Sadashiv Nayak

Sadashiv Nayak, Angel investor in Mumbai is an active investor based in Mumbai, Maharashtra. This profile covers what Sadashiv Nayak backs, at which stage, and how founders can reach out in 2026.

Mr. Sadashiv Nayak serves as an Advisor at Capstone Ventures (India). Mr. Nayak is an Angel Investor. He served as Chief Executive Officer - Integrated Food Business at Future Consumer. He also served as a Board Member at Future Agrovet. His work experience of 26 years spans the industries of Retail, FMCG, and Paints. He has been associated with Future Group since 2004 in geography leadership and category leadership roles. He was appointed the CEO of Big Bazaar in 2013. During his tenure at Big Bazaar, he was part of rapid growth and expansion across the country. In 2018, he was given the additional responsibility to lead the Integrated Food Business across Future Group. At FCL, he is a key partner in converging the brand business within the group's retail ecosystem and in building the values of inclusion, democratization, and consumer centricity across the organization. He contributes towards crafting and executing the growth plan of Food Power Brands, seeding in the Channel sales organization and building capabilities within FCL's brand circles. Another of his focus areas is to execute the FCL business footprint beyond the Future Group retail ecosystem, including the franchise-led business of Aadhaar. He is a Post Graduate Diploma in Business Management from XLRI Jamshedpur. He also holds a Bachelor's degree in Electronics and Communications from NIT Surathkal. Just before joining Future Group, he has worked with Hindustan Unilever Ltd in roles of Brand Management (Personal Care) and Regional Sales Leadership (Food and Beverages). He started his career with Asian Paints in the decorative paints business in functions of distributive sales, product management (Apex Exterior Paints, Apcolite Wall Emulsions and Distemper), and Innovation (Retail Tinting Solutions).