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10 FUTURISTIC WOMEN ENTREPRENEURS IN INDIA
Vandana Tolani
CHARGING A NEW FOCUS BY DELIVERING VALUE FOR BUSINESSES THROUGH HER
BOUTIQUE INVESTMENT BANK, CONVANTO
Corporate Review | Pooja Kundoo
Vandana Tolani
Founder & CEO
WHAT’S IT LIKELY TO BE A WOMAN
IN THE INVESTMENT BANKING
INDUSTRY?
Studies and reports paint a mixed picture for
women in the industry. The banking & finance
sector is probably one of the most well-known
industries that are widely seen as a fierce
place for women to ascend to the top.
However, some women leaders’ jour-
neys have voiced that with motivation and
self-confidence, any roadblocks that prevent
them from achieving their career’s heights,
can be removed.
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P L U N G I N G I N T O T H E
PLUNGING INTO THE
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Being an entrepre-
neur allows me to take
a calculated risk on a
This mission is not new for Entrepreneur and passion. Entrepreneurship
Venture Advisor, Vandana Tolani. Not only does constantly presents new
she bring 22 years of investment banking expe-
rience, but she has also been heavily involved in challenges. As I over-
creating India’s one of the finest boutique invest- come the adversity in
ment banks, Convanto. Donning multiple leadership my business, it leads to
hats, Vandana also chairs as a Venture Advisor
with Loyal VC, the INSEAD-led Canadian VC personal growth as well.
Fund, having a core portfolio of over 160 invest- I love owning my own
ments in more than 35 countries and has partnered business because I feel
with a Silicon Valley-based Venture builder. there is always some-
Adding more stars to her professional portfolio,
she has arranged Funding for startups & growth- thing that I can do to
stage companies across diverse sectors like EdTech, improve. Being an entre-
FinTech, Consumer B2C & B2B, AgriTech, preneur is awesome for
Health-tech, Food- tech, Disruptive & DeepTech a lot of reasons, but I
as well as non-tech sectors.
think the most important
DISTINGUISHED MILESTONES and overlooked reason
 Vandana has been awarded as one of the Top is that it forces a person
10 Women Leaders in Wealth Management 2021 to develop parts of their
 She has also been recognized as Women Entre- personality that make
preneur of the Year 2021
them better-rounded and
 Convanto has been recognized among the list a better person.
of Top 10 Women Entrepreneur Brands
 A regular opinionist, Vandana’s expert opinions I think being an entrepre-
are often featured by leading business news
channels and publications like VCTV, and Busi- neur is great because the
ness World and she has been invited to partici- possibilities are endless.
pate in more than 160+ talks across the globe
You can be as creative
 Enjoying a vast network of 300+ investors globally, and innovative as you
Vandana has a great eye and expertise for picking
up global deals while being sector agnostic want to be, and the results
 The ticket size of Convanto stands at $1-$50 are the most rewarding.
million.
ENTREPRENEURIAL JOURNEY
Post her graduation in Commerce, from the Univer-
sity of Mumbai, Vandana joined her family office
in Singapore and Jakarta. There, she worked as an
Investment Banker & Advisor to Family Offices and
Angel investors in Jakarta, Indonesia, Where she
would help start-ups from a diverse background,
from Fin-Tech & B2B Tech, all the way to consumer
startups for raising funds & providing them with a range
of services just as her venture, Convanto does today.
After spending 15 years in Singapore and Jakarta,
Vandana flew back to India and established
Convanto, 7 years back, in Gurgaon, Haryana to
help small, medium and large enterprises to raise
capital, find their product-market fit and implement
a successful go-to-market and branding strategy.
Convanto is a portmanteau of the words “Consultant
Vandana Tolani’’.
To gain more insights on her entrepreneurial journey, we
talked with Vandana, who shared her strong opinion
on promoting women entrepreneurship and her plans.
Here are the edited excerpts.
WHAT IS CONVANTO? WHAT ARE
YOU FOCUSING ON WITH YOUR
VENTURE?
Convanto is a boutique investment bank firm with
a range of services aimed at enabling young
start-ups - providing them with services such as Fund
Raising, Marketing & Growth Advisory, GTM Strategic
Advisory, and other value-added services such as
building Investor Presentations and Financial Models.
We at Convanto advise small, medium, and large
enterprises on raising capital, finding their prod-
uct-market fit, and implementing a successful
go-to-market strategy, branding strategy and
brand positioning. Unlike traditional consulting
firms, we have proven our operational exper-
tise in bringing money, creating value, and
driving growth to help you maximize your results.
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