StartupMill is the first venture studio from India with a pan Asian reach. We believe in the power of open collaboration and establishing an ecosystem that can truly have an impact.
Our mission is to build global companies. We are backed by veterans who help us identify and pursue attractive opportunities with long-term potential.
We know what it’s like to run a growing business like because the people that we work with day in and out have done so themselves, and we have an entrepreneurial mindset embedded in our founding DNA.
We are sector agnostic and we value growth and foster companies with solid business fundamentals.
RUSHABH PATEL
Managing Partner
Customer-focused, results-driven Network Specialist with over 10 years of experience supporting critical infrastructure and network systems. He has an exceptional ability to research, analyze and translate complex technical information to end-users at all levels. He is intuitive and analytical in assessing complex enterprise-wide system issues and developing strategies for quick resolution. Always calm under intense pressure with superior decision-making abilities. He is a smart and creative problem solver and ability to think outside the box to resolve issues. Has the ability to work with a diverse team of people of different opinions to overcome their objections and focus on the task at hand and its success. With a passionate commitment to strive for excellence and performance goals, he was consistently commended by his superiors for providing superior support and meeting or exceeding defined objectives. With a strong business and operational background ranging from Fedex to making plans to meet deliverables and project deadlines at PCI, he brings with him excellent project management, administration, planning and execution skills. He loves preserving the value of capital in exchange for high liquidity and reduced risk of loss. He Proactively sources high quality new investment opportunities that fit our criteria; Oversea the due diligence process, write investment memos and assist with investment execution; With an ability to find a diamond in the rough he reviews and screens entrepreneurs’ pitch decks, conduct interviews with entrepreneurs, helps partners and investment staff with due diligence.
RAJEESH MARAR
Managing Partner
Rajeesh is a serial entrepreneur. Equipped with a wide background experience from oil and gas logistics to pioneering the alternative arts and culture scene pan India, to now looking at his own business interests in the startup space, he is the go to guy to get things done. He brings with him impeccable professional integrity, experience in building communities, operational chops and a knack for developing tech products in a time bound manner. Ever the dreamer, he brings in a dose of practical pragmatism into all his projects. He loves calculating risk profiles, enjoys diversification, asset allocations and periodic revisions to rebalance any over/underweight situations that develop. He loves opportunities with strong cash flows and attractive growth prospects. He is a master to spot potential for vertical integration, and attractive entry valuations and exit opportunities for all stakeholders. He Co-leads and joins the team on new investments and existing portfolio companies. Not only does he understand and lead the full investment life-cycle from due diligence, close process, pre and post funding support to follow-on funding; he supports portfolio companies on various management, strategy and funding issues; He Interacts with entrepreneurs, advisors, limited partners, other investors, the media, lawyers and others in the tech ecosystem. His first startup was one of the industries first fleet tracking platform.
BRADON SMITH
Limited Partner
Brandon has been an entrepreneur from a very young age. All the while working as Director of Enterprise Clients at Fedex he has run and managed his own successful real estate business for the past 15 years. Over the years he has flipped numerous properties with his uncanny ability to spot a valuable treasure. He always met with success whatever he put his mind to. He is a firm believer that hard work leads to success. He is also one of the co founders of a Michigan Based moving startup. In addition to running his own real estate business he is also on the board of directors for a Non Profit Organization. The Non Profit was created with the intent of solving issues and connecting those in need and those desiring to help. Its based on the belief that people need to be set free from our selfishness and given the strength to live up to a higher standard. This non profit not only has strong supports from the DeVos and Van Andel's but has also been the focus of several media and press articles in the Michigan area as one of the amazing non profits to work with.
RUSTY SWANSON
Limited Partner
RUSTY has had years of experience in the tech field working with several industry veterans such as IBM Canada, Dell, Apple Canada, Cisco, HP and Bell Networks. He now has shifted his focus to consulting, mentoring and guiding start ups. With his years of experience and knowledge he understands the role technology can play in enabling a startup. He is well-versed in negotiations, planning and development, relationship management, operations, and logistics coordination and scheduling. He values utilizing capital judiciously and likes to keep his portfolio diversified.
CASIUS MULLER
Limited Partner
While Casius spent over a decade in America he is now leading a Business Consulting firm out of Hamburg, Germany. He is also a highly motivated and competitive professional with extensive experience in sales and operations management. A community driven leader with a proven track record of developing and maximizing new and existing revenue channels. While his roots have been in the food and hospitality industry which he has helped fund, he now works with many tech firms and mentored a few co working startups. During his career, he provided growth-focused stewardship for a diverse portfolio of hotels and oversaw hotel development, capital plans, directed associate satisfaction, and Brand customer service programs, drove profits through accountable metric based sales and operation plans and implemented macro business development strategies. He also directed resolution of complex business situations, developed long-term plans, made difficult decisions through cycles of economic downturns and provided stable leadership in challenging situations. He likes to handle portfolios that produce incremental results along with taking concentrated positions with careful and continuous oversight.