Trusteeship, Not Charity.
We both trained in medicine. One of us stayed in clinical practice; the other spent a career financing the institutions that deliver it. Both paths taught the same lesson — that good intentions are abundant in this sector and good outcomes are not, and that the distance between them is almost always a matter of rigour.
So, we set up Vimaakr on what we call Rational Benevolence. Compassion decides what we care about; evidence decides what we fund. That means depth before breadth: a few commitments we can measure rather than many we cannot, and failures reported plainly rather than left to repeat quietly.
We hold this wealth as a trust rather than a possession: that duty is also a debt to the teachers who gave us knowledge, and to the family and country that made the work possible at all.
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Dr. Amit Varma & Dr. Neeti Chandra
Founders and Trustees, Vimaakr
Founders and Trustees
Dr. Amit Varma, Co-founder and Trustee
Dr. Amit spent the first part of his working life in intensive care units, in Delhi, New York, and Pittsburgh. The second part he spent building hospitals, and the companies that supply them, across Asia; along the way he co-founded Quadria Capital, a healthcare investment firm. He has never quite stopped being a doctor, and it shows in how he gives.
Some of his work has always sat outside business. He founded, and still mentors, 1 of Asia's largest TeleICU networks: more than 500 intensive care beds across India, Nepal, and Bangladesh, bringing specialist critical care to hospitals that could not otherwise offer it. He is a Founder and Trustee of Ashoka University, Senior Advisor to the Shantilal Shanghvi Foundation, and Principal Trustee of the Stranctuary Foundation. He serves on the advisory boards of Orbis International and the Singapore-MIT Alliance for Research and Technology, and teaches at NUS Business School. He trained at the University of Delhi, the State University of New York, and the University of Pittsburgh, and held academic posts at Pittsburgh and the Cleveland Clinic.
At Vimaakr, he brings a doctor's insistence on whether people get better, and an investor's patience to wait for it.
Operating Team
Dr. Neeti Chandra, Co-founder and Trustee
Dr. Neeti Chandra is an accomplished Pediatric Cardiac Anesthesiologist with extensive clinical and academic experience spanning India and the United States. Most recently, she served as Associate Director of Pediatric Cardiac Anesthesia at Fortis Healthcare Limited and Escorts Heart Institute, bringing expertise shaped by her board certification in Anesthesiology from the American Board of Anesthesia.
Over the course of her career, Dr. Chandra has been affiliated with top healthcare organizations, including Manipal Heart Foundation and Narayana Hrudayalaya, distinguishing herself through her dedication to pediatric cardiac care, clinical excellence, and commitment to medical education.
At Vimaakr, she brings a clinician's sense of what good care looks like, and a long commitment to teaching the people who will give it next.
Devendra Sharma
Devendra is a Chartered Accountant who has spent more than 15 years in finance, tax, and fundraising in Singapore and India. He has been Chief Financial Officer of Quadria Capital since 2013.
At Vimaakr, he oversees Vimaakr's finances, audit, and compliance, and makes sure every rupee committed can be traced to where it went.
Vikrant Parashar
Vikrant works on strategy, investments, and governance as Chief of Staff to the Managing Partners at Quadria Capital. He studied at FLAME University.
At Vimaakr, he runs strategy, the annual review of commitments and works with the institutions we support on the vital signs we track together.
Anirudh Arun
Anirudh works as an Associate, Philanthropy Strategy and Impact at Quadria Capital. He is a BA Economics (Honours) graduate and merit scholarship holder from Hindu College, University of Delhi.
At Vimaakr, he leads strategy, research on new commitments and operations.
Shivam Gupta
Shivam has spent 8 years in finance and tax. He holds an MBA in Finance, is part-qualified as a Chartered Accountant, and joined Quadria Capital as Finance Manager in May 2026.
At Vimaakr, he manages day-to-day accounting, disbursements, and statutory filings.