Piyush Soonee

Principal, Investments

"I don't care about your background or where you started. I care about where you're going."

Piyush Soonee

Piyush drives for-profit investments across the areas of Digital Society, Property Rights and Governance & Citizen Engagement

He brings over 12 years of experience across private investments as well as financial advisory. Prior to joining Omidyar Network India, Piyush was a senior investment manager with Mahindra Partners where he was responsible for minority investments. He focused on healthcare investments in India as well as deep tech investments in the USA.

Piyush is an alumnus of IIM Ahmedabad and also holds an undergraduate degree from PESIT Bangalore.

Investments in focus areas

Cities & Innovation

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Property Inclusivity

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Open Digital Ecosystem

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Emerging Technology

Education

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Digital Society

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Omidyar Network India invests in bold entrepreneurs who help create a meaningful life for every Indian, especially the hundreds of millions of Indians in low-income and lower-middle-income populations, ranging from the poorest among us to the existing middle class. To drive empowerment and social impact at scale, we work with entrepreneurs in the private, nonprofit and public sectors, who are tackling India’s hardest and most chronic problems. We make equity investments in early stage enterprises and provide grants to nonprofits in the areas of Digital Society, Education, Emerging Tech, Financial Inclusion, Cities & Innovation and Property Inclusivity. Omidyar Network India is part of the Omidyar Group, a diverse collection of companies, organizations and initiatives, supported by philanthropists Pam and Pierre Omidyar, founder of eBay.