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Dialogue with Jinesh Shah, Managing Partner, Omnivore
Anubhav S, Communications Manager, Omnivore


Jinesh Shah, Managing Partner, Omnivore

Jinesh Shah is the Managing Partner of Omnivore, an impact venture capital firm that supports visionary founders advancing agrifood innovation, climate action, and rural transformation. Over the past decade, Omnivore pioneered agritech and climate-smart venture investing in India and currently manages USD 295 million across two active venture funds.

Previously, he was Vice President and CFO at Nexus Venture Partners, one of India’s leading venture capital funds. Earlier in his career, Jinesh worked in corporate finance roles for Datamatics (leading Treasury/M&A), Patni Computers (initiating the IPO process), and HCL Technologies (founding the BPO business). He is a member of the IMC Chamber of Commerce and Industry’s Agriculture & Food Processing Committee, the JITO Incubation & Innovation Foundation (JIIF), the core working group of the World Economic Forum related to agriculture, the CII National Council on Agriculture, and the chair of CII’s agtech task force. Recently, he joined the NITI Frontier Tech Hub Expert Council for the Future of Agriculture. Jinesh is a Chartered Accountant with a B.Com from R A Poddar College and an MMS (Finance) from JBIMS.


Anubhav S, Communications Manager, Omnivore

Anubhav joined Omnivore in 2025 as a Communications Manager and is based out of their Bangalore office. He focuses on amplifying the firm's voice in the climate tech space, particularly through scientific storytelling and climate-action narratives.

Previously, Anubhav spent 4 years as Content Manager at Absolute, one of India's premier biotech startups - where he managed corporate communications with diverse stakeholders - including policy makers, bio-scientific fraternities, climate activists, farmers, and investors.

Anubhav holds a Bachelor’s degree in Journalism & Mass Communications from Manipal University Jaipur and a certificate in "Transformation of the Global Food System" from University of Copenhagen.



About Omnivore

Omnivore is a venture capital firm investing in startups that are building the future of agriculture, food, and climate resilience in India. Founded in 2011, Omnivore supports entrepreneurs working at the intersection of deep science, sustainability, and rural transformation.

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