Sameer Kanwar

SENIOR ADVISOR

Sameer has over 25 years of experience in the IT Industry with focus on Global Business Development, Alliances, Marketing & Analyst Relations and Strategy for IT Products & Services. 

Sameer was a Partner at Capital Square Partners, post merger of Capital Square Partners and Basil Partners before transitioning to a Senior Advisor effective April, 2026.

In his capacity as Senior Advisor, Sameer is involved in helping the portfolio companies with their growth, investment & exit strategies, including supporting the process of identifying, screening and carrying out due diligence on potential M&A targets. Sameer also serves as an Advisor to the Board of CSP portfolio companies Bits In Glass and inMorphis.

Prior to the merger of Basil Partners and Capital Square Partners, Sameer was the CEO of Basil Technology Partners Pte Ltd. He was on the Board of Directors at Accion Labs up to the investment by TA Associates in March, 2020, and currently is an Advisor to the Board at Accion Labs. He was earlier a Board Member at Apar Technologies, Bits In Glass, GAVS Technologies, inMorphis, IT Convergence and Relevance Lab, and was also on the Advisory Board of CIGNEX Datamatics, Endeavour Technologies, Netscribes and Neev Technologies during his tenure at Basil Partners.

Prior to joining Basil Partners on a dedicated basis, he represented the Basil team at Powerdesk Technologies as Global Director - Sales & Marketing. He was responsible for conceptualizing and launching a patented IT Product to reduce Operational Expenses of Enterprises across Power, Space and IT Security. Prior to this, Sameer was at Ness Technologies where he was responsible for Strategy & Business Development for the UK SBU, Global Pre-sales & as an Offshore Evangelist. Prior to that he was Head, Apar Consulting Solutions Division – Asia-Pac based in Singapore. He has also worked for Parametric Technologies and Wipro Infotech.

Sameer possesses a Bachelor in Engineering (Computers) and a Masters in Management Studies from Mumbai University.