Rishab Malik
Partner at Jungle Ventures
Rishab Malik
Partner at Jungle Ventures
Singapore
Overview
Work Experience
Partner
2023 - Current
Jungle Ventures is a Singapore based venture capital firm focused on early to growth stage investments in South East Asia and India, with a focus on building long lasting companies.
Venture Partner
2020 - 2023
Jungle Ventures is one of Southeast Asia's largest independent venture capital firms based in Singapore. We invest in early to growth-stage companies in Southeast Asia and India, focused on building category-defining businesses that stand the test of time. Jungle has worked with the region's most exciting founders to build high growth, capital-efficient technology businesses. Our portfolio includes category-defining businesses like Livspace, Kredivo, Reddoorz, Sociolla, and Deskera among others. For more information, please visit us at https://www.jungle.vc/.
Co-founder and Vice-President of Business Development
2015 - 2019
Droom is India's first online marketplace to buy and sell new and used automobiles and automobile services. Anything with wheels or an engine or any services around the automobile industry can be transacted on the platform. Droom has taken a completely innovative and disruptive approach to building trust and pricing advantages for buyers. With it's technology-driven marketplace approach, Droom enables transactions between buyers and sellers by bringing transparency, building trust and mitigating information asymmetry at a scale not achieved before.
Advisor
2012 - 2017
Frrole's Social Intelligence Platform currently analyzes almost half a billion data units every month, using the derived insights to create solutions for brands, media and entertainment verticals. We take pride in our ability to answer fuzzy questions, when almost all traditional data analytics stops at providing statistical and keyword based answers. I advise the Frrole team on business development, go-to-market strategies and also help build strategic partnerships for the firm.
Operating Partner
2013 - 2015
GSF Accelerator is India's first multi-city accelerator program for early stage technology startups and is backed by 30 leading founders and 5 funds. As part of the founding team, I lead the GSF operations in North India where I manage deal flow and investments in startups for the Accelerator, work closely with the GSF portfolio on product, go-to-market, business development and fundraising strategies and also help with design and development of the Accelerator program, conferences and other initiatives.
Entrepreneur in Residence
2012 - 2013
GSF Accelerator is India's first multi-city accelerator programme for early stage tech product startups and is backed by 20 leading founders and 5 funds. As part of the founding team at GSF India Accelerator, managing deal flow and selecting startups for the Accelerator. Working closely with startups on Product, Go-to-Market, Business Development and Fundraising. Building out the mentor network for GSF and designing and executing on the workshop content for the Accelerator program across all 4 cities in India.
Investment Advisor, India
2013 - 2014
GITP (Global Innovations & Technology Platform) is a Singapore based Corporate Angel Investor which invests in Startup & Seed companies in China, India, Singapore, Indonesia, Vietnam and other countries in Asia. As Investment Advisor in India, generate deal flow and evaluate early-stage technology businesses in India in the IT, Medical Technology and Eco-Energy sectors.
Founding Member
2012 - 2013
A co-working space, event series platform and accelerator for startups and individuals who are building solutions for a better world. Merging technology, interactive digital media, and the creative in solving social and environmental problems. Serve as a mentor and entrepreneur-in-residence at the Hub in Singapore, working with startups in the technology and social-entrepreneurship space.
Director
2012 - 2013
India’s number one destination for shoes online carrying 150 brands and 5000 styles for men, women and kids. As Director and head of the offline business, leading a team of 35 people across sales, marketing, product, technology and customer service functions. Currently servicing a network of 600 retail partners (point-of-sale kiosks) across 391 Tier II, III and IV towns in India. Responsible for P&L of the business division and reporting directly to CEO and Board of Directors.
Co-Founder and Director
2010 - 2012
Figr is a technology startup in Singapore which is focussed on the elimination of paper receipts in retail stores with a web-based platform. Led the fundraising, product development and customer development initiatives and took the company from idea to revenue in 8 months.
Summer Associate
2010 - 2010
Xander is India's leading real-estate and infrastructure focussed privat-equity fund with US 2bn under management. As a summer associate, Evaluated investment opportunities in the residential and retail sector in India, built valuation models, conducted commercial due diligence and made investment recommendations to member of the investments committee.
Business Analyst, Investments & Acquisitions
2008 - 2010
A leading contracting and project development company in APAC and the Middle East. Analyzed infrastructure asset investment opportunities (toll roads, ports, real-estate), conducted financial analysis and due-diligence, forged relationships with government entities, local developers and financial investors to submit financial bids for these projects.
Education
MBA
2010 - 2010
Bachelor of Arts
2000 - 2005