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Suhail Sameer

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Founder & Managing Partner at OTP Ventures
📍 Delhi, India

Suhail Sameer is the Founder and Managing Partner at OTP Ventures, an early-stage fund focusing on consumer, consumer tech, and fintech startups. Previously, he was the CEO of BharatPe, where he scaled the merchant base to over 10 million. He also built and scaled the FMCG business for the RP-Sanjiv Goenka Group and began his career at McKinsey.

Originally from Kashmir, Suhails upbringing involved moving frequently across India due to his fathers banking career, which fostered adaptability. He enjoys building businesses from scratch and has expressed a desire to help the startup community and travel extensively. He draws inspiration from many individuals rather than having a single role model.

Suhail was named a Young Global Leader by the World Economic Forum in 2022.

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Experience
9 Years
Current Role
Founder & Managing Partner
Job Level
Leadership
Location
Delhi, India
Personality Overview

How Suhail shows up

Persuasive
Values Relationships
Informal

They are more likely to accept new and exciting technologies. They prefer to ensure that they are in control of the situation. They will bat for you if they come to believe in you.

Priorities

Topics Suhail cares about

Early-Stage Investing
As Founder & Managing Partner of OTP Ventures, he invests in seed and pre-series A startups, aiming to be the first institutional capital for founders.
Building Consumer Brands
He built the FMCG business for RP-Sanjiv Goenka Group from the ground up, launching successful brands like Too Yumm! in a competitive market.
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Career

Work history

10-2023
Founder & Managing Partner
OTP Ventures
4-2022
Young Global Leader
World Economic Forum
6-2016 - 12-2023
Managing Partner
OTP Venture Partners
8-2020 - 3-2023
Chief Executive Officer
BharatPe
11-2017 - 3-2020
Whole Time Director
CESC Ventures (RP Sanjiv Goenka Group)
In the press

Media appearances

Former BharatPe CEO Suhail Sameer-backed OTP Ventures Aims .... Featured in Entrepreneur.com
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Education
7-2005 - 3-2007
MBA
Indian Institute of Management, Lucknow
Master of Business Administration (MBA)
EBS Universität für Wirtschaft und Recht
Social presence
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Behavioral profile

DISC profile (public)

D

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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