Mentors

Mr. Chand Das

Mr. Chand Das

Entrepreneur and angel investor with experience across startups, agritech, consumer technology and edtech.

Agritech Consumer Tech Angel Investment Go to Market Strategy Business Scaling
Mr. Hariprasad Hegde

Mr. Hariprasad Hegde

Built Wipro Water and led Global Operations at Wipro, now founder at Edhina Capital.

Business Strategy & Operations Venture Capital
Mr. Anirban Bera

Mr. Anirban Bera

Deep-tech entrepreneur & technology leader experienced in building & commercialising ventures at the intersection of Autonomous Systems, Physical AI & Defence Technology.

Autonomous Systems & Physical AI Defence Tech Deep-Tech Commercialisation
Mr. Bharat Salhotra

Mr. Bharat Salhotra

Business leader at Icons Hindustan Aerospace & Defence Systems, focused on scaling technology-led businesses.Ex MD Alstom India South Asia

Manufacturing Engineering Design Logistics & Supply Chain Finance
Mr. Ujjawal Singh

Mr. Ujjawal Singh

Technology executive with 23+ years in digital transformation, AI, product innovation, and global technology leadership.

Digital Health & MedTech AI/ML & Cybersecurity
Mr. Vaibhav Lodha

Mr. Vaibhav Lodha

Co-founder of ftcash; built fintech solutions advancing digital payments and financial inclusion for MSMEs.

Go-to-Market Business Development Pitching
Prof. Anirban Roy

Prof. Anirban Roy

IIT Kanpur professor; previously led GNC, sensor-fusion and autonomy projects at Airbus, Continental and Tata Advanced Systems.

Defence & Aerospace UAV AI
Mr. Hemendra Mathur

Mr. Hemendra Mathur

Ex-Venture Partner, Bharat Innovation Fund. , co-founder of ThinkAg, investor and agritech ecosystem builder.

DeepTech Agritech FoodTech
Mr. Atul Bhatnagar

Mr. Atul Bhatnagar

Business professional with experience spanning renewable energy, fintech, digital finance, governance and marketing.

Marketing Communication (MarkCom) FinTech Renewable Energy
Air Marshal Philip Thomas

Air Marshal Philip Thomas, AVSM, VM (Retd.)

Retired Indian Air Force Air Marshal; Executive Advisor and Visiting Professor of Practice at IIT Kanpur.

Defence Innovation & Manufacturing Space Unmanned Technologies