Kartik is a Partner at Lightrock and co-leads overall investment strategy and operations of Lightrock India in addition to leading the financial sector. He was the founding partner of Lightrock India, formerly Aspada. He also acts as the fund advisor for the SONG Fund through Aspada Capital Advisors. Kartik currently serves on the Boards of Vivriti Capital, Yubi, Aye finance, Ummeed Housing Finance, Waycool and Be Well Hospitals. Prior, he was with Lightspeed Venture Partners, a global venture capital firm with over $2 billion under management, where he was a founding member of the India office. Earlier, Kartik was a management consultant with McKinsey and Company. He is a graduate of the Indian Institute of Technology (IIT), Madras