Riyaz Maknojia

Riyaz Maknojia is currently a Venture Partner at Modi Ventures, where he focuses on early-stage technology investments and supports startup founders in scaling their emerging enterprises. With decades of professional experience spanning venture capital, private equity, and traditional finance, he specializes in bridging established industries with emerging technologies. In his current capacity, Maknojia is primarily responsible for sourcing new deals, deploying capital, and advising portfolio companies across the enterprise software, financial technology, and consumer internet sectors. He assumed his venture partner position at Modi Ventures in 2023 and remains actively involved in providing strategic operational guidance to management teams across multiple investment cycles. Ultimately, Maknojia leverages his extensive background in both technology and finance to identify, fund, and support high-growth SaaS and consumer technology startups navigating the complexities of the modern venture ecosystem.