Capital18 alumnus Sachin Tagra has been hired by fellow corporate venturing unit JSW Ventures as it looks to close its second fund.

JSW Ventures, the corporate venturing unit for India-based steel and energy conglomerate JSW Group, has hired Sachin Tagra as a partner ahead of a first close of its second fund.

Tagra joins JSW Ventures from media house Network18 Group, where he headed its corporate venture capital subsidiary, Capital18.

Gaurav Sachdeva, managing partner at JSW Ventures, said: “Sachin has significant experience in scaling up businesses from their startup phase. This will be crucial as we build and launch a bigger fund as well…

James Mawson

James Mawson is founder and chief executive of Global Venturing.