Sachin Bettadapur

Josh Dodson

Sachin has spent the majority of his career to date executing middle market M&A transactions. Most recently, he was an investor at Aurora Capital Partners, a Los Angeles-based private equity firm focused on acquiring business services, industrials, and technology companies. Aurora is often the first institutional capital partner to its portfolio companies, and Sachin spent much of his time investing in and working with formerly family-owned or employee-owned businesses.

Sachin graduated from UNC Chapel Hill with a BS in Business Administration and a second major in Public Policy. While on campus he was involved in various entrepreneurial pursuits, including running regional operations for a student-led food delivery business serving college campuses across the country.

Sachin grew up in the SF Bay Area and currently resides in Santa Monica. Outside of work, he enjoys hiking, surfing, snowboarding, and watching his UNC and Bay Area sports teams.

Josh's career has been focused on helping companies achieve success. As a former management consultant at Kearney, Josh partnered with Fortune 1000 companies to craft and implement their growth, operational excellence, and digital transformation initiatives. Currently, as an investor at a venture capital firm, he invests in and supports early-stage technology and tech-enabled services businesses.

Josh graduated from UNC Chapel Hill with a BA in Public Policy and a minor in Music. Josh worked at his family's small business throughout high school and college.

Josh grew up across the country, including stops in Kansas City, Northern New Jersey, and Raleigh-Durham. He currently lives in Charlotte, NC. Outside of work, you can find him listening to live music, weightlifting, checking out new breweries with his dog, and cheering on the Tar Heels.