Tarana Lalwani

Tarana Lalwani has fourteen years of experience in finance, corporate advisory and business development. She started her career in New York with Morgan Stanley, followed by Radian, a financial services firm in their structured finance group. Tarana moved to India in 2006 to manage the fund raising efforts of Webaroo(SMS Gupshup), a mobile internet start up incubated at IIT Mumbai. Tarana worked as a senior adviser with Sky Advance, a boutique private equity firm in Mumbai, and successfully closed transactions in various sectors thereby acquiring a better understanding of investing and deal management in Asia/India. She also consulted an education start-up based in Mumbai, where she helped identify opportunities in the education sector and narrow their strategic focus to professional training and pre-schools.

Prior to joining Seedfund as a Principal, Tarana was Vice President, Investment Banking at Anand Rathi, a boutique financial services firm in Mumbai. At Anand Rathi, Tarana managed the financial sponsor clients and cross border client relationships.

Tarana was, until recently active with Mumbai Angels, a forum of high net worth early-stage investors, where she was involved in screening and closing transactions giving her a understanding of early stage investments.

She holds an undergraduate degree in accounting from LaSalle University, and an MBA from Columbia Business School.

Tarana Lalwani is the Principal at SeedFund.in, based in India, Asia. With a background in Finance, Tarana Lalwani has a rich history of leadership and innovation. Tarana Lalwani studied unknown unknown @ La Salle University. Explore their detailed professional journey, key connections, and contributions to the industry on our platform.