is passionate about childhood literacy and is involved with the non-profit Room to Read. She also has a strong interest in dance, yoga, meditation, and books, and enjoys spending time outdoors with her family.

She launched Trifectas first equity fund during the peak of the pandemic, raising a significant portion of it entirely over Zoom.

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Experience
19 Years
Current Role
Partner
Location
Mumbai, Maharashtra, India
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Late-Stage Investing
Her current role involves leading Trifecta's growth equity fund, focusing on mature startups from Series B through their final private rounds before a potential IPO.
Founder-Centric Approach
Believes founder quality is the most critical investment factor and aims to be a "trusted partner in growth" for the entrepreneurs she backs.
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Career

Work history

10-2020
Partner
Trifecta Capital Advisors
1-2018 - 9-2020
Managing Director Private Equity (PIA)
Goldman Sachs
1-2014 - 12-2017
VP/Executive Director Private Equity (PIA)
Goldman Sachs
7-2010 - 12-2013
Associate
Goldman Sachs
8-2006 - 8-2008
Investment Associate
SPO Partners & Co.
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Media appearances

How she became the MD at Goldman Sachs || Ft. Lavanya Ashok. Featured in YouTube
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100 Emerging Women Leaders: How Lavanya Ashok went from Goldman Sachs to Trifecta Capital. Featured in YourStory
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Education
2008 - 2010
MBA
Stanford University Graduate School of Business
BS
The Wharton School
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