Badri Pillapakkam

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Badri Pillapakkam

Badri leads the Emerging Technologies strategy and related investments and the Portfolio Support function at Omidyar Network India.

Since 2010, Badri has led & managed investments and served on the Boards of companies such as Dailyhunt, 1MG, Healthkart, Quikr, Vistaar Finance and Aspiring Minds. Current active themes of interest include digital health, MSMETech, employability, e-commerce 2.0, micro-mobility, local content and agri-tech.

Prior to joining Omidyar Network, Badri served as a vice president, investments and fund operations at Xander Advisors, a private equity firm focusing on real estate investments in India. Previously, Badri worked in the financial risk management division at Exl Service, a leading provider of business process outsourcing services, and in the assurance and business advisory services division of PriceWaterhouseCoopers India, where he worked on statutory and tax audits, due diligence reviews, and feasibility studies for top MNCs.

Investments in focus areas

Cities & Innovation

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Property Inclusivity

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Open Digital Ecosystem

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Emerging Technology

Education

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Financial Inclusion

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Digital Society

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Omidyar Network India invests in bold entrepreneurs who help create a meaningful life for every Indian, especially the hundreds of millions of Indians in low-income and lower-middle-income populations, ranging from the poorest among us to the existing middle class. To drive empowerment and impact at scale, we work with entrepreneurs in the private, nonprofit and public sectors, who are tackling India’s hardest and most chronic problems. We invest in the areas of Advancing Cities, Digital Society, Education & Employability, Emerging Technologies, Financial Inclusion & Well-being and Property Inclusivity.
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