Veteran dealmaker Sanjay Nayar teams up with Peak Ventures for cleantech play

Former KKR India CEO and chairman Sanjay Nayar, who now runs technology-focused venture capital fund Sorin Investments, is entering a new space: climatetech.

Nayar is partnering with Peak Ventures – an early-stage firm focused on cleantech areas such as new energy, food systems, clean water and climate. Under the new arrangement, Nayar would become a general partner at the Mumbai-based firm.