Mr. Runit Kishor Shah
Additional Director (Non-executive, Independent)
Mr. Runit Kishor Shah, is an entrepreneur, angel investor and financial advisor with extensive experience in diverse areas such as business operations & strategy, digital marketing, wealth management and real estate development.
During his tenor in the United States of America, Mr. Runit Kishor Shah has received his Bachelor’s Degree from the Purdue University in Industrial Engineering and worked at General Motors Detroit headquarters as a Competitive Operations Engineer. He continued his education at Thunderbird School of Global Management, where he has received his Masters of Business Administration in International Business. He has also completed certificate courses in Investor Adviser as well as Mutual Fund Distributor from National Institute of Securities Markets, Mumbai.
Mr. Runit Kishor Shah foray in the angel investing came about in 2011 when he joined the Mumbai Angels. Simultaneously, he went on to co-found an online jewellery marketplace by the name of Velvetcase. The company raised private and institutional capital from marquee investors such as O3 Capital, Anupam Mittal, Mohandas Pai, Jerry Rao, K Raheja Corp, Patni Family Office to name a few.
Currently, Mr. Runit Kishor Shah is on the Board of few privately held companies and performs multiple leadership roles. He is also a partner in few LLPs. He heads a Star Export House Garment Manufacturing & Export business which was established in 1979. In Pune, Runit is jointly developing 1.5 million sq. ft of Residential as well as Commercial Development. He is currently an active investor at the Indian Angel Network and a Limited Partner to renown VC Funds.
He is an active member at the Rotary Club of Bombay where he chairs the "Adult Literacy for Women" project committee. In the last 2 years of his chairmanship, the committee has successfully educated more than 95,000 women in rural Maharashtra. Mr. Shah is a proud recipient of the Rotarian of the Year and Best Project of the Year (Adult Literacy for Women) awards in 2023-24.