Sangeeta Bavi

Sangeeta Bavi is the Executive Director of Digital Natives at Microsoft India, responsible for accelerating the growth of startups in the country.1 With over 24 years of experience in the tech industry, she has been with Microsoft for about 10 years, holding various roles within the company.23

Career Highlights

Sangeeta joined Microsoft in 2014 and has since held several positions:

• Executive Director, Digital Natives (February 2022 - Present)
• Director - Startup Business (August 2019 - June 2022)
• Business Manager | Chief of Staff to the President of Microsoft India (February 2017 - August 2019)
• Partner Business Evangelist, GTM (July 2015 - February 2017)
• Product Marketing Manager, Consumer Apps (October 2014 - July 2015)2

Prior to Microsoft, she worked at Nokia as a Senior Product Manager and Manager of Strategic Projects.2

Education

Sangeeta holds a Bachelor of Technology in Computer Science from the National Institute of Technology Warangal and an MBA from the Indian Institute of Management, Bangalore.2

Current Role and Responsibilities

As Executive Director of Digital Natives, Sangeeta oversees the entire digital natives business unit at Microsoft India.3 Her responsibilities include:

• Managing programs for early-stage, growth, and unicorn ventures
• Overseeing the P&L for the business unit in India and South Asia
• Engaging with stakeholders across the startup ecosystem
• Enabling startups with programs, platforms, and tools to scale locally and globally13

Achievements and Contributions

Sangeeta has been instrumental in:

• Creating the playbook for incubating the startup business in India, which became a model for Microsoft globally3
• Establishing the ISV-GTM program for India
• Scaling Microsoft's Azure business in the commercial sector3

Outside of work, Sangeeta is passionate about mentoring young entrepreneurs and supporting startup communities.1