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Manish Kheterpal

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Co-founder & Managing Partner at WaterBridge Ventures
📍 Bengaluru, Karnataka, India

Manish Kheterpal is the Co-founder and Managing Partner of WaterBridge Ventures, a firm he established to help entrepreneurs build generational companies in India. An alumnus of IIT Delhi and Stanford GSB, he leverages his extensive background in private equity and venture capital to guide founders.

He is deeply invested in developing Indias startup and venture capital landscape, serving as the Vice-Chair of the VC Council at the Indian Venture and Alternate Capital Association (IVCA). His passion extends to higher education through his board role at a non-profit management school.

Manish is a key figure behind IVCAs #VC101, an initiative he calls a "mini MBA of fund management" designed for aspiring General Partners.

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Current Role
Co-founder & Managing Partner
Job Level
Leadership
Location
Bengaluru, Karnataka, India
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Priorities

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VC Ecosystem Building
Actively works to strengthen the Indian venture capital community through his leadership role at the Indian Venture and Alternate Capital Association (IVCA).
Founder Mentorship
His professional focus is on "partnering with game changing entrepreneurs, " indicating a hands-on approach to helping founders build their companies.
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Career

Work history

6-2016
Co-founder & Managing Partner
WaterBridge Ventures
7-2024
Vice-Chair - VC Council
Indian Venture and Alternate Capital Association (IVCA)
5-2013
Member of the Board of Governors, Corporate Advisory & Academic Council
Fortune Institute of International Business
5-2018
Board Member
Atlan
10-2017
Board Member
Chalo
In the press

Media appearances

Manish Kheterpal – Team Profile. Featured in WaterBridge Ventures
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WaterBridge Ventures' Manish Kheterpal on IPO Boom. Featured in Entrepreneur India
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Education
2002 - 2004
MBA
Stanford University Graduate School of Business
1992 - 1996
B Tech.
Indian Institute of Technology, Delhi
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