Fellows
2011 Fellows
Ankit Khandelwal, India
Ankit joined InVenture as a 2011 Summer Fellow in Tamil Nadu, India and is involved with developing our SMS mobile platform and partner program in India. He is working closely with our Portfolio Management team in applying his amazing technical skills to helping InVenture streamline an easy and efficient communication system between the micro-entrepreneurs we work with and our home base in Santa Monica. When he's not hanging out and writing code for nifty products like a change dispenser machine and a fingerprint analysis recognition system, Ankit loves to indulge in yoga and in his creative side of photography and script writing. Ankit is from Orissa, India and is entering his 3rd year of university at the India Institute of Technology in Bombay, India to obtain a degree in Electrical Engineering.
Anurag Saha, India
Anurag joined the InVenture team as a 2011 Summer Fellow in Tamil Nadu, India and is involved in developing our partner program in India. His passion in micro-finance has come from an interest in entrepreneurship and information technology, and fusing them together to assist in strengthening developing communities. He is a whiz with computer coding language and is excited to use his skills to help build InVenture's SMS mobile platform. Anurag is from Orissa, India and is entering his junior year at the National Institute of Technology-Durgarpur in West Bengal, India to obtain a degree in Information Technology.
Jesús A. Salas, Chile
Jesús joined the InVenture team while studying abroad in Santiago, Chile where he has been involved in finding a partner organization and creating a pilot program in Chile. His passion for micro-finance has come from an interest in entrepreneurship and business development, both of which he has seen lacking in developing communities. He is excited to work with the InVenture team and hopes to have a fruitful future with them as a fellow. Jesús is from Fort Worth, Texas and is currently a junior at Stanford University working on obtaining a B.S. degree in Science, Technology & Society with a focus in Management Science & Engineering.
2010 Fellows
Sarina Siddhanti, Mexico
Sarina joined InVenture as a 2010 Fellow because she wanted to find a more sustainable way to help people. Last summer, InVenture was looking to enter the Latin American market, and needed on-the-ground support. Sarina was involved in finding InVenture's local microfinance institution (MFI) partner, APROS, and completed the initial due diligence process of finding entrepreneurs that fit InVenture's investment criteria. Sarina literally served as InVenture's eyes and ears on the ground. She is currently working in New York City at Bain & Company and holds a B.A. in Economics from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology.
Manvi Goel, Mexico Fellow
Manvi worked with the InVenture team as a 2010 Fellow and was instrumental in helping to launch InVenture's Mexico program. She helped to find a local MFI partner and analyze potential InVenture businesses. She worked closely with the Portfolio Management team to customize the InVenture investment contracts for Mexico and determine investment criteria. Manvi is currently in India finishing a Fulbright program and researching micro-equity contracts. She holds a B.A. in Economics from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology.