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Vikram Chachra

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Seed Investor & Board Member at OnArrival
📍 Mumbai, Maharashtra, India

Vikram Chachra is the Founding Partner of 8i Ventures, an early-stage VC firm focused on Indias fintech and consumer sectors. A former founder with an MBA from NYU Stern, he leverages his entrepreneurial experience to guide startups. Colleagues describe him as smart, strategic, and a driven deal maker, focused on helping founders solve real customer problems.

His investment philosophy is shaped by his own journey, having started a mobile commerce company in 1999 that culminated in a successful exit.

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Experience
25 Years
Current Role
Seed Investor & Board Member
Location
Mumbai, Maharashtra, India
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Indian Fintech Ecosystem
He believes fintech is the single largest venture opportunity in India, focusing on the evolution from digital payments to digital credit and AI-driven solutions.
Founder Mentality
As a former founder, he emphasizes founder conviction and solving meaningful problems over chasing vanity metrics, providing deep operational guidance to his portfolio companies.
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Career

Work history

10-2025
Seed Investor & Board Member
OnArrival
6-2023
Seed Investor & Board Member
TransBnk - Transaction Banking Platform
3-2021
Seed Investor & Board Member
Easebuzz
1-2020 - 9-2024
Seed Investor
YAP from M2P Solutions
8-2018
Early Investor
Blue Tokai Coffee Roasters
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Education
1996 - 1998
MBA
NYU Stern School of Business
1992 - 1994
MBA
XLRI Jamshedpur
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