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Zoomcar's investors include Ford Motor Company, Sequoia

Capital, Nokia Growth Partners, FundersClub, Empire Angels, Former Infosys CFO Mohandas Pai, British politician and businesswoman Lady Barbara Judge, Former US Treasury Secretary Lawrence Summers, as well as professors at Wharton, Harvard Law School, and Cambridge University's Judge School of Business.

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Capital, Nokia Growth Partners, FundersClub, Empire Angels, Former Infosys CFO Mohandas Pai, British politician and businesswoman Lady Barbara Judge, Former US Treasury Secretary Lawrence Summers, as well as professors at Wharton, Harvard Law School, and Cambridge University's Judge School of Business.

David has worked as a consultant at McKinsey, as an investment manager at Goldman Sachs, and as a research analyst at the Kauffman Foundation. He is currently an Expert Advisor with AlphaSights [https://www.alphasights.com ], and a Senior Sector Advisor for one of Zoomcar's early investors, Athene Capital [http://www.athenecapital.com ] . Back sits on the board of advisors of several start-ups, including AptAmigo [https://www.aptamigo.com ] in Chicago and Impact Guru [https://www.impactguru.com ] in Mumbai. David speaks about entrepreneurship, globalization, and doing business in India with the London Speakers Bureau

http://www.londonspeakerbureau.com/speakers/david_back ].

Ashwin Srivastava said, "Very few people have as deep an understanding of the start-up ecosystem of India plus Silicon Valley. David has been one of the pioneers behind bringing the current Indian start-up scene to the global map, and we are sure our association with him will help set new precedents in the Indian and global venture capital industry." Idein Ventures has invested in a number of start-ups in India and the UAE. These include: Infurnia [http://www.infurnia.com ], a Bangalore-based start-up which enables consumers to visualize their furniture in augmented-reality before making a purchase; Qriyo [https://www.qriyo.com ], a Jaipur-based company that provides home tutors in fields as diverse as cooking, yoga, chess, karate, and CBSE/ICSE; and ZoEasy [http://zoeasy.co ], a UAE-based venture matching immigrant workers with safe and secure jobs, while helping employers and employees navigate laws and regulations. Idein has support from royal families and large investment houses in the Gulf States.

David Back commented, "There is tremendous opportunity in Indian start-ups right now. Idein has a strong mandate to increase its venture capital presence in India and the UAE; and Idein's backers provide a network to help its ventures become global enterprises. It is also indispensable to have talented and experienced individuals on the ground in India, and Idein definitely has that in Ashwin, Mahesh, and their team." David will provide advice to Idein and to its portfolio companies on: strategy, growth, hiring/compensation, legal structure, customer acquisition, monetization approach, fundraising, and other matters.

About Idein Ventures:

Idein Ventures helps create disruptive companies out of emerging start-ups, aspiring entrepreneurs, and small/medium enterprises. We are an early stage venture capital and growth stage private equity firm focused on overall growth of the start-up we partner with, by offering our immense value in the functioning of a company along with our funds.

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