Kairos Team & Ecosystem
Kairos Infiniti Ventures is an early stage Silicon Valley fund investing in economic mobility platforms across India and the Global South. Kairos is built at the intersection of technology, venture, and Global South operating ecosystems. We bring investment judgment, operating experience, and ecosystem relationships to back founders building economic mobility platforms across India and the Global South.
Kairos is supported by an Advisor and Partner network spanning venture and follow-on capital, AI and technology, DPI and policy, India and Global South markets, distribution partnerships, academia, social entrepreneurship, and legal and regulatory expertise. This network helps us curate opportunities, strengthen institutional readiness, and connect companies to relevant capital, market access, and expertise.
OUR VALUES
- Founder First: We partner closely with founders at pivotal stages of company-building, bringing candor, conviction, and long-term orientation.
- Trust & Rigor: We value long-term relationships built on intellectual honesty, disciplined decision-making, and mutual trust.
- Distribution & Ecosystem Leverage: We are drawn to companies with differentiated distribution, embedded workflow advantages, and the ability to mobilize the right ecosystem around them.
- Commercial Sustainability & Measurable Outcomes: We believe durable businesses create the strongest foundation for meaningful gains in access, productivity, and economic participation.
Anjali Arora, Founder & Managing Director
Anjali Arora is a technology investor, operator, and founder with more than 20 years of experience across venture, operations, education, and emerging technologies.
She serves as the Managing Director at Techne Infiniti Ventures and is a Strategic Advisor to Shashi Group. Earlier, she helped build a venture-backed B2B exchange for technology and intellectual property backed by Accel Partners, Redpoint Ventures, and Intel Capital. She also co-founded eMazza, a double-blind algorithmic auction marketplace for technology talent, with Stanford Business School Professor & Chief Economic Advisor to Bush Administration, Edward Lazear.
Selected Experience
Techne Infiniti Ventures · Shashi Group · Stanford IRiSS · SFSU Lam School of Business · CGI · HelloBrain
Anjali holds a Master’s in Economics from the Delhi School of Economics and an MBA from the William E. Simon School of Business at the University of Rochester.
Lakshmi Karanth, Managing Director
Lakshmi Karanth is a global partnerships, operations, strategy, and growth leader with more than 20 years of experience across the United States, India, and global markets.
Her career includes senior roles at Apple, Google, and Microsoft, alongside philanthropic leadership at Pratham USA. She has built and led high-impact initiatives at the intersection of technology, economic opportunity, and cross-sector collaboration—working with companies, entrepreneurs, funders, and institutions to expand access, strengthen capabilities, and unlock scalable growth.
Selected Experience
GE · Microsoft · Apple · Google · Pratham USA · Stanford Seed
Lakshmi holds an MBA from the University of Chicago Booth School of Business and a Master’s in Marketing from FMS, University of Delhi.