Karthik Narayanaswamy

Partner & Head of India at Novo Holdings · Joined 2025

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Biography

Karthik Narayanaswamy joined Novo Holdings in January 2025 as Partner and Head of India. Novo Holdings says he brings over 20 years of experience in private equity investing, strategy consulting and operations. He was previously co-founder and Partner at SeaLink Capital Partners, an India-focused mid-market private equity firm, where he led its healthcare investments, and before that a Principal at KKR Capstone overseeing due diligence and operational improvement across KKR's investments in India. He was a founding member of Bain & Company's India office, gained investment experience at Goldman Sachs Investment Partners, and began his career at Capital One Financial in Richmond, Virginia. He holds a Bachelor of Technology in computer science and engineering from IIT Bombay.

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2025
Joins Novo Holdings in January 2025 as Partner and Head of India.

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Novo Holdings - Karthik Narayanaswamy (people page, checked 6 September 2026) ↗