Our Team

The Desertbridge leadership team has been assembled with a clear objective: to combine strategic judgement, operating discipline and regional execution capability within a platform designed for sophisticated capital. Across the team, the strengths are deliberately complementary, spanning institutional positioning, India execution, capital formation, governance, diligence, fund structuring and technology-enabled origination. That breadth is intended not only to support growth, but to reduce concentration risk and strengthen platform resilience.

Our Partners

Angela Sedran

FOUNDING & MANAGING PARTNER

Angela Sedran is the Founding Partner of Desertbridge Capital and the architect of its cross-border investment platform across the GCC–India–Singapore corridor. With more than 20 years of experience spanning strategy advisory, capital formation, governance, and founder scaling, she brings a cross-border perspective shaped by work with founders, family offices, investors, and growth-stage companies across multiple markets.

Platform Strategy • Capital Formation
Institutional Positioning • Cross-Border Growth

Sudip Bandopadyay

GENERAL PARTNER - CAPITAL MARKETS & STRATEGIC ADVISORY

Sudip Bandopadyay is a veteran financial services executive and board-level adviser with deep experience across capital markets, strategic investments, governance and financial products. Over a career spanning more than three decades, he has held senior roles at ITC, Reliance Money and Destimoney, and today serves as Group Chairman of the Inditrade Group of Companies. At Desertbridge, Sudip adds seasoned market judgement, institutional credibility and strategic perspective across public markets, investor engagement and broader platform development. He is also a recognised public voice on market trends, regularly featured in business media and financial commentary.

Capital Markets • Strategic Investments
Governance • Public Markets Insight
Institutional Relationships • Board Advisory

Ramakant Gaund

PARTNER - MARKET EXECUTION & TRADING STRATEGY

Ramakant Gaund is a financial markets professional with more than 25 years of experience across trading, fund operations and investment execution. He has traded across major global exchanges and brings practical expertise in proprietary and institutional market activity, fund oversight and execution-led investment processes. He holds a Bachelor of Commerce degree with specialisation in Economics and Computer Science.

Public Markets • Trading Strategy
Market Execution • Fund Operations

PARTNER - INSTITUTIONAL STRATEGY, GLOBAL CAPITAL FORMATION & STRATEGIC PARTNERSHIPS

Dr Rajiv Dalmia

A global investment strategist and cross-border growth adviser with over 26 years of experience across venture capital, institutional capital, and global markets, with exposure spanning 100+ countries. He brings deep relationships across family offices, venture funds, and institutional investors, with strong capability in capital formation, syndication, and strategic growth.

At Desertbridge, he is a key architect of the firm’s institutional strategy, capital framework, and GP–LP alignment across the GCC–India–Singapore–Mauritius corridor, while influencing investment judgement, portfolio construction, and the selection of high-quality opportunities. His experience across FRCL, TCS, Cognizant, Capco, and global investment banks strengthens the firm’s institutional credibility and global investor positioning.

Institutional Strategy • Capital Formation • Investment Judgement • Portfolio Construction • Cross-Border Capital

GENERAL PARTNER - INVESTMENTS & STRATEGIC ADVISORY

Anit Kumar Mohanty

Anit Kumar Mohanty is an entrepreneur and strategic finance professional with experience across investment banking, corporate banking, fund structuring, and growth-stage capital advisory. He brings strong capability in opportunity evaluation, financial analysis, founder ecosystem engagement, and investment readiness, with deep connectivity across the start-up and MSME landscape.

Investments • Strategic Advisory
Fund Structuring • Founder Ecosystems

GENERAL PARTNER - INVESTMENT STRATEGY & EXECUTION

Sanjay Adisesha A.

Sanjay Adisesha is an entrepreneur and technology leader with more than 20 years of experience across software, digital platforms, venture ecosystems, and founder advisory. He brings strong capability in technology due diligence, product strategy, founder engagement, and early-stage opportunity assessment, with deep experience supporting innovation-led businesses as they scale.

Technology Due Diligence
Venture Ecosystems • Founder Advisory Product Strategy

GENERAL PARTNER - INVESTMENTS & STRATEGIC ADVISORY

Hemant Chandak

Hemant Chandak has a rich strategy and market research background, along with being in the investment ecosystem with experience across corporate strategy, technology, and innovation-led growth markets. He has been part of tech companies such as Cisco Systems and xAI, and also co-founded two Investment Banking firms supporting startups, angel investors, venture capital, and family offices. He brings strong connectivity across the technology ecosystem, together with insight into emerging sectors, investor engagement, and growth opportunities.

Investments • Strategic Advisory
Fund Structuring • Founder Ecosystems

Our Principals

PRINCIPAL, PORTFOLIO MANAGEMENT, RISK & COMPLIANCE

Sanjana Gaund

Sanjana Gaund is a finance professional with experience across portfolio management, risk mitigation, regulatory compliance, and operational oversight. She brings a strong combination of technical financial training and market experience, with particular strength in portfolio controls, compliance frameworks, and execution discipline across international financial markets.

Portfolio Management • Risk & Compliance Regulatory Oversight • Financial Control