Experience

Morphosis Venture Capital

• United Arab Emirates
• Venture Capital and Private Equity Principals
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Founder & Managing Partner

  • May 2022 - Present

  Morphosis helps resolute entrepreneurs build powerhouses that change the world. We create small, focused portfolios of highly scalable early-stage investments that we can consciously add value to - through our international network of catalysts and corporate/SI partnerships. We are raising a USD 100m fund, Alicorn, focused on Indian and GCC B2B tech startups with ESG-positive business models. Our 3/6 Acceleration Model is geared to safely accelerating portfolio company growth across the 6 critical growth vectors: - Leadership - Governance - Customer Acquisition - International Expansion - Recruitment & Retention and - Supply Chain The 6 vectors are supported by 3 platforms that we are investing in for all our funds: - Metabrain, our strategic and technology platform - Sia, our Mentor and Advisor platform, and - our Corporate Partnerships. These platforms supplement the investment and portfolio acceleration teams to create value through the life of the fund. This combination allows us to build and disproportionately grow a small highly selective portfolio of high potential disruptive businesses run by inspired founders. Show less



Morphosis Advisors

• Managing Partner

  • Oct 2020 - Jul 2022

  Thought leader in accelerated disruptive change. Developed alternative scenarios for the future of industries. Worked with business and government leaders to create practical winning strategies in the face of uncertainty - on game-changing growth, commercialization, and accelerated value creation. Amit’s focus was on helping start ups, private equity/venture capital funds, and corporates/government organisations design for and deliver disproportionate value: develop and drive strategies aimed at disrupting industries, incubating new businesses, solving problems with innovative tech-enabled propositions, creating and commercialising new business models, protecting performance against disruption, and creating sustainable shareholder value through accelerated organisational and digital transformation, IPOs, M&A. In his capacity as a close advisor to founders, CEOs and their leadership teams, he sometimes joined his clients on their leadership teams and Boards. Show less



EY-Parthenon

• United States
• Business Consulting and Services
• 700 & Above Employee

• Senior Partner

  • Jan 2014 - Sep 2020

  Amit founded EY-Parthenon in the Middle East, where he partnered with: - Private Equity/Venture Capital and Sovereign Wealth Funds on their investment/exit decisions and portfolio company value creation, and - Ambitious CEOs and C-Suite leaders in the Middle East on practical strategies to increase distance from competition, and transform their businesses to deliver on-ground results. Business leaders across private sector, government and Private Equity are having to take highly considered capital allocation decisions in uncertain and disruptive market conditions. Need for an IPO or a major acquisition or divestment, VC/PE investment/exit decisions and accelerated portfolio company growth, or leadership changes, are some examples of shareholders signaling intent for major change. Amit helped clients across sectors think through strategic change and partnered with them to drive real short-medium term results, while keeping an eye on long term objectives. Roles held over last 7 years while being based in Dubai: - Founder and MENA Managing Partner, EY Parthenon - Senior Partner Mentor for EY Entrepreneurial Winning Women program - Member of EY Parthenon’s Global Executive Committee that led 25x global growth in 6 years - MENA Leader, Digital strategy and transformation, EY Parthenon - MENA Leader, Consumer Products & Retail, EY Parthenon - MENA Leader, Energy, EY Parthenon - MENA Leader, Future/Smart Cities, Strategy & Transactions - MENA Leader, Healthcare and Education, EY Parthenon, and Healthcare Strategy & Transactions - Global Leader, Public Strategy, EY Parthenon Show less



EY

• Entertainment Providers
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Partner

  • Jul 2008 - Jan 2014

  Amit founded EY’s Corporate Finance Strategy (CFS) practice in India, advising Private Equity and Venture Capital clients on their investment, portfolio growth and exit decisions, and supporting corporate C-Suites on major strategic and investment/divestment decisions and helping them transform their companies to deliver step change in performance. The majority of his work was in consumer/retail, logistics, technology, media, automotive, infrastructure, education and healthcare sectors. Amit founded EY’s Corporate Finance Strategy (CFS) practice in India, advising Private Equity and Venture Capital clients on their investment, portfolio growth and exit decisions, and supporting corporate C-Suites on major strategic and investment/divestment decisions and helping them transform their companies to deliver step change in performance. The majority of his work was in consumer/retail, logistics, technology, media, automotive, infrastructure, education and healthcare sectors.



KPMG

• Brazil
• Construction

• Associate Director

  • Jul 1999 - Jul 2008

  Amit cut his teeth at KPMG UK’s Strategy practice, helping clients with their strategic decisions, transformation, investment evaluation and merger/acquisition integration across a number of sectors (in particular, transport/logistics, technology, defence, manufacturing, consumer & retail, financial services, healthcare, public sector) in the UK, Europe and the US. In addition to advising clients, he led the design and business case of a highly differentiated offshore resource pool in India for KPMG Europe. He also spent over a year as the People and Operations Leader for KPMG's highest growth business unit in London. Show less



Tata Motors

• India
• Motor Vehicle Manufacturing
• 700 & Above Employee

• Sales Engineer

  • Jul 1994 - Jun 1997

  Amit sold and managed servicing of/parts delivery for Tata Motors/Hitachi construction and earthmoving equipment in the mining and steel production parts of Eastern India, delivering high double digit y-o-y growth in a highly competitive market. Amit sold and managed servicing of/parts delivery for Tata Motors/Hitachi construction and earthmoving equipment in the mining and steel production parts of Eastern India, delivering high double digit y-o-y growth in a highly competitive market.