The COVID-19 pandemic has posed unprecedented challenges for the startup ecosystem of India and the most hit segments are early & mid-stage businesses. To tackle the crisis, many of them have started adopting the innovative & strategic approach.
To discuss more on the impact and future Entrepreneurs & Startup SIG is bringing to you ‘Chai time with Investors & Entrepreneurs’.
About the Speakers:
Abhishek, 16+ years of experience across early stage Venture Capital (Sourcing, Investment, Scaling, Global Exits), Product Management & Marketing, Operational & Corporate Development, Sales & Strategic Business Development.
His investments / Exits (Selected): IncNut (Exited | istyle Inc - Tokyo Stock Exchange Listed e-Commerce Co), ShieldSquare (Acquired | Radware - NASDAQ Listed Security Co), Little Eye Labs (Acquired | Facebook - NASDAQ Listed Social Media & Networking Co), MediAngels (Acquired | 1mg - Online Pharmacy Co).
Arjun is a seed stage Venture Capitalist with experience of evaluating, supporting, and growing early stage tech start-ups. He is currently Founding GP at Speciale Invest investing in SaaS, Robotics, Space Tech and other frontier tech sectors. He is an active angel investor and advisor to entrepreneurs. Previously, he was a serial entrepreneur with experience in building and scaling Internet product start-ups.
Priya, is a Chartered accountant and the has Co-founded Vidyartha, which was acquired by a coveted and one of the fastest growing brands in the Indian education space. Prior to co-founding Vidyartha, she spent 9 years in corporate finance & investment banking and worked on large ticket deals, including a few cross-border ones. In January 2016, she was part of an amazing international delegation of educationists from 18 countries as a state guest of the United States,
Vijay is alumni of National Defense Academy (NDA). He served as a VP at Goldman Sachs for 4 years with expertise in Change Management, Regulatory Reforms and Sales Support Function for FICC Products. He was a fully operational helicopter pilot with Indian Air Force and has played a pivotal-role in managing disaster relief operations by Air, Land and Sea, Handling Security of Air Bases, VVIP Flying, Pilot Training and Military Flying Operations. He has the perfect blend of technological know how, strategic thinking and flawless execution. He is also the Founding partner at pyngcabs (2011) and kitchensfood (2014).
Deepesh is the Co-Founder & CEO of MoveInSync and drives the overall strategy of the company. Prior to starting MoveInSync, he worked for 10 years in Intelligent Transportation Systems and wireless communications including at Motorola where he was instrumental in the design of MOTODRIVE, a futuristic vehicle to infrastructure (road network) integration for US Department of Transportation.
Moderator - Bhargavi V, PGP Co '11
