Meet the
possible
people
Some of Our Strategic Limited Partners
ABC Foods
Leading Indonesian food and beverage company
agrocorp
Global agricultural commodity and food solutions provider
anjula acharia
Successful investor, turbocharging female-led brands with celebrity and pop culture partnerships
B.riley
Leading middle market CPG-focused investment bank
doug daft
Former Chairman CEO of Coca-Cola
grupo mariposa
Leading food and beverage conglomerate in Latin America
grupo navis
Highly successful Puerto Rico-based entrepreneurs' food industry holding company
john king
Best in class go-to-market strategy, innovation support and brand partnerships
sameer vasvani
Highly successful UK-based entrepreneur
team direct
Leader broker for Walmart & Sam's Club
ZUCKERMAN HONICKMAN
Over 100 years old, providing innovative packaging solutions for beverages
csaw.co
Highly successful Singapore-based entrepreneur
Meet the possible people
Gurdeep Prewal
Co-founder & General Partner
New York & Singapore
Gurdeep lives and breathes the Rocana lifestyle, and the Rocana “better living” mission was born out of his deep personal passions for health and wellness. Before launching Rocana, Gurdeep spent 17 years in investment banking M&A and capital markets working on numerous landmark and award-winning deals and is a CFA charter holder. In 2018, he transitioned to venture capital, combining his financial acumen and savvy deal-making with his Ikigai-led mission of investing in purpose-driven consumer brands. Gurdeep is Canadian-born and Singapore-adopted.
Sumesh sachar
Co-founder & General Partner
Miami & Los Angeles
Sumesh's deep passion is creating value through bringing people together. He truly lives the "possible people" ethos. Sumesh grew up in Zambia, graduated from Pace University in New York and became one of the youngest CPA's in the NY state. His professional career includes CFO, COO and CEO roles in industry agnostic businesses all over the world having lived in New York, Singapore (where he met Gurdeep in 2008), Mumbai, Dubai and Los Angeles. He has extensive operational and business management experience, investing personally in the Better living space since 2014 and through Rocana since 2018.
ALEX BorSCHOW
General Partner
New York
Raised in San Juan, Puerto Rico. 10+ years venture investor and advisor to food, beverage, and sustainability startups. Graduated from MIT undergrad with a degree in Chemical/Bio Engineering and an MBA from MIT Sloan School of Management. Youngest Director in history of BNP Paribas equity derivatives division and first director of Finance for Eataly USA.
Team Members
Legal & Compliance
NATALIa LOPEZ
Senior Associate
PRANAv MAGANTI
Board of Advisors
Shayna harris
GP at seed-stage food and food tech VC
Experience as Chief Growth Officer and COO at Farmer's Fridge
Global lead for Sourcing and Impact at Mars for cacao
Luis Miguel CASTILLO
Highly entrepreneurial organization leader; Chairman of Central American Bottling Corp.
Expertise in distribution and supply chain management
Exit partner potential
SAMEER VASWANI
Highly experienced serial entrepreneur in the food and beverage space
Strong UK/EU network
Exited entrepreneur
Sustainable guru
FRANCISCo MARTORELL
VP of Strategy, Integration, and Innovation at Triple-S Health Insurance
Board and Investment Committee at BlueCross BlueShield Venture Partners
Extensive VC and PE experience in the food and ad space
ANJULA ACHARIA
Founder and CEO of A-Series Investments and Management and talent manager for Priyanka Chopra
Pop culture and female entrepreneur champion
Highly influential in Hollywood
