Ashwin Puri

Director of Investments

2023

FMG Capital is the embedded family office of First Midwest Group, a real-estate-focused holding company of the Puri Family. We invest in public equities, credit, and maintain a heavy emphasis on alternatives, exceeding one hundred VC & PE funds and direct investments over the past decade. While our primary focus is on the United States, we also invest globally, with a particular concentration on India, Sub-Saharan Africa, and Southeast Asia.

Principal

2020

FMG Capital has a long history of direct and fund-based investments in private equity, venture capital, and public equities, spanning more than two decades. We continue to seek opportunistic alpha-driven investments in the United States and across the globe. At FMG Capital, I lead direct investments and VC & PE fund investments.

Director of Investments

2023

FMG Capital is the embedded family office of First Midwest Group, a real-estate-focused holding company of the Puri Family. We invest in public equities, credit, and maintain a heavy emphasis on alternatives, exceeding one hundred VC & PE funds and direct investments over the past decade. While our primary focus is on the United States, we also invest globally, with a particular concentration on India, Sub-Saharan Africa, and Southeast Asia.

Principal

2020

Primary focus on FMG Capital.

Member

2022

​Members of MoVi participate in a diverse network of professionals and innovators across a spectrum of disciplines to collectively learn, solve problems, and motivate each other to deepen our understanding of the world.

Principal

2022 - 2022

XRC Ventures is a venture capital fund and accelerator for the next generation of disruptors in the retail tech, consumer goods, and consumerization of healthcare sectors.

Founder

2019 - 2022

Global frontier markets impact investing.

Co-Lead

2019 - 2020

(www.startupboost.org ) A global tech startup pre-accelerator aimed at working with competitive early-stage entrepreneurs to prepare them for accelerator programs, seed investment and revenue through a 6-week part-time program. Each program is lead by chapter directors with Startup Boost cities including Detroit, Dublin, Los Angeles, Chicago, New York, Pittsburgh, London, and Toronto.

Associate

2019 - 2020

ID Ventures provides investment capital and resources to early-stage, high-growth companies in the Detroit region and throughout Michigan. IDV manages three investment funds and has invested in over 120 Michigan-based start-ups. Deploying $3M+ in capital per year, IDV is one of the most active pre-seed through early-A funders in the Great Lakes region. Our team is committed to supporting the entrepreneurial ecosystem with capital, on-going mentorship, and community engagement. We implement targeted venture development programs to help build and promote scalable businesses in the region. Our commitment is building a robust tech community in Detroit and throughout Michigan. We are collectively focused on implementing an investment strategy that is inclusive and supportive of minority, immigrant, and women entrepreneurs.

Venture Capital Analyst

2018 - 2019

Fellow

2017 - 2020

Founder & Co-Chair

2019 - 2020

The Frontiers Forum is a global community of founders, investors and thinkers committed to building and supporting startups in frontier markets. We provide a platform for like-minded young professionals to share ideas, engage in stimulating forum discussions, publish original content, solicit mentorship, and build a diverse network. For more information, visit: https://www.frontiersforum.org/

Advisory Board Member

2019 - 2020

James and Patricia Anderson Engineering Ventures Institute Advisory Board Member