Karuna Jain
Director/Board Member at LifeSpring Hospitals Pvt Ltd.
Profile
Karuna has extensive experience and expertise in early-stage impact and private equity investing in healthcare and renewables.
Prior to Enzia, she worked in senior positions at Acumen, Aditya Birla Group and Grasim Industries.
At Acumen, she drove their investments in healthcare at a global level, managed a portfolio of 25 companies, and helped create an ecosystem for tech startups in healthcare, agriculture and environment.
At Aditya Birla Group and Grasim, Karuna handled multiple roles in finance and corporate governance, including working on large M&A transactions and restructuring business.
Karuna has been a member on the boards of several of Acumen’s portfolio companies including LifeSpring Hospitals, Frontier Markets, Edubridge Learning Systems, and Sewa Grih Rin.
Other companies she worked with include Healthcubed, Ayurvaid, and Husk Power Systems.
Karuna’s experience has helped her gain deep rooted insights into India II and III markets, consumer behaviours and cross-sectoral investing.
She combines these insights with her eye for detail and proficiency in working with founders to help Enzia’s portfolio companies build strategy and value.
Karuna is a CA and holds an MBA from ISB, Hyderabad.
Karuna Jain active positions
| Companies | Position | Start |
|---|---|---|
LifeSpring Hospitals Pvt Ltd.
 LifeSpring Hospitals Pvt Ltd. Hospital/Nursing ManagementHealth Services LifeSpring Hospitals Pvt Ltd. owns maternity hospitals and provides healthcare services to lower-income women and children. Its services include prenatal care, postnatal care, normal and caesarean deliveries, family planning services, immunizations, pediatric consultations, diagnostic, pharmacy, and health care education. The company was founded by Anant Kumar and Madhavan Nair Ayyappan in December 2005 and is headquartered in Secunderabad, India. | Director/Board Member | 11/12/2012 |
Edubridge Learning Pvt Ltd.
 Edubridge Learning Pvt Ltd. Miscellaneous Commercial ServicesCommercial Services Edubridge Learning Pvt Ltd. provides vocational training services for low-income youth across Maharashtra, Tamil Nadu, Karnataka and Chhattisgarh. It offers teambridge, employbridge, skillsbridge and projects services. The company was founded by Girish Singhania in October 2009 and is headquartered in Mumbai, India. | Director/Board Member | - |
Enzia Ventures
 Enzia Ventures Investment ManagersFinance Enzia Ventures (Enzia VC) is a venture capital firm founded in 2019 by Namita Dalmia. The firm is headquartered in Mumbai, India. | Private Equity Investor | 01/08/2019 |
Former positions of Karuna Jain
| Companies | Position | End |
|---|---|---|
Sewa Grih Rin Ltd.
 Sewa Grih Rin Ltd. Services to the Health IndustryHealth Services Sewa Grih Rin Ltd. provide housing finance for the poor. It offers mortgage products for use in conjunction with government subsidies and tenure security; and non-mortgage loans for home and infrastructure improvements. The company is headquartered in New Delhi, India. | Director/Board Member | - |
| DR. REDDY'S LABORATORIES LIMITED | Corporate Officer/Principal | - |
Kerala First Health Services Pvt Ltd.
 Kerala First Health Services Pvt Ltd. Hospital/Nursing ManagementHealth Services Kerala First Health Services Pvt Ltd. owns and operates a chain of hospitals. The company is headquartered in Kochi, India. | Director/Board Member | - |
Aditya Birla Management Corp Pvt Ltd.
 Aditya Birla Management Corp Pvt Ltd. Miscellaneous Commercial ServicesCommercial Services Aditya Birla Group manufactures aluminum, copper, cement, viscose staple fiber and branded apparel. It offers carbon black, chemicals, fertilizers, sponge iron, and insulators. The firm also provides equity investment, advisory, and management services. The company was founded by Seth Shiv Narain Birla in 1857 and is headquartered in Mumbai, India. | Corporate Officer/Principal | - |
Training of Karuna Jain
| Indian School of Business | Graduate Degree |
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| Listed companies | 1 |
|---|---|
| DR. REDDY'S LABORATORIES LIMITED | Health Technology |
| Private companies | 6 |
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LifeSpring Hospitals Pvt Ltd.
LifeSpring Hospitals Pvt Ltd. Hospital/Nursing ManagementHealth Services LifeSpring Hospitals Pvt Ltd. owns maternity hospitals and provides healthcare services to lower-income women and children. Its services include prenatal care, postnatal care, normal and caesarean deliveries, family planning services, immunizations, pediatric consultations, diagnostic, pharmacy, and health care education. The company was founded by Anant Kumar and Madhavan Nair Ayyappan in December 2005 and is headquartered in Secunderabad, India. | Health Services |
Aditya Birla Management Corp Pvt Ltd.
Aditya Birla Management Corp Pvt Ltd. Miscellaneous Commercial ServicesCommercial Services Aditya Birla Group manufactures aluminum, copper, cement, viscose staple fiber and branded apparel. It offers carbon black, chemicals, fertilizers, sponge iron, and insulators. The firm also provides equity investment, advisory, and management services. The company was founded by Seth Shiv Narain Birla in 1857 and is headquartered in Mumbai, India. | Commercial Services |
Kerala First Health Services Pvt Ltd.
Kerala First Health Services Pvt Ltd. Hospital/Nursing ManagementHealth Services Kerala First Health Services Pvt Ltd. owns and operates a chain of hospitals. The company is headquartered in Kochi, India. | Health Services |
Sewa Grih Rin Ltd.
Sewa Grih Rin Ltd. Services to the Health IndustryHealth Services Sewa Grih Rin Ltd. provide housing finance for the poor. It offers mortgage products for use in conjunction with government subsidies and tenure security; and non-mortgage loans for home and infrastructure improvements. The company is headquartered in New Delhi, India. | Health Services |
Edubridge Learning Pvt Ltd.
Edubridge Learning Pvt Ltd. Miscellaneous Commercial ServicesCommercial Services Edubridge Learning Pvt Ltd. provides vocational training services for low-income youth across Maharashtra, Tamil Nadu, Karnataka and Chhattisgarh. It offers teambridge, employbridge, skillsbridge and projects services. The company was founded by Girish Singhania in October 2009 and is headquartered in Mumbai, India. | Commercial Services |
Enzia Ventures
Enzia Ventures Investment ManagersFinance Enzia Ventures (Enzia VC) is a venture capital firm founded in 2019 by Namita Dalmia. The firm is headquartered in Mumbai, India. | Finance |
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