Kiran Nithyanand Joins Native as Partner for Consumer, Media & Real Estate

Kiran Nithyanand, an India-focused go-to-market (GTM) and growth leader, has been named Partner – Consumer, Media & Real Estate at Native. He will spearhead the firm’s Consumer & Real Estate portfolio across the West and South regions.
With over two decades in FMCG, Alco-Bev, media, and investor-backed platforms, Nithyanand excels in market entry strategies, distribution ecosystems, monetization models, and scaling businesses. His operating and advisory roles have partnered founders and investors in dynamic markets.
Most recently, he led operations at Assemblage Entertainment and drove international expansion/platform partnerships at Rainshine Global Inc across India & US. At Disney Star, he managed large-scale distribution and platform strategy. Earlier, he supported True North portfolio companies in growth transformation.
Nithyanand’s foundational career featured commercial leadership at Diageo, and sales/marketing roles at Marico, Godrej Consumer Products, and Pidilite Industries, honing distribution-led growth and consumer strategy.
An IIM Kozhikode PGDM and NIT Karnataka engineering graduate, his expertise bolsters Native’s support for boards, founders, and teams in consumer and real asset sectors.