Arihant Kothari

Arihant Kothari is the Deputy Manager of 10000 Startups at NASSCOM, the apex body of the 194 billion dollar IT BPM industry in India. With an Master of Business Administration (MBA) in Finance and Financial Management Services from IIEST, Shibpur, and a Master of Science (MSc) in Mathematics and Computer Science from Indian Institute of Technology (Indian School of Mines), Dhanbad, Kothari is well-equipped to spearhead an initiative that aims to impact 10,000 Indian startups by 2023. Kothari has received multiple accolades over the years that span contributions to school magazines, Quiz and Nature clubs, and notable work done in the organizations served in his career span. Kothari enjoys swimming and playing carom board indoors in his free time and is passionate about India, US, and UK. His occupational involvement, apart from his current position, includes project and vendor management, funding and investor relations, analytics and reporting, programs and events, and startup scouting.