The Yali Team
Advisory
Investments
Ganapathy 'Gani' Subramaniam
InvestmentsI have known Gani for the last 15 years. He brings a rare mix of technical, operational, and investment skills. Over the years, he has also built strong and valuable relationships. I plan to work closely with him on deep-tech companies from India.
LipBu Tan, Chairman - Walden International & CEO - Intel Corporation
Mathew Cyriac
InvestmentsMathew Cyriac is a true standout; he's remarkable not only for his intellect but also for the purity of soul he embodies.
Professor George Varughese, Professor of Finance - IIM Bangalore
Karthikeyan 'Karthik' Madathil
InvestmentsKarthik is one of the sharpest technical minds I have worked with in my career. He has a rare ability to make complex things look simple.
Avinash Gautam, Former CEO of Divum & Silvan Labs
Sandipan Mondal
InvestmentsWhat sets Sandipan apart is his founder DNA - he was in the deeptech trenches before it became fashionable in India. This isn't someone who just invests; he partners with entrepreneurs through the ups and downs. I constantly find myself reaching out to him to brainstorm ideas, and founders should absolutely do the same.
Anand Datta, Partner - Nexus Venture Partners
Sunil S Patil
OperationsI have known Sunil for close to twenty years across Cosmic Circuits and Cirel Systems and I have seen his impressive growth firsthand. At Cirel, he transcended his role as Director of Finance to become a strategic leader, playing a pivotal role in operations, fundraising, and M&A.
Sumeet Mathur, former CEO of Cirel Systems
Kaushik Ram
InvestmentsKaushik couples relentless curiosity with a diligent work ethic, bringing a sharp, infectious intellect to every challenge.
Ali Torkamani, Director of Genomics and Genome Informatics at Scripps research Translational Institute, La Jolla, CaliforniaThe Yali team is built around the premise that the people backing deep tech companies should understand what it takes to build them.
Our founding partners bring decades of hands-on experience, from co-founding India's early semiconductor companies to executing landmark private equity investments and leading turnarounds at global technology firms. The investment team combines deep scientific training, entrepreneurship, and operating experience across semiconductors, life sciences, AI, and other frontier tech. Several of us have founded companies, led acquisitions, and sat on the other side of the table.
Our advisor Lip-Bu Tan and founding partner Mathew Cyriac, have built and backed some of the most significant tech companies of the last three decades. Their counsel shapes how we think about what endures.
Supporting the firm is an operations team with deep experience in fund administration, compliance, and finance: the kind of institutional rigour that early-stage deep tech companies rarely get, but always need.
Operations
