Ranjith Menon

Examiner
DISC Type : cs

Managing Director at Chiratae Ventures

Bengaluru, Karnataka, India

Overview

Ranjith Menon is a Partner and Managing Director at Chiratae Ventures, focusing on early-stage Health-tech, Deep-tech, and B2B SaaS investments in India. An alumnus of Great Lakes Institute of Management with a background in mechanical engineering, he has been a venture investor since 2007 with notable investments like Myntra and Uniphore.

Based on his public commentary, Ranjith is deeply interested in how technology can solve large-scale problems and shape the future. He actively engages with forward-thinking concepts like the application of AI in new frontiers, from drug discovery to space-based data centers, and enjoys mentoring emerging entrepreneurs.

Unique fact: Before his venture capital career, Ranjith designed aircraft engines for Pratt & Whitney and did aero-structural design work for Airbus.

Personality Overview

Late Adopter

Unexpressive

Process Oriented

They do not like taking risks at all and go for proven options in the end.  They are heavily focused on quality and prefer doing things the right way, even if it takes time. Being observant comes to them naturally.

Topics They Care About

Health-tech Investing
Leads the Health-tech investment sector for Chiratae, focusing on technology that can address significant gaps in the Indian healthcare market.
B2B & SaaS
Maintains a core investment focus on online B2B domains and SaaS companies, as highlighted in his professional profiles and portfolio.
AI's Evolution
He shows a keen interest in the broader implications of AI, from its use in drug development to solving its future energy needs with concepts like space-based datacenters.

Media Appearances

Chiratae Ventures announces key elevations in its growth journey of three Managing Directors and AVP. Featured in Chiratae Ventures (official blog)

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Chiratae Ventures makes leadership appointments amid succession planning. Featured in Livemint

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Join Ranjith Menon, Partner & Managing Director at Chiratae Ventures (Instagram Event). Featured in Instagram

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Work History

11-2021
Managing Director at Chiratae Ventures
8-2017
Board Member at Onco.com
2-2017
Board Member at SigTuple
3-2015
Board Member at Uniphore
3-2010 - 12-2019
Board Member at Forus Health Private Limited

Education

2004 - 2005
MBA from Great Lakes Institute of Management
2004 - 2005
Master of Business Administration - MBA from Illinois Tech Stuart School of Business

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Insights For Selling To Ranjith

During A Call Or A Meeting

DO's

  • Be firm in your communication and stay in control
  • Ask them which other stakeholders would be important for this purchase decision
  • Spend time addressing concerns around risk and change, they will have them even if they don't express them

DONT's

  • Don't use phrases like 'do not worry', 'i promise' etc.
  • Don't rely on relationship building even if they act pleasantly
  • Avoid getting into storytelling mode, especially when they ask specific questions

When Cold Calling

When Writing An Email

While Negotiating & Closing

    The secret to closing fast with Ranjith is

  • Proof of usage by others in the industry, case studies showing ROI are likely to work the best with them.
  • Will you ever get a clear answer from Ranjith

  • They don’t say no often, they push out the decisions or keep going around in circles.

Insights For Deal Planning

    How fast (or slow) will Ranjith move?

  • They are some of the slowest movers and take their time reaching decisions.
  • Can Ranjith take some risk or not?

  • They have very low acceptance of risk even if they do not say it directly.

You And Ranjith

Personality Compatibility


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