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Ganesh Rengaswamy
Managing Partner
Quona Capital
Ganesh Rengaswamy, a seasoned entrepreneur and venture investor, leads Quona’s investments in Asia. Before co-founding Quona, Ganesh led Accion Frontier Investments’ work in India. Prior to his time with Accion, Ganesh was a General Partner of Lok Capital, a venture growth fund that invests in financial inclusion and social enterprises. Ganesh previously served as the Asia Director for Unitus Inc., a global organization investing in sustainable solutions in financial inclusion. During these stints, Ganesh invested and advised leading financial institutions and banks including SKS/Bharat Financial Inclusion Ltd, Ujjivan, Equitas, IFMR/NorthenArc, Vistaar, TechProcess and Bandhan.
He previously led the entry of Greylock Partners, a Silicon Valley-based venture capital fund, into the Indian market and also co-founded Travelguru.com, acquired by Travelocity. Early in his career, Ganesh worked for Infosys, where he was responsible for customer acquisition and growth engagements for US-based Fortune 1000 clients.
Ganesh is a frequent speaker at global industry events including Singapore Fintech Festival, Asia Investment Conference, SuperReturn, Global Impact Investing Network (GIIN), India-China Fintech Summit, and LendIt. Ganesh’s exits include IndiaMart (IPO), Coins.ph (Go-Jek), Shubham (Premji Invest), IFMR, TechProcess (Ingenico), Vistaar, Rural Shores, and Securent (Cisco). Ganesh’s current and past investment and entrepreneurial advisory roles include Village Capital, Accion Venture Lab, GSF Accelerator and IIM-Ahmedabad, and he has been featured in Bloomberg, CNBC, The Economic Times, The Mint, and others.
Speaking at SFF 2026
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12:00–1:00pmWed 18 NovSide ProgrammesInvestors Lounge (Hall 2)Open
Capital Rewiring
The Road Ahead for the SEA Venture Ecosystem
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Geetali KumarHead of Venture Capital & Disruptive Technology Investments, East Asia & PacificIFC - International Finance Corporation
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Ganesh RengaswamyManaging PartnerQuona Capital
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Prantik MazumdarPresidentTiE SingaporeModerator
About this session
What does the path look like for a new-age, AI-native or deepTech venture born in SEA? Should they look to leverage local grants, government contracts, and navigate their way through the family-owned conglomerates in the region, or are they better off hustling in large, well-capitalized, homogeneous markets like China, Japan, or the US?
Given the lack of a large revenue pool and customer base, does Singapore or SEA best suited to be the “second office” - the one that founders open after tasting commercial success elsewhere? How are the VCs looking at it from their vantage point? Join us for the fireside chat curated alongside TiE Singapore. -
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1:15–1:50pmWed 18 NovFounders StageHall 2, Singapore EXPOPremium
Capital Rewiring
What Will the Strongest and Weakest Moats Look Like in 2027?
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Michael SchleinPresident & Chief Executive OfficerAccion
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Yashish DahiyaChairman & Group Chief Executive OfficerPB Fintech
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Nobutake SuzukiPresident & Chief Executive OfficerMUFG Innovation Partners Co., Ltd.
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Ganesh RengaswamyManaging PartnerQuona Capital
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Victor AlexievPartnerships & Investments, Private CreditCitiModerator
About this session
Rapid advances in foundation models and automated engineering have flattened traditional competitive moats. McKinsey's 2026 State of AI report found nearly a third of enterprises now choose to build functionality in-house with AI agents rather than buy it, the clearest signal that a product-level moat alone no longer holds. Defensibility is consolidating around regulatory licenses, proprietary data integrations, and entrenched distribution. This session challenges investors to evaluate the structural integrity of modern technology moats: which advantages endure, and which are eroding under platform pressure. Source: McKinsey & Company, The State of AI 2026.
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