Kartik Varma is a London-based entrepreneur, investor, and former Managing Director at Techstars, with over 25 years of experience across fintech, proptech, and digital media.
He co-founded PropTiger, India’s leading online real estate platform backed by Accel, Softbank, and News Corp, and iTrust, one of India’s first fintech platforms, later acquired by Karvy.
In London, Kartik has been an active investor and mentor to high-growth startups, including Capdesk, and brings deep insight into financial technology, venture investing, and startup scaling.
Previously with Naya Capital and trained as a Wall Street lawyer, he combines strong analytical expertise with a founder’s instinct. Through his work at Techstars and beyond, Kartik has helped hundreds of founders turn early ideas into global businesses.
Kartik is currently not investing in new startups.