For corporates looking to partner with Start-ups
Corporates can share the specific niche technology-based product or services/ Broad technology problem area/ Services/Business delivery model, which Corporate Partner would like a start-up to design and develop for you for improved user experience and interaction, ease of usage, higher productivity and quality etc.
For incubators looking to partner with corporates
Start-ups (Indian & Global) looking to partner with Corporates
Mentorship/co-creation by the large corporates to selected start-ups for mutual benefits and business expansion
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Mentorship/co-creation by the large corporates to selected start-ups for mutual benefits and business expansion
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For corporates looking to partner with Start-ups
Corporates can share the specific niche technology-based product or services/ Broad technology problem area/ Services/Business delivery model, which Corporate Partner would like a start-up to design and develop for you for improved user experience and interaction, ease of usage, higher productivity and quality etc.
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Challenges
Areas of Collaboration
Creative & services sectors
Leisure, travel and hospitality
Transport & logistics
Women led entrepreneurship
Energy
Health & Wellness Sectors
Strategic Sectors- Aerospace & Defence
Agriculture & Food
Financial Sector
Manufacturing Sectors
Infrastructure Sectors
Employability & Livelihood Development
Social Development
MSME & Future Business Development
Any entity which qualifies to be a start-up, as per the definition of Government of India, is eligible to apply for Startupreneur Awards. These include:-
The entity should be less than 10 years as of 31 March 2020
Entities incorporated as either a private limited company or a registered partnership firm or a limited liability partnership with Registrar of Companies
Annual turnover should not have exceeded Rs 100 crore for any of the financial years since incorporation/registration
An entity should not have been formed by splitting up or reconstruction of a business already in existence.
It should be working towards innovation, development or improvement of products or processes or services, or if it is a scalable business model with a high potential of employment generation or wealth creation.
Benefits for all applicants:
CII membership under start-up category at discounted rates
Fifty percent discount for showcasing in CII Start-up Book
First-hand information of all start-up related initiatives of CII
Benefits for winners:
Award money and use of award logo for marketing and promotion of business
Connect with corporates who will act as advisor/mentor; provide business and/or invest in their venture
To be invited as members of CII Start-up Council, headed by Mr. Kris Gopalakrishnan. The Council addresses regulatory issues in consultation with the highest authorities in the Government
Media coverage
Promotion through CII platforms (national and international) as one of the top innovation-driven organizations
Showcasing in CII Start-up Book
Registration on the website by providing basic information and obtain login ID/Password.
With the given login credentials, the applicant must fill up the initial application form which includes an abstract about the organization and other relevant details.
After checks on eligibility criteria, online jury members will shortlist and selects top entries in every category will be shortlisted for the next stage of evaluation.
Top entries in every category will be invited to make presentations jury members which will comprise award sponsors and others such as from relevant academics.
Finalists will be invited to pitch their ideas/products/business/service before a grand jury which will include a representative of sponsors companies.
Collaboration process
Stage 0
Corporate to share their technology areas
Stage 1
Based on the options of products or services given by the Corporate Partner, CII will scout its vast network both from national and international partners and invite application from start-ups specific to industry needs.
Stage 2
After receiving applications from the start-ups from India and other countries, CII’s panel of high-level academic experts (including the Corporate Partner representatives) will shortlist the most promising set of start-ups through a robust process.
Stage 3
The CII evaluation will be based on Start-ups who are specifically tailored to cater to the Corporate Partner needs for novel technologies and/or services and for further collaboration and engagements with Corporate Partner.
Stage 4
After CII evaluation, CII will share with Corporate Partner the shortlisted details of start-up solutions for their in-house evaluation process.
Stage 5
The Corporate Partner after their in-house evaluations will select top start-ups solutions for exploring partnerships and ask CII to set-up physical/virtual meetings with these start-ups.
Stage 6
CII will conduct demo days for Corporate Partner with the shortlisted start-ups, based on which the Corporate Partner will finally select the start-ups
Stage 7
CII will invite Corporate Partner to participate in a high-level CII national event (physical/Virtual) where Corporate Partner can announce their business partnership with their selected start-up(s) – as a Corporate Partner Business Partnership Award
Corporate partners
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Government Partner
State Partner
Institutional Partner
Grand jury
Mr. Kris Gopalakrishnan
Chairman
CII Start-up Council & CII Startupreneur Awards
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Mr. Kris Gopalakrishnan
Chairman
CII Start-up Council & CII Startupreneur Awards
Senapathy ‘Kris’ Gopalakrishnan served as the Vice Chairman of Infosys from 2011 to 2014, and as its Chief Executive Officer and Managing Director from 2007 to 2011. Kris is one of the co-founders of Infosys.
Recognized as a global business and technology thought leader, he was voted the top CEO (IT services category) in Institutional Investor’s inaugural ranking of Asia’s Top Executives. He was selected as one of the winners of the 2nd Asian Corporate Director Recognition Awards by Corporate Governance Asia in 2011. Kris was also selected to Thinkers 50, an elite list of global business thinkers, in 2009. He was elected President of India’s apex industry chamber, the Confederation of Indian Industry (CII) for 2013 – 14, and served as one of the co-chairs of the World Economic Forum in Davos in January 2014.
In January 2011, the Government of India awarded Kris the Padma Bhushan, the country’s third-highest civilian honor.
He serves on the Board of Governors of Indian Institute of Technology, Madras, and Indian Institute of Management, Bangalore. He is the Chairman of the Board of Governors of IIIT, Bangalore, and is also on the Board of Trustees of the Chennai Mathematical Institute.
Kris holds master’s degrees in physics and computer science from the Indian Institute of Technology, Madras.
Mr. R Ramaraj
Senior Advisor
Elevar Equity
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Mr. R Ramaraj
Senior Advisor
Elevar Equity
R Ramaraj is a serial entrepreneur who has been involved in ventures in IT, cellular, and Internet. His last venture was Sify, where he was the Co-Founder and Chief Executive Officer, Sify was the first Indian Internet Company from India to list on NASDAQ National Market in the US (NASDAQ –SIFY). He was recognized as the ‘Evangelist of the Year’ at the India Internet World Convention in September 2000 and was also voted the IT Person of the year 2000 and in 2001, in a CNET.com poll in India.
In 2010, The Confederation of Indian Industry (CII) recognized him with a Life Time Achievement Award for nurturing the Spirit of Entrepreneurship and inspiring and mentoring numerous entrepreneurs.
Earlier he was the Senior Advisor at Sequoia Capital. He is currently a Senior Advisor at Elevar Equity. He is a Member of the Board of Governors of the Indian Institute of Management, Calcutta (IIMC)
He is on the board of Olympic Gold Quest (OGQ) a Not for Profit organization. OGQ is committed to bridging the gap between the best athletes in India and the best athletes in the world thus helping Indian athletes to win Olympic Gold medals.
Ramaraj is the Chairman of Villgro Foundation, an Incubator for social enterprises and also Chairman of the IIMC Innovation Park.
Ramaraj was a member of the Advisory Board of Rand Corporation, CAPP (Centre for Asia Pacific Policy)
He is the first Indian to be invited to the Board of Directors of ICANN (Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers) where he served for 6 years as an Independent Director. He was a member of the Global Board of Trustees of TiE (The Indus Entrepreneurs).
R. Ramaraj holds a B.Tech in Chemical Engineering from the University of Madras and an M.B.A. from the Indian Institute of Management, Calcutta and a Ph.D. from SRM University
Ms. Poyni Bhatt
CEO
Society for Innovation & Entrepreneurship (SINE), IIT Bombay
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Ms. Poyni Bhatt
CEO
Society for Innovation & Entrepreneurship (SINE), IIT Bombay
Poyni Bhatt is a qualified legal and compliance professional, turned to technology business incubation by chance, helping entrepreneurs for over a decade. She has experience of 3 decades in industry and academia.
She is a founding team member of SINE, the technology business incubator at IIT Bombay, and has been managing the incubator since 2004. She has been involved in 140+ startups incubated at SINE. Several of them have done excellently, some have failed, and most are active and running their businesses very well. The majority of the startups supported by SINE have raised external funding. Poyni actively contributes to the entrepreneurial ecosystem and is mentoring start-ups and innovators outside SINE as well.
At SINE she has handled several collaborative international programs for innovators and entrepreneurs, most recently with Taiwan and Switzerland and European Union.
Prior to SINE, she has corporate experience of over a decade in manufacturing and finance sectors, where she headed secretarial, legal, and compliance functions. She had handled IPOs and fundraising, structured corporate M&A deals, and also dealt with various Indian regulators.
She is a member of several Indian government committees on innovation, entrepreneurship, and incubation, and also a member on the boards of several incubators in India. She also is an invitee as the guest speaker, jury member for various events/ workshops related to entrepreneurship.
Mr. Rajan Navani
Vice Chairman & Managing Director
Jetline Group of Companies
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Mr. Rajan Navani
Vice Chairman & Managing Director
Jetline Group of Companies
Rajan is currently the Chairman of the Confederation of Indian Industry’s CII National Council on Future Businesses, Immediate Past Chairman of the CII Council on India@75, the Past National Chairman of the CII Young Indians and is a member of CII’s National Council. Through India@75, he is working with multiple stakeholders including government, corporates, and civil society in helping build a Dream India by 2022, seventy-five years since its independence. Rajan is a founding trustee of the India@75 Foundation. Rajan is also a trustee of Aspen’s Ananta Centre in India, a fellow of the Aspen India Leadership Initiative 2011–2012 and a member of the Aspen Global Leadership Network, the world’s foremost group on values-based leadership across all walks of life.
He is also a BMW Herbert Quandt Foundation’s Young World Leader, a CNBC India’s Young Turk, and part of the ASEAN 100 Leadership Forum. Rajan is also playing an active role in helping shape the Government and business US‐India partnership and is a member of the Singapore-India and Israel-India Track II strategic dialogues. He is a board member of Indiaspora, a powerful network linking the Indian American Diaspora with India.
He was the founder Chairman of the Emerging President’s Group, a forum for second-generation industrialists and a promoting member of the Family Business Forum. He is actively associated with various other businesses and social organizations in India and Thailand. Rajan holds a Master’s Degree in Electrical Engineering from Purdue University, West Lafayette, USA, under a NASA grant, majoring in Digital Satellite Imaging and Remote Sensing graduating with the award for outstanding academic achievement. A gold medalist at the University of Poona, India in the Bachelors of Electronics and Telecommunications program from the College of Engineering Pune (COEP), Rajan also has a diploma in Business Management.
Mr. Vikram Gupta
Founder and Managing Partner
IvyCap Ventures Advisors Private Limited
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Mr. Vikram Gupta
Founder and Managing Partner
IvyCap Ventures Advisors Private Limited
Mr.Vikram Gupta is the Founder & Managing Partner of IvyCap Ventures Advisors Private Limited that manages around INR 800Cr. across two Funds that have been raised almost entirely in India. Started in 2011, IvyCaph as now become the largest home-grown Venture Capital Fund in India.
IvyCaph as also launched its first Venture Debt Fund of about INR 500 Cr and an Angel Fund of around INR 50Cr. IvyCaph as made substantial investments in the Indian Startup ecosystem and has a sector-agnostic investment approach. The current portfolio includes Leixir, RMLAG Tech, Aujas, Vinculum, Sokrati, FTCash, FieldEZ, Clovia, eShakti, Bluestone, Purplle & Grab On Rent. IvyCap Ventures is anchored by the IIT Alumni Trust, a Trust represented by the network of the IIT’s through its Dean / Faculty / Former Directors. The Trust also connects the fund with the entire eco-system of the 400,000 IIT Alumni around the world. Mr.Gupta has over 20 years of experience in Venture Capital, Business Consulting, M&A, Strategy, and Technology across multiple sectors. He is also known for setting up India’s First Health care and Life Sciences Venture Capital Fund where Ajay Piramal was the sponsor. Previously, heal so managed the Clinical Genomics practice for IBM’s Health care and Life Sciences vertical in the US. He has also been an entrepreneur himself in the areas of technology and healthcare. Mr.Vikram Gupta has completed his B.Tech. in Chemical Engineering from IIT Delhi and has an MBA degree in Strategy and Finance from Case Western Reserve University, Clevel and, Ohio, USA.
Mr. Jinesh Shah
Managing Partner
Omnivore Capital Management Advisors Pvt Ltd
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Mr. Jinesh Shah
Managing Partner
Omnivore Capital Management Advisors Pvt Ltd
Jinesh co-founded Omnivore in 2010. Previously, he was Vice President and CFO at Nexus Venture Partners, one of India’s leading venture capital funds. Earlier in his career, Jinesh worked in corporate finance roles for Datamatics (leading Treasury/M&A), Patni Computers (initiating the IPO process), and HCL Technologies (founding the BPO business).
Jinesh is a member of the World Economic Forum’s Global Future Council for Food Systems Innovation and a member of the IMC Chamber of Commerce and Industry’s Agriculture & Food Processing Committee.
Jinesh is a Chartered Accountant with a B.Com from R A Poddar College and an MMS (Finance) from JBIMS.
Mr. Srinivas Kollipara
Partner
Hunch Venture
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Mr. Srinivas Kollipara
Partner
Hunch Venture
Srinivas is an entrepreneur, angel investor, and startup ecosystem creator.
With over 25 years of international experience in product strategy, product management & BD, his true passion is helping startups to scale and creating thriving communities.
He is best known as the Founder of T-Hub, India’s best-known startup engine in Hyderabad, that currently runs India’s largest incubator; a leading Corporate Innovation division that runs programs for the likes of Boeing, Facebook, United Technologies, HSBC, etc; and international Market Access programs that help startups go global.
A thought-leader with in-depth knowledge of the startup ecosystem, Srinivas has successfully built a strong global community that includes startups, incubators & accelerators, investors, corporates, Govt organizations, and others. Srinivas is a Member of the CII National Startup Council, President of Global Entrepreneurship Network (GEN) India, Board Member of GEN Space, on the S. Asia Advisory Board for the Dalai Lama Center for Ethics at MIT, and advisor to several governments & organizations on building startup ecosystems.
Dr. AK GARG
Director (HoD International Cooperation & Bilateral Trade, Innovation and IPR)
Ministry of Electronics & Information Technology, GoI
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Dr. AK GARG
Director (HoD International Cooperation & Bilateral Trade, Innovation and IPR)
Ministry of Electronics & Information Technology, GoI
An Engineer by qualification and a champion of Information Technology by choice, Dr. AK Garg is a seasoned technocrat and a key strategist who likes to see himself as a relentless disruptor and always at the forefront of initiatives shaping up the contemporary digital narrative.
As a proactive digital leader, Dr. Garg is driving many mission-critical digital transformation initiatives at MeitY apart from being a key contributor to various technology-oriented and trade & commerce related strategic forums of GoI.
As a Director in the Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology (MeitY), Government of India, Dr. Garg is tasked with the responsibilities of key divisions. He heads the International Cooperation Division which has a mandate for promoting International Trade and Cooperation and e-Commerce initiatives apart from managing the responsibilities of e-Commerce and Innovation & IPR Divisions and MeitY website.
A keen planner, strategist, and implementer, Dr. Garg is passionate about promoting startup-entrepreneurial ecosystem especially in the realm of emerging technologies in the country. The recently devised MeitY Startup Hub- a dynamic, singular, and collaborative platform for the tech startup community towards building meaningful synergies in the Indian startup space- has been one of his recent achievements.
Dr. Garg is a key contributor to various technology-oriented and trade & commerce related strategic forums of GoI. He is part of the core team that had devised the National Software Product Policy apart from being a lead negotiator in a number of significant global forums on e-commerce including UN, RCEP, G-20, and WTO.
An alumnus of IIT Kanpur, Dr. Garg has to his credit more than 20 Research Papers published in significant International Journals and holds 2 Patents. Dr. Garg is a regular speaker at workshops, conferences, symposiums and forums in India and abroad dealing with IPR, Entrepreneurship & Innovation, e-governance, emerging technology trends, and new digital paradigms.
Mr. Aditya Ghosh
Member of board of director
OYO Hotels & Homes
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Mr. Aditya Ghosh
Member of board of director
OYO Hotels & Homes
Aditya Ghosh is a seasoned professional with over 22 years of experience. Aditya is currently a member of the board of directors of OYO Hotels & Homes, one of the world’s leading hospitality chain with a presence across 80 countries.
Before this Aditya has had multiple roles as the CEO of large consumer-facing businesses with complex operations including OYO Hotels and Homes and IndiGo. Most recently he was the CEO at OYO Hotels & Homes- India and South Asia.
Aditya was a former Member of the Board of Directors at InterGlobe Aviation Limited (IndiGo); InterGlobe Technologies; and InterGlobe Hotels.
Aditya is a key supporter of the start-up world, he has made multiple investments in consumer-facing businesses in spheres of F&B, services and health & wellness through his investment arm Homage Ventures.
He has invested in companies such as Blue Tokai, an indigenous coffee roaster; Wholsum Foods, a packaged food company focussing on healthy and affordable products made from super grains; Caterland UK, a fine dining restaurant in London; SpeakIn a first-of-its-kind expert platform of Asian expertise; Vsync, a brand, and digital consultancy; and Juggernaut, an aspiring world-class Indian publishing company. Aditya being a fitness enthusiast has also invested in Sarva Yoga and Genepath Diagnostics. Aditya has invested in CreditEnable, an award-winning technology company for SME finance, and is also a Member of the Global Advisory Board.
Aditya is also a Member of the Advisory Board and Investor at the Fireside Ventures, a leading Venture Capital firm.
He also sits on the Board of Directors of Nani Palkhivala Arbitration Centre, which aims to transform the delivery of justice, especially in the area of commercial disputes. He is one of the Founders of The Ashoka University and Member Circle of Sponsors where he is actively involved in leading the service excellence aspect. He is also a Member of the Board of Advisors at Centre for Creative Leadership contributing to leadership development.
Aditya never went to business school and is a lawyer by training. Before his business role, Aditya practiced law at the prestigious corporate law firm, J. Sagar Associates, and then as the General Counsel at InterGlobe Enterprises. Aditya specializes in corporate commercial law with a focus on acquisitions, joint ventures, and cross-border transactions.
Aditya is married with two teenage children and lives in India. He is considered to be one of the fittest business leaders in India. He also has other interests such as art and culture, sports, and travel. He has a keen interest in creating social impact in D&I, Education, Women-led entrepreneurship, and leadership development.
Mr. Sanjay Nath
Co-Founder
Blume Venture
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Mr. Sanjay Nath
Co-Founder
Blume Venture
Sanjay Nath is a Co-founder and Managing Partner at Blume Ventures, one of India’s leading early-stage venture funds. Blume focuses on seed to Pre-Series A stages of funding and has made over 100 investments across its 8-year history across multiple funds. Blume is now investing from Fund III starting 2019.
Blume has scored significant exits from 2015 through 2018, the most prominent of which are Mettl (to Mercer Consulting), Minjar (to Nutanix), Runnr (to Zomato), Taxiforsure (to Ola), Promptec (to Havells) and Zipdial (to Twitter). Its growing base of emerging portfolio stars includes Grey Orange Robotics, Unacademy, Servify, Railyatri, Belong, WebEngage, and Stellapps amongst others. Sanjay serves as a
board advisor on several Blume portfolio companies including Locus, Tricog, Little Black Book (LBB), Dataweave, Yulu Bike, and others.
Prior to Blume, Sanjay was an active angel investor through Mumbai Angels. His angel investments include Inmobi, LittleEye Labs (acquired by Facebook), Tonbo Imaging, Svasti Microfinance, 6Dbytes (Blendid), amongst others. Sanjay’s experience spans the US and India, and ranges from management consulting (PwC and IBM Global Services), product marketing and operations (Sun Microsystems), and angel investing (thru Mumbai Angels).
Early in his career, Sanjay supported the growth of Kanbay (Nasdaq IPO in ’04), then acquired by Cap Gemini for $1.25BL in ‘06. Sanjay has an MBA from UCLA’s Anderson Graduate School of Management and an undergraduate major in Information Systems from BITS, Pilani.
Mr. Rajendra Mootha
Chief Operating Officer
IIT Madras Research Park
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Mr. Rajendra Mootha
Chief Operating Officer
IIT Madras Research Park
Rajendra Mootha is the Chief Operating Officer (COO) of IIT Madras Research Park. He obtained his Bachelor’s Degree in Mechanical Engineering from the University of Bangalore and went abroad to pursue his Master’s Degree in Mechanical Engineering from Wayne State University, College of Engineering.
An accomplished, result-oriented business professional endowed with a keen business mind and strategic insight, Mr. Mootha is methodical in approach in developing opportunities and innovative in implementation. Rajendra Mootha, in the past, has led several key initiatives across various businesses in improving organizational efficiency by strengthening the systems and processes.
Before his assignment in IITMRP, he had a successful stint as Vice-President at Dunlop India Limited. As President at Excellent Computers, he closely interacted with BSNL in evolving an innovative product that enabled them to extend internet services Pan India. He also had a stint with General Motors, Detroit, Michigan, the USA as Project Manager, Hardware Refresh.
As Chief Operating Officer at IITMRP, Mr. Mootha spearheads the Operations to ensure a best-in-class infrastructural facility, conducive for IIT Madras and the industry to interact. His primary focus is on the R&D clients to understand their expectations to facilitate research interaction with IIT Madras. He aspires to help them build solutions to the challenges before our nation and while assisting the Indian industry to have a global footprint and compete with confidence. His mission is to ensure this industry-academia collaboration brings out products and solutions that benefit the industry in general and the society in particular.
Ms. Ruchira Shukla
Regional Lead, South Asia, Disruptive Technologies Direct Investing and VC Funds
International Finance Corporation
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Ms. Ruchira Shukla
Regional Lead, South Asia, Disruptive Technologies Direct Investing and VC Funds
International Finance Corporation
Ruchira Shukla is the South Asia Regional Lead for Disruptive Technology Investments at the International Finance Corporation, World Bank Group. She oversees IFC’s investments in early-stage technology businesses as well as VC Funds and represents IFC on the boards of several startups. She has over 25 years of experience across venture capital and private equity investing, strategy consulting, and investment banking across Asia, the US, and Europe. Her sector focus spans consumer internet, B2B eCommerce, healthcare technology, edutech, elogistics, and emerging technologies.
Ruchira studied at IIT Delhi and IIM Ahmedabad in India. She also graduated as Palmer Scholar from The Wharton School, University of Pennsylvania and is a Chartered Financial Analyst
Mr. Vijaya Kumar Ivaturi
Co-Founder and CTO
Crayon Data
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Mr. Vijaya Kumar Ivaturi
Co-Founder and CTO
Crayon Data
Vijaya Kumar Ivaturi (popularly known as IVK) is the Co-Founder and CTO of Crayon Data, a Big data & AI product company in Singapore with a development center in Chennai. Crayon Data works in the area of market analytics in B2B space covering
BFSI, Retail, and Travel & Hospitality sectors.
He is also an active member of Indian Angel Network, a syndicate for early-stage capital to invest in the start-up companies. In the social impact segment, he is a partner with Acumen Fund in India.
He served as CTO of Wipro earlier before entering into the startup world.
He is one of the core members of CII’s Innovation council and a charter member of TiE. He serves on the National Startup Council of CII and leads the content development task force for Startups and MSMEs in India.
He is the lead author of the popular book, “A Manual for Indian Startups” published by Penguin India.
He holds a BE degree in Electronics & Communications Engineering and an advanced leadership certification for senior executives from McGill University in collaboration with Lancaster University, UK, and IIM, Bangalore.
Mr. Ravi Gururaj
Founder & CEO
QuikPod
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Mr. Ravi Gururaj
Founder & CEO
QuikPod
Ravi Gururaj is Founder & CEO of QikPod.com, where he is building innovative last-mile logistics solutions for the eCommerce industry. As a technology entrepreneur, he previously founded 5 startups ventures, two of which exited to public NASDAQ companies.
Ravi is the current President of TiE (The Indus Entrepreneurs) Bangalore, serves on the Indian Venture Capital Association VC council, is Chief Mentor at Reliance Industries GenNext program, serves on the Startup Councils of the Govt. of Karnataka and CII, Co-Chair of the Penn & Wharton Club of Bangalore and HBS Alumni Angels India chapter and served for three terms on the NASSCOM Executive Council.
Ravi has an angel invested in more than 25 innovative startups and also over his career held senior executive roles at global technology firms Citrix, Trilogy, and Intel.
Ravi received his MBA with high distinction as a Baker Scholar from Harvard Business School. He graduated with honors as Benjamin Franklin Scholar from the University of Pennsylvania in the Jerome Fisher Program in Management & Technology receiving a B.S.E. in Computer Science & Engineering from the Moore School and a B.Sc. in Finance from the Wharton School. He was also an exchange research scholar at the University of Edinburgh and schooled at La Martiniere for Boys in Kolkata.
Mr. Sudhir Mehta
Chairman & Managing Director
Pinnacle Industries
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Mr. Sudhir Mehta
Chairman & Managing Director
Pinnacle Industries
Mr. Mehta is Chairman & Managing Director of Pinnacle Industries Ltd, Pithampur, Madhya Pradesh. Pinnacle is India’s largest commercial vehicle seating and Interiors Company. He holds a Bachelor’s Degree in Computer Science & Economics – Depauw University, USA, and an MBA in Finance & International Business – University of Chicago, USA.
Mr. Sudhir Mehta is a serial entrepreneur who has started and successfully led several ventures. The group employs over 3000 people in India, Israel, Spain, and the USA. He is also the Past Chairman of the CII Western Region.
He was conferred “The Super Entrepreneur of the Year “award in 2018 by Machinist Magazine (Times Group Publication) for his contribution to the Indian manufacturing sector.
Mr. Mehta is also:
Director, Force Motors Ltd, Pune – Force is a leading automobile company, with expertise in design, development, and manufacture of the full spectrum of automotive components, aggregates, and vehicles for the last 60 years. Its range includes Small Commercial Vehicles, Multi-Utility Vehicles (MUV), Light Commercial Vehicles (LCV), Sports Utility Vehicles (SUV), and Agricultural Tractors.
Director, Rivulis Irrigation Ltd. Israel – Rivulis is one of the leading drip and micro-irrigation manufacturers worldwide. With 11 factories in 20 countries, it has a global distribution network of over 1,000 dealers and OEM partners. The company has its India factory in Gujarat.
Director, Kider India Pvt. Ltd, Pune – Kider is India’s largest manufacturer of store fittings.
Vice-Chairman, Indaux India, Pune – Indaux is a joint venture with Indaux Spain for furniture fittings.
Director, VDL Pinnacle Engineering, Pune – A joint venture company with VDL Groep of Netherlands to provide specialized engineering services for the production automation Industry worldwide.
Director, CB VATIsrael, India. Reclaiming International VAT.
Founder, AIC-Pinnacle, Pune. Atal Incubation Centre (AIC) supported by Atal Innovation Mission, NITI Aayog, Govt. of India, and Pinnacle industries to support complex, product-oriented, high-impact innovations and startups.
Managing Director of Man Force Trucks from 2004 to 2011. Successfully set up a medium and heavy truck plant in collaboration with MAN Germany with a capacity of 24,000 trucks annually. Setup a nationwide network of Sales & Service dealers in India with exports to over 20 countries.
Mr. Mehta is on the Board of Management of Ajeenkya D Y Patil University and Member of Indian Angels Network which is India’s largest network of angel investors. He is also been on the South Asia Board of the Young Presidents Organisation (YPO). Advisory Council of IIT Gandhinagar Research Park & Innovation and Entrepreneurship Centre.
He is also involved in social activities in his capacity as:
Secretary, (BMVSS), Indore Largest Artificial Limbs NGO in the world. Rehabilitated more than 1.3 million amputees and polio patients by fitting / providing artificial limbs (Jaipur Foot variations), calipers, and other aids and appliances free of cost, in 26 countries across the world.
Partner – Global Research Innovation & Technology-NGO (GRIT ) – Boston – USA / India – NGO making the Leveraged Freedom Chair (LFC) – Joint activity between Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) & Pinnacle. Enables people with disabilities in developing countries to get access to mobility.
Director, Pune City Connect Development Foundation
Director, Science and Technology Park, University of Pune
Director, Association of Certified Valuators and Analysts India (ACVA).
Co-Chairman, CII National Committee on Intellectual Property.
Vice President, MCCIA Pune
T. V. Narendran
CEO & Managing Director, TATA Steel
The business ecosystem is changing at a very fast pace. We need to encourage new businesses and start-ups, especially those that are focussed on innovation and cutting-edge technology. Tata Steel is happy to engage with and support start-ups that are relevant to its value chain. As we work towards making a better tomorrow, we need to co-create it with the pioneers of today.
BVR Mohan Reddy
Executive Chairman, Cyient Ltd
Adoption and execution of new technologies will determine the new world economic order. Digital Technology disruptions are causing umpteen opportunities for innovation and entrepreneurship. For India to become self-reliant in areas such as healthcare and defence, we need innovation, engineering, and manufacturing. Cyient is a strong promoter of ecosystem innovation for benefiting the society and themselves. Cyient also believes in recognizing, rewarding, and celebrating all the achievements. In this direction, Cyient instituted the award for Top Start-up in Manufacturing Sector.
JamShyed N Godrej
Managing Director, Godrej & Boyce Manufacturing Co. Ltd.
There is vibrancy in the innovation and start-up field in India. By collaborating with this new ecosystem, companies can benefit through new initiatives and disruptive innovation.
R. Shankar Raman
Chief Financial Officer and Member of the Board, Larsen & Toubro
Start Ups bring to the table agility, creativity and risk appetite that many established corporates hesitate to display. Start Ups are born to disrupt legacy and create a new future. One smart way for the corporates to deal with disruption and proactively embrace future is through partnership with the Start Ups. Likewise, the Start Ups require the wisdom, the deep reach and the process maturity that established corporates have assiduously developed. It is a partnership with enormous Win – Win potential if nurtured with passion and responsibility.