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Jeevan Kumaris an investment professional working with Unitus Capital, a boutique investment bank focused on raising capital for companies that impact the low-income population. At Unitus Capital, he has advised several companies, across healthcare, financial services, and energy sectors, on raising capital. Jeevan was also part of the initial team at Unitus Seed Fund, contributing significantly towards its four maiden investments. Prior to Unitus Capital, Jeevan was part of SunGrid team, an experimental cloud based initiative at Sun Microsystems.

Jeevan is a graduate of XLRI Jamshedpur and has a computer engineering degree from NIT Surathkal. Jeevan has a passion for entrepreneurship and enjoys working with innovative early stage companies.

Priya Nadkarniworks with Unitus Capital, whereshe has worked on diverse transactions in the micro insurance, micro pensions and the micro finance industry. Priya also has a keen interest in education and tracks the sector. Prior to Unitus Capital, Priya wrote for the Business Standard newspaper in Mumbai.

Priya is a graduate of the Indian School of Business, Hyderabad, and has a diploma in journalism from the Asian College of Journalism and a Bachelors degree in Economics and Statistics from St. Xavier’s College in Mumbai.