14 Indians among world’s top 100 venture capitalists

Fourteen Indian-origin investors find place in a list of top 100 global venture capitalists (VCs) compiled by CB Insights, a research firm that tracks VC and angel investments. The list, led by Peter Fanton of Benchmark Capital, was based on factors such as investor exits and consistency of investments, among others. The report evaluated the investors on the basis of their investments since 2008. Sameer Gandhi of Accel Partners at rank 25 was the top-ranked Indian venture capitalist. He was followed by Promod Haque of Norwest Venture Partners at rank 32.