Bio

Hemendra Mathur is a seasoned investor, advisor, and ecosystem builder with nearly three decades of experience across venture capital, private equity, investment banking, management consulting, and policy advisory. He has played a pioneering role in shaping India’s agritech and food systems innovation ecosystem, investing in and mentoring multiple early-stage and growth-stage deep-tech and agritech startups. He brings deep expertise across the full investment lifecycle—from fund formation and deal origination to portfolio scaling and exits—with a strong focus on climate-smart agriculture, digital public infrastructure, and technology-led transformation.

He actively advises governments, multilaterals, and industry bodies in India and internationally. An early evangelist of the AgriStack vision, he continues to work closely with policymakers, startups, and global development organisations to accelerate adoption of innovation at scale. Hemendra is widely regarded as a bridge between policy, capital, and on-ground implementation in agriculture and allied sectors.

He is an agricultural engineering graduate from Rajasthan Agricultural University and has done his management education at IIM Ahmedabad.