Rishaad Currimjee

Evaluator
DISC Type : csd

General Partner at Golden Sparrow

Mauritius

Overview

Rishaad Currimjee is the General Partner at Golden Sparrow, a $20M fund focused on early-stage Deep Tech and AI startups led by global Indian founders. His two-decade career includes experience on Wall Street, with Indian startups like Bharti Airtel, and as CEO for a family business in Mauritius. He holds an MBA from INSEAD.

He is passionate about the founders journey and sees his venture capital role as a long-term commitment. Rishaads career reflects a deep interest in bridging the gap between large, established conglomerates and the agility of early-stage startups, drawing from his diverse personal and professional background across multiple continents.

Unique fact: Before becoming a venture capitalist, he co-founded a biotech clinical research startup and successfully exited the company.

Personality Overview

Quality Focused

Thorough Evaluator

Fast But Analytical

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

Topics They Care About

Deep Tech Investing
His fund has a stated focus on sectors including robotics, biotech, spacetech, quantum, Physical AI, and semiconductors, often as the first institutional investor.
Global Indian Founders
He actively spots, seeds, and supports exceptional founders from the Indian diaspora globally, providing them with their initial institutional capital.
AI Infrastructure
Within AI, his fund specifically concentrates on infrastructure, including model development, compute, data systems, and governance, as seen with investments like hosted·ai.

Media Appearances

Golden Sparrow launches India-focused VC fund. Featured in YourStory

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Work History

4-2023
General Partner at Golden Sparrow
8-2014 - 3-2023
CEO - Commercial at Currimjee Jeewanjee
2009 - 2014
Co-Founder and CEO at CIDP - Centre International de Développement Pharmaceutique
2006 - 2008
Chief Financial Officer at Startup - IMIL
2004 - 2006
Head of Mergers and Acquisitions at Bharti Airtel Limited

Education

9-2013 - 12-2014
Global Executive MBA (distinction / top 10%) from INSEAD
1997 - 2001
Bachelor of Arts - BA from Williams College

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Exp : 25 Location : Mauritius Job Level : Leadership Designation : General Partner at Golden Sparrow
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Insights For Selling To Rishaad

During A Call Or A Meeting

DO's

  • Use phrases like ‘the ROI of this’, ‘X% more’ etc.
  • Be prepared for comments or questions that are critical of your product or your claims
  • Help them weigh the risks by sharing objective proof points instead of anecdotes and examples

DONT's

  • Avoid self-deprecating references or general informality, it could decrease their trust in you
  • Don’t nudge them to do something by using the logic that others have done the same
  • 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 Rishaad is

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

  • 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 Rishaad move?

  • They are unlikely to move very fast, especially when it comes to new products or services
  • Can Rishaad 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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