About Kismet Capital, LLC
Ashish Lakhanpal is the Founder and Managing Director of Kismet Capital, LLC, a private equity investment firm with
offices in Washington DC, Mumbai, and Bangkok. In his role at Kismet, Ashish serves on the Board of
SKS Microfinance, a $2 B micro-financial services company in India, as well as on the Board of the Thai
Millennium Fund, a $160 MM property fund comprising ~1,100 hotel and serviced apartment units based in
Bangkok, Thailand.
Prior to Kismet's founding, Ashish was the Managing Director of Think Capital, LLC, a New York based Family Office with diverse interests in areas such as contract manufacturing, energy, real estate, software and IT enabled services. Prior to Think, Ashish has experience at Goldman Sachs & Co. as well as McKinsey & Company. Ashish received an MBA from Harvard Business School and a Bachelor of Arts, Summa Cum Laude, from Georgetown University.
Prior to Kismet's founding, Ashish was the Managing Director of Think Capital, LLC, a New York based Family Office with diverse interests in areas such as contract manufacturing, energy, real estate, software and IT enabled services. Prior to Think, Ashish has experience at Goldman Sachs & Co. as well as McKinsey & Company. Ashish received an MBA from Harvard Business School and a Bachelor of Arts, Summa Cum Laude, from Georgetown University.