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SUNIL GOYAL

4 portfolio companies indexed

In 2011, I founded YourNest Venture Capital, an early-stage venture fund that liberates ˜entrepreneurial potential' for creating extraordinary value while investing in vibrant, technology-enabled business ideas because, personally, I believe in Conscious Capitalism and relish driving businesses that involve a high sense of purpose. My own journey has been one of winning trust by being open, frank and, above-all, honest to myself and the teams I have worked with. During my working life, interventions such as ˜Leadership at the Top' by the Center for Creative Leadership (CCL) made me realise that creativity and intellect may not have been my core strengths. However, since an early age, I have surrounded myself with people who are far more talented than myself and aligning that talent, empowering them for a common purpose has always worked to my advantage “ and to that of the organisation. I am, If I may so myself, a good listener, a quick learner, and a specialist in execution. I also find myself strong with numbers, commercials, financial structures, business modelling and foreseeing trends. The notion of YourNest Venture Capital was born in April 2010 when I was on a sabbatical, reflecting and identifying what moves me after a successful career in managing companies. Since then, I have lived as though every day was the last day of my life with the sole purpose of seeing India become the ˜golden bird' once again by serving the world with its knowledge and spirituality. I have chosen to play the role that I believe is my fort: give wings to entrepreneurship and innovation. And so, in 2011, along with Sanjay Pande, an experienced coach, and Girish Shivani, an analyst and technology expert, we conceptualised and founded YourNest Venture Capital and launched our first fund “ YourNest Angel Fund “ the next year.