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Smita Sircar
CEO at Gray Matters Capital
New Delhi, Delhi
Overview
Smita Sircar, currently serving as President & CEO at Gray Matters Capital, has an extensive background in impact investing and innovation with a focus on gender, education, and the future of work. Notable highlights of her career include leading investments in companies like uFaber (Series A) and iDream Career (Series Unknown), and holding key roles at organizations such as Standard Bank and Aid Workers Network.
She has a diverse educational background with an International Organisations MBA from the University of Geneva, an MBA from SP Jain Institute of Management & Research, and a Bachelor of Technology from Jamia Millia Islamia.
Work Experience
Senior Advisor
2025 - Current
Board Director India
2016
Senior Advisor
2024 - 2025
President & CEO
2021 - 2024
Board Member
2021 - 2024
edLABS is Gray Matters Capital’s early stage education.
Board
2022 - 2025
Board Chair
2022 - 2025
Board Observer
2023 - 2024
Country Head, Strategic Alliances
2019 - 2020
Innovation Director -edLABS and ecosystem
2017 - 2019
edLABS is Gray Matters Capital’s early stage education.
Social Innovation and Research Lead
2016 - 2016
edLABS is Gray Matters Capital’s early stage education.
Head Research and Performance Management, Community Banking
2009 - 2010
Community Banking at Standard Bank works in south african communities to promote financial literacy and banking the unbanked via access to transactional banking facilities as well as micro loans. The Research and Performance management function involves providing actionable inputs to the business and monitoring the performance to ensure that the business achieves the twin goal of impact and scale.