Team
NITIN VERMA
Partner
Email: nitin@novavidacapital.com
Nitin is a Partner at Nova Vida Capital. He has more than 20 years' experience successfully delivering complex multi-million dollar projects in the engineering, clean energy and environmental infrastructure industries. He is also the co-founder of a leading vertical B2B SaaS CRM and Workflow Automation solution for sales teams in the engineering and manufacturing sectors. Prior to joining Nova Vida Capital, Nitin worked with large organizations such as The World Bank and IL&FS (Infrastructure, Leasing & Financial Services) as well as niche engineering and advisory businesses such as Carollo Engineers, SustainAsia, and Spans Envirotech. Nitin has an MBA from INSEAD, an MS from Virginia Tech, and B.Tech from Delhi College of Engineering.
PIYUSH KUNNAPALLIL
Founding Partner
Email: piyush@novavidacapital.com
Piyush founded Nova Vida Capital in February 2021 and leads all M&A as well as deal-making efforts. He previously served as the President and CEO of Ti Foods, one of the largest Asian food distribution companies in Canada. Ti Foods was acquired in September 2021 and became Nova Vida Capital's first portfolio company.
Before his time at Ti Foods, Piyush was a Director at Samsung Electronics, where he managed the TV business for eight years and led the consumer electronics e-commerce operation for two years. He brings over 16 years of experience in managing and building multi-million dollar businesses. Piyush has extensive knowledge in B2B distribution and e-commerce, and is proficient in sales, marketing, and P&L leadership.
He holds an MBA from INSEAD and has lived in five different countries.