# Sakshi Chopra
Sakshi Chopra is a managing director at Peak XV Partners Advisors India LLP, the India and Southeast Asia venture firm known until June 2023 as [Sequoia Capital India](https://www.edgepedia.org/sequoia-capital-india), where she invests in growth-stage companies across consumer, direct-to-consumer (D2C) brands, and fintech.[1](https://people.equilar.com/bio/person/sakshi-chopra-peak-xv-partners/27892780) • [2](https://www.forbesindia.com/audio/forbes-india-daily-tech-conver-sation/sakshi-chopra-managing-director-at-sequoia-india-on-the-vc-firms-spark-programme-for-women-founders/72187) She joined the firm in 2010 after several years in banking in Germany and India.[3](https://www.peakxv.com/team/sakshi-chopra) Her investments range from Five-Star Business Finance, Indigo Paints, and [Wakefit](https://www.edgepedia.org/wakefit) to, in 2026, the insuretech startup Plum, the travel fintech [Scapia](https://www.edgepedia.org/scapia), and the women's wellness brand Nua.[4](https://lbb.in/bangalore/lbb-open-house-sakshi-chopra-sequoia-india/) • [5](https://www.livemint.com/companies/peak-xv-partners-sakshi-chopra-fintech-financial-services-consumer-startups-healthcare-wellness-11789439817476.html)
| Fact | Detail |
|---|---|
| Current role | Managing Director, Peak XV Partners Advisors India LLP[1](https://people.equilar.com/bio/person/sakshi-chopra-peak-xv-partners/27892780) |
| Joined firm | 2010, at Sequoia India (now Peak XV Partners)[3](https://www.peakxv.com/team/sakshi-chopra) |
| Experience | More than 14 years in private equity funds[1](https://people.equilar.com/bio/person/sakshi-chopra-peak-xv-partners/27892780) |
| Education | BCom, University of Mumbai; MBA, Asian Institute of Management, Philippines[1](https://people.equilar.com/bio/person/sakshi-chopra-peak-xv-partners/27892780) |
| Early investments advised (as Principal) | Five-Star Business Finance, Indigo Paints, Wakefit, Faces, Go Colors, HealthKart, Hector Beverages, B9 Beverages[4](https://lbb.in/bangalore/lbb-open-house-sakshi-chopra-sequoia-india/) |
| 2026 deals | Plum ($21M), Scapia ($63M), Firstclub ($55M), Neo Group follow-on (₹3.5 billion (₹350 crore) round), Nua ($50M)[5](https://www.livemint.com/companies/peak-xv-partners-sakshi-chopra-fintech-financial-services-consumer-startups-healthcare-wellness-11789439817476.html) |
| Sector focus | Growth-stage consumer, D2C, and fintech[4](https://lbb.in/bangalore/lbb-open-house-sakshi-chopra-sequoia-india/) |
## Early life and education
Chopra grew up moving across India every few years, as she describes it, because her father's banking job took the family from one city to another.[3](https://www.peakxv.com/team/sakshi-chopra) She studied commerce at the [University of Mumbai](https://www.edgepedia.org/university-of-mumbai), completing a bachelor's degree there, and then earned a master's in business administration from the Asian Institute of Management in the Philippines.[1](https://people.equilar.com/bio/person/sakshi-chopra-peak-xv-partners/27892780)
Her early career was in banking in Germany and India, the experience she cites immediately before joining Sequoia India in 2010; in her own account of the move, she returned to India because she believes deeply in the country's potential.[3](https://www.peakxv.com/team/sakshi-chopra)
## Career at Sequoia Capital India and Peak XV Partners
Chopra joined Sequoia India in 2010.[3](https://www.peakxv.com/team/sakshi-chopra) In her years as Principal at Sequoia Capital India LLP she focused on growth-stage companies and advised investments across consumer, D2C, and fintech, including Five-Star Business Finance, Indigo Paints, Wakefit, Faces, Go Colors, HealthKart, Hector Beverages, and B9 Beverages.[4](https://lbb.in/bangalore/lbb-open-house-sakshi-chopra-sequoia-india/)
By December 2021 she was described by Forbes India as a managing director at Sequoia India, focused on growth investments at the firm.[2](https://www.forbesindia.com/audio/forbes-india-daily-tech-conver-sation/sakshi-chopra-managing-director-at-sequoia-india-on-the-vc-firms-spark-programme-for-women-founders/72187) An Equilar board-nomination bio lists her as a managing director of Peak XV Partners Advisors India LLP with more than 14 years of work experience in private equity funds, and records her designation as a Non-Executive Nominee Director of a company in that context.[1](https://people.equilar.com/bio/person/sakshi-chopra-peak-xv-partners/27892780)
On the firm's team page she frames her investment approach in founder terms: she looks for ambition, clarity, and a desire to solve problems that move India forward.[3](https://www.peakxv.com/team/sakshi-chopra)
## Notable investments and exits
Her growth-stage work as a Principal produced a portfolio of consumer and financial companies: Five-Star Business Finance, Indigo Paints, Wakefit, Faces, Go Colors, HealthKart, Hector Beverages, and B9 Beverages.[4](https://lbb.in/bangalore/lbb-open-house-sakshi-chopra-sequoia-india/)
Her 2026 deal record, as reported by Mint, spans several sectors: Plum, an insuretech startup, raised $21 million in March; Scapia, a travel fintech, raised $63 million in May alongside other investors; Firstclub, a quick commerce company, raised $55 million in June alongside Sofina; she followed on in [Neo Group](https://www.edgepedia.org/neo-group)'s ₹3.5 billion (₹350 crore) fundraise in July; and she co-led Nua, a women's wellness brand, in a $50 million round with Filter Capital.[5](https://www.livemint.com/companies/peak-xv-partners-sakshi-chopra-fintech-financial-services-consumer-startups-healthcare-wellness-11789439817476.html) The sources available do not attribute specific IPO or acquisition outcomes to her individual deals, so that part of her record cannot be stated with attribution here.
## By the numbers
**Tenure.** She has been at the same firm since 2010, and the Equilar bio credits her with more than 14 years in private equity funds.[3](https://www.peakxv.com/team/sakshi-chopra) • [1](https://people.equilar.com/bio/person/sakshi-chopra-peak-xv-partners/27892780)
Cheque sizes in 2026 ran from $21 million (Plum) to $63 million (Scapia), with a ₹3.5 billion (₹350 crore) follow-on in Neo Group in between.[5](https://www.livemint.com/companies/peak-xv-partners-sakshi-chopra-fintech-financial-services-consumer-startups-healthcare-wellness-11789439817476.html) For firm context in the same period, Mint reports that Peak XV generated over $1 billion in realized proceeds between 2024 and 2025 and holds about $4 billion in public securities.[5](https://www.livemint.com/companies/peak-xv-partners-sakshi-chopra-fintech-financial-services-consumer-startups-healthcare-wellness-11789439817476.html)
## Boards and public positions
Chopra serves as a Non-Executive Nominee Director of a company, the designation used in her board-nomination bio.[1](https://people.equilar.com/bio/person/sakshi-chopra-peak-xv-partners/27892780) Publicly, she has spoken about Sequoia India's Spark program for women founders in a Forbes India conversation from December 2021, in which she unpacked the program's design.[2](https://www.forbesindia.com/audio/forbes-india-daily-tech-conver-sation/sakshi-chopra-managing-director-at-sequoia-india-on-the-vc-firms-spark-programme-for-women-founders/72187)
## References
1. Sakshi Vijay Chopra — Equilar ExecAtlas bio. https://people.equilar.com/bio/person/sakshi-chopra-peak-xv-partners/27892780
2. Sakshi Chopra, managing director at Sequoia India, on the VC firm's Spark programme for women founders. Forbes India, December 14, 2021. https://www.forbesindia.com/audio/forbes-india-daily-tech-conver-sation/sakshi-chopra-managing-director-at-sequoia-india-on-the-vc-firms-spark-programme-for-women-founders/72187
3. Sakshi Chopra — Peak XV Partners team page. https://www.peakxv.com/team/sakshi-chopra
4. LBBOpenHouse: Sakshi Chopra, Principal at Sequoia India. https://lbb.in/bangalore/lbb-open-house-sakshi-chopra-sequoia-india/
5. Peak XV sees India's next big bets in wealth, wellness and premium consumer businesses. Mint, 2026. https://www.livemint.com/companies/peak-xv-partners-sakshi-chopra-fintech-financial-services-consumer-startups-healthcare-wellness-11789439817476.html
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