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Yashwardhan Chauhan — Founder’s Office - Investment, Capital Allocation & Special Opportunities · ReNew · Delhi, India.
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Yashwardhan is an investment professional with close to a decade of experience across investments, strategy and capital markets, with a strong focus on alternative investments, private equity, and long‑term capital allocation. He leads a Family Office, working closely with the Founder on capital allocation, investment strategy, and portfolio oversight across a diversified, multi-asset mandate. His role spans the full investment lifecycle, including portfolio construction, manager selection, performance evaluation, and governance. Alongside this, he drives evaluation and execution of strategic opportunities, new ventures, and special situations aligned with the organisation’s growth priorities. He supports high-consequence decisions at the intersection of investing and business-building, integrating financial rigour with strategic judgement. He brings a relationship‑driven approach to investing and is experienced in working closely with founders, fund managers, and senior decision‑makers. Prior to his current role, he has built strong financial and strategic foundations through roles at Novartis and Barclays, where he worked across business planning, strategy, investment banking, and financial analysis. Yashwardhan is always keen to engage with founders, investors, and partners building scalable, impactful businesses, and to explore thoughtful capital partnerships and long‑term investment opportunities.
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Founder’s Office - Investment, Capital Allocation & Special OpportunitiesCurrent
ReNew · Gurugram
Dec 2025 – Present
ReNew is a Nasdaq listed, vertically integrated clean energy company and India’s one of largest renewable IPPs, combining ~20 GW generation portfolio with scaled manufacturing capabilities (~20 GW across modules, cells, and wafers). Key responsibilities across Portfolio Management & Venture Strategy: • Work on decisions spanning capital allocation, investments, and enterprise priorities. • Drive capital allocation strategy across a multi-asset, globally exposed investment portfolio. • Lead evaluation and execution of financial and strategic investments, new ventures, and special situations. • Oversee portfolio performance, manager selection, and advisor engagement. • Structure transactions and strategic initiatives. • Identify and develop business adjacencies, platform expansion opportunities, and emerging sector bets. • Prepare investment thesis, scenario models, and decision frameworks.
Family Office - Investment Management & Venture Strategy
SAR Group · Gurugram, Haryana, India
May 2023 – Dec 2025
Family Office of Mr. Rakesh Malhotra, Founder of SAR Group, an Indian conglomerate focused on Purity, Health & Wellness, Energy Storage Solutions, B2B E-commerce, IoT / Smart Homes, EV, Cleantech, and Venture Capital, with an annual combined turnover exceeding a $1Bn. Investment Management • Evaluate, structure and execute PE/VC investments across SaaS, fintech, consumer, mobility and EV. • Lead end-to-end deal lifecycle: sourcing, diligence, valuation, deal structuring, negotiation and closure. • Manage portfolio exposure across listed equities, AIFs, and private deals, aligned with group strategy. • Partner with fund managers and GPs for diligence, portfolio construction, and exit strategies. • Monitor public markets, sector trends, and macroeconomic indicators to shape equity and private exposure. Venture Strategy & Founder's Office • Worked on ~$100mn fundraises across group companies to drive growth. • Driving IPO readiness, including financial preparedness, regulatory compliance, and advisor coordination. • Overseeing group NBFC with mandate to build a green financing book, advancing sustainable finance. • Spearhead venture scaling strategies, governance, and ecosystem expansion across in-house and portfolio companies. • Managing EV and clean energy initiatives, strategic partnerships and ecosystem expansion.
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