Pranav Sharma

Co-Founder & General Partner at Woodstock Fund, Founder at Agna

Interviewee

Pranav is a seasoned investment, financial services, and engineering veteran. He holds a mechanical engineering degree from Vishwakarma Institute of Technology (Pune University) and an MBA from the Asian Institute of Management (Philippines) and HEC (Paris). Pranav’s professional expertise is instrumental in guiding him toward his current role as the General Partner of Agna (www.agnaholdings.com). During his professional journey, Pranav has taken on leadership roles covering functions and verticals such as business development, sales and distribution, asset management, private equity, and insurance. During his initial years, he gained experience in the manufacturing and renewable energy space both as an engineer and a marketing professional. Following that, he held several strategic roles in the financial services sector, which ultimately led to him becoming the Pan-India Head of SME business at Aditya Birla Group. He's catalysed multiple investments, facilitated lucrative exits, and returned multiples of capital to LPs. Pranav is also the Founder of Agna that is focused on institutional funds, products & services in emerging technologies across the East-West Corridor.