Indian Institute of Technology, Bombay

Delhi Public School - R. K. Puram

Entrepreneur, Global Investor (Seed stage and Growth Cap), VC/PE firm founder, Government Advisor

Mumbai, Maharashtra, India

Sapio makes policy-making decisions more intelligent by using data analytics and artificial intelligence.

It works with government bodies such as Indian Railways, Smart Cities, and several other bodies possessing data but not being able to use the same towards effective policy creation and process/revenue/security optimization.

Currently based out of US (San Francisco), UK (London) and headquartered in India (Mumbai), its a team of high performing mavericks that deeply understand government functioning and high-end technology.

Sapio Analytics

Co-Founder & CEO

The Lab has created an ecosystem that enables creation of huge companies from small ideas, all targeted towards the end goal of poverty elimination. It provides research and content that can transform ideas forever.

Global Poverty Elimination Lab

Interim CEO

Artificial Intelligence and new age technologies can be made mainstream, through movements driven by passionate leaders. Eddie is one such leader and this is my statement of support to him.

XROM

Advisor and Mentor

The brand that is trusted by employers, businesses and individuals to be the representative of an individual’s score of trust in the context of the work that they are doing. This brand draws from the technologies of Sapio Analytics, vision of Seed VC founder, and extracts support from various global stakeholders believing in the value of the offering.

SAKSHAM SCORE

Founder

Tech London Advocates & Global Tech Advocates

Advocate

Invited by Forbes Council to become its official member and a contributor as a thought leader, representing the unique thoughts of Sapio Analytics around creating the Artificially Intelligent Government, among other things related to leadership and new age businesses.

Forbes Business Council

Official Member

Author of the best selling book "The Artificially Intelligent Government" introducing the world to a concept that is revolutionising governance

The Artificially Intelligent Government

Author

As a Managing Partner, I oversee the overall progress of the company (co-owned by Sapio Analytics) and primarily manage its growth and expansion strategies, with special focus on research and market information.

EV Jagat

Managing Partner

Desh ki Baat is a foundation with 10000+ volunteers present in all parts of India, having deep access to most citizens of the entire nation. I am leading its technology forum, creating a revolution in form of village driven economic growth using the power of technology.

Desh ki Baat Foundation

Global Head of Technology Forum

Ajanta HC is a Global Media Network acting as the custodian of ancient Indian culture.

Ajanta HC News, Ajanta HC Originals, Ajanta HC Music, Ajanta HC Podcasts, are some of the brands associated with this network, owned and managed by Sapio Heritage Restoration Division.

Ajantahc

Director & Contributor

The Marshall Goldsmith Group

Technology Advisory Board Member

Asked by the investors to re-join and lead the company to new successes in its new avatar focused on affordable housing (with an understanding of a new world post COVID), with a vision to provide housing for all, I am back to leading it towards a new revolution. Restate is now providing affordable housing to home buyers, by working on innovative financial planning and data driven land evaluation, without compromising on quality of the offering.

REstate Solutions

Director

The Technical Coordination Committee working on the impact of pesticides across India, is working on collecting and analyzing data across India. I have been invited as an Advisor to data related activities for the same. The committee has been formed under the instructions of the Honorable Supreme Court of India.

Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR)

Advisor- Technical Coordination Committee

As a founding advisory board member of the Young Entrepreneurs Network, my role is to give back to the society that has given so much to me. This not for profit network focuses on young entrepreneurs from smaller towns and works with them to improve their chances of being successful as an entrepreneur.

Founded by successful entrepreneurs who have their roots in smaller cities, towns and villages of India, it believes in the spirit of raw entrepreneurship.

Young Entrepreneurs Network

Member Of The Board Of Advisors

Cancer is a menace that people mistakenly find incurable. May be, many aspects of cancer are not curable, but use of Intelligence and Technological awareness can lead to life span of cancer patients increasing significantly, thus making this menace "curable" to an extent.

Cancer Rounds is world's first virtual cancer hospital!

It is supported by some of the biggest names from the world of healthcare and I am responsible for its global growth.

Cancer Rounds

Chief of Growth (and member of the board)

My way of giving back to the society that has taught me entrepreneurship.

Naman Angels India Foundation

Honorary Mentor

As Regional MoC: Responsible for mentoring mentors across Maharashtra.

As MoC: Nominated by the NITI Aayog, responsibility is to bring in innovative thinking at school-level across schools in India. Currently mentoring Vidyanidhi group of schools under the same, impact is being seen through generation of practical interest and knowledge amongst young minds.

Atal Innovation Mission

Regional Mentor of Change

Board of Advisors @ Crucible Fund - looking for investments in the B2B Technology start up space.

In today's world, its important that investors work on a niche; because when its niche, they not only invest but also contribute in other even more important ways. And that's what makes true successful businesses. And when the niche is connected to data and technology, it creates Crucible.

Crucible Investment Advisors

GMI is redefining people management by being a Lifetime Digital Coach and Profiler for People Managers.

Currently India's largest company in the field of people management (in terms of number of clients- 1300+ companies), it has also initiated its expansion to Sri Lanka, UAE and Mexico.

Great Manager Institute

Co-Founder

Advisory role with management of Idein Ventures for its startup focused projects (startups from India expanding to Middle East and Africa), and sporadic Advisory role with CEO of RAK Sovereign Holding for its asset based projects. Idein Ventures helps companies seeking global growth.

Major focus is on international expansion of global companies with provision of growth capital and related government and business advisory for such expansion. SMEs as well as well established companies seeking growth funds to the tune of 100 million USD+ are also being covered under our growth capital division. (Updated on August 2021)

Idein Ventures

Advisor

Non profit organisation focused on educating under privileged but well deserving students - selects students who have demonstrated abilities of performing under limited resources and provides them the right resources to build their careers.

Rukkamma

A construction materials commerce platform with online and offline presence and uniqueness in form of its relationship with suppliers and builders, and the manner in which they are served with full transparency and clarity (including an e-commerce portal with pricing), nearing 1 Crore Turnover per month (September 2017).

I have exited the shareholding, but supporting the new owners achieve the desired transition.

BuildTraders

We invested in Maideasy to create an impact on the lives of blue collar workers. After our investment it was re-branded to Zoeasy, with an aim to cover a larger segment of population for impact.

ZoEasy

Investor

A home decor personalisation company, which provides tools and software to customise and personalise all aspects of home decor, using augmented reality and design tools that are innovative enough to be special and unique globally. Runs 2 companies - Technology focused and Services focused.

Infurnia

A personalised home tuitions company leading the market in various cities of Rajasthan, and known as one of the most promising ed-tech companies in India.

Qriyo

The Prasad Pawar Foundation is working on restoring the heritage of Ajanta, its automation committee is working on using artificial intelligence for the digital restoration of the paintings created over 900 years in the Ajanta Caves, and thus saving a legacy of India.

PRASADPAWAR FOUNDATION

Chairman - Automation Committee

7BC.VC is a venture capital fund exclusively focused on investing in and supporting blockchain, DLT and digital asset companies; with more collective deal flow than any other VC in this domain in any part of the world.

Being a supporter of blockchain technology, and an investment professional focused on global VC funds with an ability to disrupt markets, I am currently advising this fund, through my partner firm Singha Capital.

7BC Venture Capital

A global B2B Network for the pharmaceutical world- it redefines the supply chain process for generic medicines.

HealSol

Startup Synergy with Sridhar

Producer

A branded medical tourism company with uniqueness in its full stack approach focused on all domains of healthcare- global presence being built with UAE association already in place.

The company got shut down and I am now associated with Cancer Rounds bringing all the learning, content and knowledge here.

Oxa Health

Restate started as an end to end real estate consultancy firm which acts as an umbrella brand for builders and agents while acting as an exclusive land bank. The company got acquired by new investors and I have exited the same, I remain on the board only to help the new investors in transition and business.

Idein Ventures is a global VC and PE firm (India, UAE, USA, Israel, Africa), with investments spread across the globe. In India, it helps create disruptive companies out of emerging startups as well as aspiring entrepreneurs, by executing early/seed stage deals and ensuring overall growth of the start-up we partner with, through money and experience. Our founding team of general partners consists of business stalwarts such as Rajeshwar Prasad (<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rajeshwar_Prasad">https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rajeshwar_Prasad</a>), Mahesh Vellaboyina, and Ashwin Srivastava (<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ashwin_Srivastava">https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ashwin_Srivastava</a>).

Director and Co-founder

- Forestry Project
-  Agriculture Project
-  Real Estate Deals

RAK Sovereign H

NGO focused on healthcare needs of tribals

Health-Care

Promoter

Plancess EduSolutions

Vice President

Responsible for executing a major turnaround in Marketing, Business Development & Operations, while ensuring monumental increase in efficiency; as a Consulting assignment.

This led to the company getting its first round of funding.

FindURClass

Chief Operating Officer

Software Research is redefined by our unique Software Lab which creates and churns out S/W 3.0. Moved on post specific delivery as an MD and a Change Management Leader.

Tech Anipr

CEO & MD

About Incept: INCEPT became the market leader in the Biometric Attendance Management Industry for SMEs. It creates, sells and services Biometric & Surveillance (CCTV) Systems to help create better monitoring environment in SMEs. It also runs a Training Academy, India's first for Biometrics and Surveillance.

Location: It is present in 130+ locations across India, and has a subsidiary office in Middle East

My Role: Ashwin is the Global CEO of Incept, handling all its activities across the globe, and achieving numerous successes in the process.
-  40+ Core Employees, 150+ Part Time Employees, 1800+ Customers, 500+ Partners, 4+ Offices, 130+ Locations, Customers in 6+ Countries
-  Achieved Operational Break Even in less than 22 months of its existence, a rarity for business in this domain
-  Entered into a Successful Merger with Solus Security Systems, in September 2013, and thus exited the India division

Change Management Strategies
Accomplished several 'firsts' in the industry and management as a whole by redefining business
models and introducing innovative techniques:

o First company in the security or automation domain to provide proprietary brand related
services to the end user, eliminating the dealer/distributor model for a few products
o Recruited only Certified Biometric Professionals, including for the sales team
o Provided support directly through the R&D team, a decision that worked out very well
o Penetrated remote towns such as Sahibganj, Samastipur, Zarkawt, and others for sales of
biometric systems
-  Instituted personnel development, training and employee management strategies that optimised
ESAT and also enabled 9 former employees to become entrepreneurs in their own right

EDUCATION:
Served as guest faculty at India's first institute focusing on Biometrics education, after setting up the same, which led to education of more than 300 students and led to formation of more than 50 entrepreneurs, within 1 year of its creation.

Incept Systems

Co-founder & CEO

Worked full time as Chief Business Strategist at Ownmine, a unique social search based networking platform. Worked in partnership with some of the best developers and managers across the globe.

The project went on hold, though the site still exists, due to my involvement elsewhere. But it was a success in terms of successful implementation of idea which was supposed to revolutionize Web 2.0. Had a successful exit.

Ownmine

Co-Owner

Acted as an independent SME Consultant and formed teams as per need:

1. Provided Business Strategy Consultancy to an enterprise RAK Holding LLC, with various small and medium sized companies under its holding.
2. Led the gestation project of Magic Prepaid, for which i was offered the Honorary Directorship.
3. Provided Marketing & Technical Consultancy to a leading medium enterprise Solus Security Systems Pvt Ltd in my capacity as "Associated Consultant".
4. Mentored and guided numerous start-ups in early stages

SME Consultant

Responsible for generating a sponsorship of more than INR 10 million, for events at E Cell, with support from a 20 member core team.