Anu is the Founding Partner of F Cubed – an early-stage fund investing in female-founded technology companies. Prior to launching F Cubed, Anu was CEO of Doonya for two years. During her tenure, she scaled the business nationally, raised an initial round of growth capital and created a business development strategy positioning the company as “ZUMBA 2.0.” In 2010, Anu co-founded Exclusively.In, a private sale e-commerce site (similar to GILT Group) focused on bringing the best of South Asian fashion, jewelry and home decor to the global audience. Within a year of the company’s May 2011 launch, the company raised $16M in venture funding from Tiger Capital and Accel Partners. Prior to Exclusively.In, Anu co-founded The Tasting Room, India’s first luxury wine bar, in 2005 with Rajeev Samant, CEO of Sula Wines. Throughout her professional career, she has been an active angel investor, supporting women entrepreneurs in both in the U.S. and India. Anu is a graduate of Vassar College and holds an MBA from London Business School. She speaks fluent French and has a passion for the restaurant world, having worked at Chef Floyd Cardoz’s renowned Tabla restaurant in New York. She is also active politically – in 2012 co-chaired an Obama Fundraiser at ABC Carpet, and was Finance Chair for Reshma Saujani’s Public Advocate campaign in 2013. She is also a Board Member of the Rubin Museum of Himalayan Art in NYC.
