Snigdha Sengupta joined Lightbox in 2023 to lead content strategy and development at the firm.

Snigdha moved from Kolkata to Mumbai at the turn of the last century to join The Economic Times. As a young reporter at India’s largest-selling business daily, she chronicled the emergence and evolution of the country’s private equity and venture capital industry. Her approach of bringing deep research to her reportage and ability to discern the bigger picture enabled her to go on to drive the coverage of alternative investments and emerging businesses — and build lasting relationships with some of the smartest people in the finance sector — across several platforms, including Mint, The Economic Times, News Corp (TechCircle and VCCircle), and Businessworld.

At Lightbox, Snigdha draws on the same skills she has honed over 25+ years in journalism to set the tone and direction for the content and storytelling that defines and illuminates Lightbox’s values and business objectives and, through it, influences India’s venture capital narrative. Lightbox’s unique investment thesis of building a concentrated portfolio of high-impact consumer brands through deep operational engagement resonates as much with Snigdha as the colourful garden at her workplace. 

An alumnus of Loreto College, Snigdha likes simple, uncomplicated things: Bollywood blockbusters and popcorn, road trips, and dogs. Especially dogs. As someone who switched over to the other side, what’s the one myth about the venture capital industry that got busted at Lightbox? “That venture capitalists always have the upper hand in the relationship.”