Playbook Partners

Playbook Partners is an Operator-Driven Growth Capital (GC) firm for Digital India. Headquartered in Mumbai, it invests in growth-stage, tech-enabled businesses that have demonstrated positive unit economics and are sustainably scaling to market leadership. By combining capital with capability, the firm embodies 'the art of scale' to power India’s most promising companies using a blended data-driven and strategic approach. It targets digital transformation themes like distribution and disruption, driving consumption and innovation in aspirational India. Founded by Vikas Choudhury, who has been a renowned business leader at multinational public companies such as Reliance Jio, Aimia Inc, and a JV with the Tata Group. He also has over two decades of investing experience and his portfolio includes 10 unicorns, IPOs and exits such as InMobi, Myntra, Fractal, PolicyBazaar, Nazara, among others. He is an alumnus of Harvard Business School and an award-winning photographer. Playbook’s senior investing team includes Dushyant Singh (Ex McKinsey & Co) and Sumit Jain (Ex Sistema Asia Capital and Kalaari Capital). Its Operating Partners include Manish Choksi (Asian Paints), Aakash Chaudhry (Aakash Education) and Milan Sheth (Ex Automation Anywhere), who have come in through their family offices or in their personal capacity. Its Advisory Board includes eminent leaders such as Naveen Tewari (inMobi), Nitish Mittersain (Nazara), Sushil Jiwarajka (Ericsson), Dileep Choksi (Ex Deloitte), and Priti Rathi Gupta (Anand Rathi Group) who bring invaluable expertise, having led successful large scale businesses across sectors.