Profile
Mr. Varshney has over 34 years of experience in Project Finance including 17 years in Venture Capital.
He has helped found GVFL in 1990, under the aegis OF World Bank and GIIC.
He has been the President & CEO since its inception.
He is an Electrical Engineer from IIT , Kanpur, followed by MS and MBA from Louisiana State University, USA.
He was selected by World Bank to participate in a Venture Capital training course in 1991 in US with Hambro International Equity partners, Boston and has also undergone a venture capital training organized by NASBIC and NVCA in the US in 1991.
He was the co-founder of Indian Venture Capital Association (IVCA).
He served as a Secretary of IVCA (1995-97) and then Chairman (1997-2000) He was a member of KB Chandrasekhar committee appointed by SEBI for drafting VC guidelines.
He has been actively associated with CII, Nasscom, Indo American Chamber Of Commerce (IACC) and Ahmedabad chapter of TIE.
Former positions of Vishnu R Varshney
| Companies | Position | End |
|---|---|---|
| 20 MICRONS LIMITED | Director/Board Member | 29/07/2009 |
GVFL Ltd
 GVFL Ltd Investment ManagersFinance GVFL Ltd. (GVFL ) is a venture capital firm founded in 1990 by Vishnu R Varshney. The firm is headquartered in Gujarat, India. | Founder | 21/04/2009 |
Amrita Therapeutics Ltd.
 Amrita Therapeutics Ltd. Pharmaceuticals: MajorHealth Technology Amrita Therapeutics Ltd. develops and commercializes novel drugs for health diseases. The firm engages in dual program of research on both novel peptide-based therapies and development of hybrid therapeutic devices to provide in situ cancer therapy. The company was founded by Ananda M. Chakrabarty and Susan Kling Finston in 2008 and is headquartered in Ahmedabad, India. | Director/Board Member | - |
e-Infochips Ltd.
 e-Infochips Ltd. Miscellaneous Commercial ServicesCommercial Services e-Infochips Ltd. engaged in the provision of engineering and electronic design services. The firm?s services included silicon engineering, embedded systems, software engineering and extended services. The company was founded by Pratul Krishnakant Shroff in 1994 and was headquartered in Ahmedabad, India. | Director/Board Member | - |
Training of Vishnu R Varshney
| Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur | Undergraduate Degree |
| Louisiana State University | Graduate Degree |
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| Listed companies | 1 |
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| 20 MICRONS LIMITED | Process Industries |
| Private companies | 3 |
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e-Infochips Ltd.
e-Infochips Ltd. Miscellaneous Commercial ServicesCommercial Services e-Infochips Ltd. engaged in the provision of engineering and electronic design services. The firm?s services included silicon engineering, embedded systems, software engineering and extended services. The company was founded by Pratul Krishnakant Shroff in 1994 and was headquartered in Ahmedabad, India. | Commercial Services |
Amrita Therapeutics Ltd.
Amrita Therapeutics Ltd. Pharmaceuticals: MajorHealth Technology Amrita Therapeutics Ltd. develops and commercializes novel drugs for health diseases. The firm engages in dual program of research on both novel peptide-based therapies and development of hybrid therapeutic devices to provide in situ cancer therapy. The company was founded by Ananda M. Chakrabarty and Susan Kling Finston in 2008 and is headquartered in Ahmedabad, India. | Health Technology |
GVFL Ltd
GVFL Ltd Investment ManagersFinance GVFL Ltd. (GVFL ) is a venture capital firm founded in 1990 by Vishnu R Varshney. The firm is headquartered in Gujarat, India. | Finance |
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