Neha Manaktala is Venture Partner at HOF Capital, a global venture capital firm that invests in transformative technology start-ups with international expansion potential. Neha is an Entrepreneur and finance professional with 14 years experience in investment banking, venture capital, private equity, fintech & startups. She was the Founder & CEO of DealIndex, an intelligent data and deal aggregator for the digital market, with a focus on premier analytics and research for efficient investor decisions across digital investment platforms. She also co-founded Vizibee in 2012, an aggregated quality mobile video platform, for original short video from Publishers, including BBC.

Prior to Vizibee, she spent 8 years in private equity and investment banking in London and Mumbai. Most recently she worked on the US$2bn private equity fundraise at Actis Private Equity, a leading global emerging markets private equity fund. Prior to Actis, Neha worked in investment banking, with a focus on equity and M&A transactions at Morgan Stanley & Lehman Brothers. She holds a Bachelor’s degree in Economics from St Xavier’s College, Mumbai, and a Masters from the University of Mumbai.