Abhi Anuket
Founder and Managing Director
Abhi Anuket is an entrepreneur, strategic investor, and advisor with more than two decades of experience in finance and technology. Passionate about supporting honest and grounded founders, he splits his time between the US and India, bringing a global perspective to driving innovation and growth in emerging industries
Wall Street-trained, he has worked with global institutions like Reuters, ICAP, and Barclays Investment Bank. He co-founded an international aerospace and defense accelerator in India and founded a cross-border FinTech accelerator prior to that. In addition to being a thought leader in various forums and events across the North America, Middle East, South East Asia and India, Abhi currently serves on the boards of Rutgers University, St. Francis College, and SXSW, Austin, Texas.
Abhi Anuket earned his Masters from Pace University, New York City in US and a Bachelors in Finance and Investments from the Zicklin School of Business, Baruch College of the City University of New York in US.
Meet the Team
Venture Partner
Philip Saidely
Philip Saidely is a serial entrepreneur and has previously cofounded Pelican Community and Usher. Philip has worked for NGIA in Machine Learning and Geospatial Intelligence.
He is a former fellow of Score 3 Ventures and a Scout at Clearbanc.
Philip is responsible for managing investor relationships and supporting fund operations at Magnivia Ventures.
Corporate Strategy and Operations
Abhranil Chatterjee
Abhranil has more than a decade experience working with CXOs in management consulting, corporate strategy, market research and manufacturing related to Aerospace and Defence and Deep Tech industry
He has been previously associated with KPMG's Aerospace and Defence practice in India and has provided his expertise to clients across the spectrum from Governments, OEMs and suppliers, startups as well as Venture Funds.
He is a technocrat from IIT Guwahati and completed his management studies from Indian School of Business Hyderabad.
Venture Capital
Sriram Sastrigal
Sriram brings extensive experience in logistics, supply chain, and capital formation, focusing on innovation and startup growth. Being an entrepreneur himself, he oversees venture operations at Magnivia Ventures and entrepreneurial development as Entrepreneurial Growth Partner at Tompkins Ventures.
He serves as an advisor, angel investor, and board member across multiple ventures globally.
Sriram holds a B.Tech from VJTI (Mumbai), a Master’s in Logistics and Supply Chain from Cranfield School of Management, and continues his learning at the Indian School of Business (Hyderabad).
Partners and Advisors
Our Board and Advisors bring deep expertise from diverse industries, offering strategic guidance in sustainability, impact, and innovation. Their leadership across global markets supports Magnivia Ventures' mission of cross-border growth and success.
Jyoti M. Anuket, Co-founded Magnivia Ventures with her husband, Abhi Anuket as both shared a common passion for entrepreneurship and business. She is a third-generation entrepreneur and Director at her family’s Real Estate company. She has experience in hospitality and real estate investments and holds an MBA in Marketing and Advertising, and an MS in Energy Management from NYIT.
Jyoti M Anuket
Cofounder and Advisor
Pradiv Mahesh brings over 20 years of fintech experience, having worked at Reuters, Omgeo (now DTCC), SimCorp, Quantifi, CAST Software, and NASDAQ. He has led global sales and advisory projects and holds a Bachelor's from Edith Cowan University and an MBA from Ancell School of Business, WCSU.
Pradiv Mahesh
Advisor, Consulting
Soren Haagensen, COO at Trading.com, has over 20 years of experience in FX and financial services, specializing in risk management, trading, compliance, and IT project management. Previously, he led E-commerce for Societe Generale, overseeing system implementations and client experience enhancements.
Soren Haagensen
Advisor, VC & Consulting
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Keith Augustyn, an advisor to Paragon Fund Services, has held leadership roles at FactSet, Capital IQ, and Thomson Financial, building global content operations in India and the Philippines. Previously, he was an equity analyst at Merrill Lynch and Bloomberg. He holds a B.S. in Accounting from Rider University.
Keith Augustyn
Advisor, VC & Consulting