Name Rehan Khan Full name Rehan Yar Khan | Role Capitalist | |
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In conversation with rehan yar khan founder general partner orios venture partners
Rehan Yar Khan (born 15 September 1971) is an Indian venture capitalist and founder and operator of Orios Venture Partners., a Mumbai-based venture fund for technology startups. Orios is the largest domestically raised venture capital fund in India. Khan has been recognized as one of India's leading early stage technology investors.
Contents
- In conversation with rehan yar khan founder general partner orios venture partners
- Business builder breakfast with rehan yar khan 13 aug 2013
- Early life
- Career
- Venture Funding
- Personal life
- References
Business builder breakfast with rehan yar khan 13 aug 2013
Early life
Khan was born in India and attended St. Xaviers College in Mumbai where he studied for his bachelor's in political science and economics. He has also completed the Institute of Chartered Accountants in England and Wales's accounting foundation course from University of London.
Career
Before moving into venture capital investing, Khan was an active entrepreneur, heading the development of three companies: Fresh Floritech (1992–1998), VSG Services (1998–2004), and Flora2000 (2004-current).
Khan began angel investing in 2008 with an investment in Druva which provides data protection for computer networks.
Since then, Khan has led 19 startup investments including leading investments in OlaCabs, Jigsee (acquired by VuClip), Sapience, Ziffi, Unbxd, PrettySecrets, Zapstitch and other companies.
Seven ventures have gone on to raise further funding from investors such as Sequoia Capital, Tiger Global and Nexus Ventures. 15 of his 19 portfolio companies have either given him the option of full or partial exits.
Venture Funding
Last year, Khan launched an early stage fund, Orios Venture Partners, with a Rs 300 crore corpus to back technology entrepreneurs who are building the next generation of multi-billion dollar companies from India
Personal life
Khan is the founding member of the Indian Angel Network's Mumbai Chapter and a TiE Charter Member. He also served as a board member of Indian Angel Network.