Arjun Vaidya is the Founder at Dr. Vaidya's: New Age Ayurveda. He leads venture investing for Verlinvest (one of the world’s largest consumer brand focused funds) in India through a new fund called V3 Ventures. He focusses on investing in early-stage consumer facing businesses. He is also an active angel investor (with 80+ portfolio companies) and a mentor to brands in India’s D2C and ecommerce ecosystem. Outside of work, Arjun hosts a podcast called ‘Direct to A Billion Consumers’ and one of India’s largest cohort-based courses on D2C. He is also a World Economic Forum Global Shaper and a member of Brown University’s Young Alumni Advisory Council.