Ortella Global Capital (OG Capital) proudly announces the addition of Gaurav Verma as Co-founder and Head of Consumer Investments. This marks the third key step in OG Capital’s journey, following its launch two months ago as India’s first and only VC fund focused on reshaping the country’s venture capital landscape with its unique co-building model.
Gaurav Verma brings a strong track record of driving profitability and scaling businesses across multi-billion-dollar companies and early-stage startups. With over 15 years of leadership experience in various areas of consumer products and technology, he has consistently delivered exceptional results by combining smart strategy with his hands-on execution. At Airtel, in his various roles across businesses, geographies and functions, he led business initiatives that expanded market share profitably, and at EkAnek (Foxy), he built revenue channels that achieved 10x growth, positioning both companies for long-term success.
“Gaurav is a rare leader and skilled executor with the unique ability to spot untapped opportunities and transform them into scalable successes by identifying and solving challenges others often overlook,” said Sayan Ghosh, Co-founder and Managing Partner of OG Capital. “He works seamlessly with founders, building comfort and trust while getting to the heart of the business to fix operations and finances alongside them. His talent for turning startups into category leaders, in ways no one else would have imagined, aligns perfectly with our philosophy of co-building great companies alongside founders. We are excited to leverage his deep expertise to shape our consumer portfolio into path breaking companies.”
In his new role, Gaurav will lead OG Capital’s efforts to identify high-growth consumer startups, work closely with founders to develop strategies for product expansion, create new revenue channels, build strategic partnerships for scaling, improve margins and unit economics. His data driven approach to go-to-market initiatives and business finance ensures that startups in OG Capital’s portfolio are not only hyper-scaling but doing so profitably.
Reflecting on the opportunity, Gaurav said, “OG Capital is breaking the mould of traditional investing model by going beyond just funding to truly co-building alongside founders. I am inspired by the team’s hands-on approach and strong focus on long-term, sustainable growth for its investee companies. Together, we will create great consumer brands that stand the test of time. The foundation for this success is already in place, as all the companies we, at OG Capital, have invested in have become profitable within the first 12 months and are on track to raise their next round of funding with a 5x increase in valuation.”
Gaurav’s appointment strengthens OG Capital’s commitment to building a world-class leadership and execution team that works side-by-side with founders to co-build and scale the next generation
of unicorns. With a clear roadmap ahead, OG Capital remains focused on delivering unmatched value to its investee companies, investors, and the broader startup ecosystem.
About OG Capital
Ortella Global Capital (OG Capital) is India’s first and only venture capital fund dedicated to co building companies alongside founders. Focused on early and growth-stage investments in consumer and enterprise solutions, OG Capital provides funding and hands-on operational expertise to help businesses profitably hyper-scale to become the next unicorns. With a corpus of INR 300Cr (US$ 36Mn), the fund plans to invest in over 20 companies up to INR 15Cr (US$ 2Mn) each. OG Capital has already backed three promising startups and aims to deliver a 50%+ CAGR, targeting 10x returns for its investors.
For more information, please contact:
Apurva Beniwal, +91 97174 32908, apurva@ogcapital.one Sayan Ghosh, +91 96540 45433, sayan@ogcapital.one
