Adi is the founder of Studycopter.He has an MBA from the Darden School of Business at the University of Virginia. While at Darden, he worked with the core team that piloted Kindle reading devices in higher-ed institutes in the US and was also a part of and received seed funding from the Batten Incubator to operationalize Studycopter. He is also a recipient of the UW-Madison Leadership Award, Carole J. Foster Award, and Eugene Hotaling Memorial Scholarship from the University of Wisconsin-Madison, from where he graduated magna cum laude with a B.S. in Electrical Engineering. Adi has worked as a product engineer, operations guy, consultant, and sales manager in his pre-Studycopter life. Adi is a 2013 fellow in the Startup Leadership Program in New Delhi.

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Aashish is a youth activist and a social entrepreneur based out of New Delhi, India. He founded Mash Global, which is building innovative platforms for young people to engage with social development work. One of its key initiatives is Mash Project, which is using the power of modern-age technologies like mobile apps to promote sustainable development. Recently, Aashish represented Mash Project on a global platform where it was one of the 15 organisations selected from all over the world to attend the Experts Meeting on Youth Mobile initiative by UNESCO at its headquarters in Paris, France. Aashish has been British Council's Global Changemaker from India in 2009 and represented his country at the fourth Global Youth Summit in London, U.K. Later in 2011, he was selected as a member of the Indian delegation to the International Youth Forum, Seliger, Russia. He firmly believes in young people as an exponential resource to bring the required change in our society. He has addressed fellow youth at various national and international platforms. He is currently working on his new initiative www.YouthPhilanthropy.org and blogs at www.YouthLeadership.in He is also a member of the national committee of Interfaith Youth Action Team on HIV & AIDS, an initiative by the National Council for Churches in India (NCCI). Aashish graduated from Jamia Millia Islamia in Business Studies where he established the University Entrepreneurship Society that went onto become one of the most active students body in a short span of time. He has organised various youth events like first International Youth Forum, New Delhi; Rolex Leadership Forum; and TEDx Talks among others. He has been actively involved with CII's Young Indians (Yi). He is a Fellow in the Startup Leadership Program

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Abhik is a professional with experience in diverse functions like Corporate Finance, Private Equity, Risk Management; Credit Underwriting and Sales & Marketing. He has worked in organizations such as GE Commercial Finance; GE Capital; Philips; and JWT. Abhik was a Leadership Development Program member at GE Capital and was responsible for Strategic Underwriting, and also Deal Sourcing. He was subsequently part of the Strategic Marketing team at the Philips India Head Office. Abhik co-founded 2 companies – AG FutureTech in 2009 (which is an Engineering Design and Development co.) and AG KnowledgeTech in early 2011 (which is a Management Consulting and Research co.). Abhik is a graduate in Computer Sciences from Delhi and holds a MBA degree from IBS, Hyderabad, INDIA. He has also studied Venture Capital from the Haas School of Business at the University of California, Berkeley. Abhik is a 2013 fellow in the Startup Leadership Program in New Delhi.

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Abhinav Girdhar is the Co-Founder of Right Doctor, aimed at improving the quality of healthcare delivery by creating valuable linkages for the consumers and the medical fraternity. Prior to Right Doctor, he worked at Emerging Capital Group, where he was involved in identifying coal mine acquisition opportunities in Indonesia. Abhinav’s association with PwC, and Deloitte & Touché in their Transactions Advisory Practice gives him a good understanding of business valuation. He was awarded NUS Student Achievement Award 2006, King of Thailand Award at the Bangkok Business Challenge 2006 and was selected for the Shell Gourami Business Challenge, Malaysia. Abhinav holds an MBA from National University of Singapore, and Bachelors in Engineering from Bangalore University. Currently he is also a part of the Global Superangels Forum (GSF) and works as an Entrepreneur in Residence (EIR). Abhinav is a FIAT fan, owns a FIAT Grande Punto 1.2 and loves driving long distances. Abhinav is passionate about inculcating a “curious mind” in young kids, as he believes that innovative solutions in all walks of life are the way forward. He is 2013 Fellow in the Startup Leadership Program in Mumbai.

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A Chartered Accountant by training, Abhinav has always had the entrepreneurial bug. He has started and sold off a profitably run executive search firm in the past and has also had a great career record with organizations like Google, American Express and KPMG. However, travel and tourism has always been his first love and it is his intense knowledge of the Indian tourism sector that led him to launch www.IndiaOffbeat.com, a speciality and experiential travel firm focused on India

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Abhinav Jain is a co-founder at Alitum Management Solutions, an organization dedicated towards democratic decision-making processes and organizational alignment to help companies manage their scaling-up process. Apart from his interests towards performance management, he is a passionate serial entrepreneur who has started two technology ventures since his undergraduate years. During his entrepreneurial pursuits, he handled multiple roles from strategy to product management to marketing and client delivery. Prior to this, he worked with Mentor Graphics (an electronics design and automation company) at their research center in Noida, being responsible for designing algorithms for circuit visualizations. Abhinav holds an MBA from Indian Institute of Management Bangalore and Bachelors in Computer Engineering from ITBHU Varanasi. During his MBA, he was a part of the consulting club and worked with companies across multiple sectors while handing treasury and business development roles. He enjoys talking to people and loves to read about business and technology. He is 2012 Fellow in the Startup Leadership Program in Bangalore.

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Although a B. Tech. in Mechanical Engineering from IIT Kanpur, I got an opportunity to handle Essenza Di Wills, a premium personal care brand at ITC. In my two year stint at ITC, my mechanical engineering knowledge was put to test while trying to setup a novel opaque soap manufacturing process. I have always been passionate about leveraging technology for developing solutions to social problems. Realizing the importance of waste management for a developing country like India, I decided to address the problem of formalization of waste management sector. Avshesh, which is a one stop solution for disposal of Electronic and Electrical Waste, was launched in January end and I have been working full time on it since May. We inventorize the waste to be disposed of, evaluate a minimum bid price, host an e auction on avshesh.com, and handle post auction processes - payment, pickup, and legal obligation fulfilment- for the client.I also love playing racket sports and travelling and am ever ready for a morning jog. He is a Fellow in the Startup Leadership Program 2015 - New Delhi Chapter.

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Abhishek Chhibber is a first time entrepreneur, who runs Indalytics Advisors Private Limited. Having more than five years of experience in research, content marketing and online marketing, Abhishek has proved his dexterity in running an online venture. Indalytics Advisors Pvt. Ltd. helps the supply side of Indian education sector with trends, opportunities, and best-practices to grow their educational businesses. Abhishek bootstrapped Indalytics, and turned it into a profitable venture and recognized name in education sector within and year. Being a niche portal, Indalytics currently has more than 10,000 unique page views, and almost all of the leading international and Indian educational companies as clients. Abhishek is currently also setting up a test–preparation platform for teachers, which will help them clear the mandatory Central Teacher Eligibility Test (CTET), as per the RTE Act, 2009. Abhishek is a commerce graduate and a MBA by qualification. In his spare time, he learns and practices web-designing, through online video tutorials. He is a 2013 fellow in the Startup Leadership Program in New Delhi.

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Abhishek Kaushal is an expert in Market Research, Account Management, Youth Marketing and New Business Development and Product Launch. Abhishek has previously worked as the head of the official management contingent to organize a One Day International cricket match between India and England. He holds a PGDM in Marketing from IIM Ranchi. Abhishek was the Winner of the Tata Firsdot India student entrepreneur in 2013. He was also the All India Winner at Telenor Youth Forum 2015 and he represented India at Oslo presenting his startup idea in preventive healthcare sector to a global audience. He is a 2016 Fellow in the Startup Leadership Program in New Delhi.

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Abhishek Saini is the Co-founder of Those In Need, a matchmaking platform for NGOs and Volunteers. Prior to Those In Need, He worked at RNW Media as a Research and Engagement Officer. Abhishek has also worked at Mogae Media and Delhi School of Economics. He is an expert in quantitative and qualitative research. Abhishek was awarded Bharat Leadership Award 2018 and India’s Top 100 Young Leader 2017. He holds a master degree in economics. Abhishek is a creative young economist with the motivation to change the society working towards bridging the information gap in development sector. Abhishek is passionate about biking and the adventurous Abhishek has already covered 6677 KM in 13 days from Delhi to Kanyakumari. He is a 2019 Fellow in the Startup Leadership Program in New Delhi.

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Abhishek Sinha is the Founder & CEO of Pickurflick.com, a global platform for Indie content. He has 11 years of sales & marketing experience in the B2B domain dealing with state of the art building material products in some of the top MNCs such as Ingersoll Rand, Saint Gobain Glass, Dorma etc. He is an expert in Key Account Management, Sales and Marketing. He holds a degree in Environmental Technology and an MBA in Marketing from IBS Hyderabad. He is a 2016 Fellow in the Startup Leadership Program in New Delhi.

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Agnes Thoompunkal is the founder of Atomic Content, a shop that fashions artisanal content. Prior to striking out she worked at far too many ad agencies, where she became convinced that 'creatives' needed to be as intellectually accountable as engineers. Agnes has also worked at coming to grips with design, coding and the history of Indian food. She is an expert in casting nets, dragging in catch, excavating meaning and structuring ideas through words in conjunction with pictures. She holds a degree in recognising patterns and potential connections. She is a fan of focus. Agnes is passionate about solving the problem of finding and expressing meaning.

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Ajay is an Electronics Engineer by degree, ex-DRDO scientist and Design Engineer, STMicroelectronics. Ajay loves to works with people as much he loves machines. He is the co-founder of a décor ecommerce (havedecor.in) and a stealth healthcare startup. He is resourceful, helping and looking for big challenges. He has won various accolades in literary and academics in school/ colllege life and he has helped organizing various events in his college, DRDO, STMicroelectronics and also for entrepreneurs in NCR. He is taking care of open coffee club, Delhi and is working closely with various groups to build a stronger ecosystem for entrepreneurs in India. He is handling the business side of his startups. He is a 2013 fellow in the Startup Leadership Program in New Delhi.

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Akanksha Shrivastava, Founder, Rappo Akanksha Shrivastava is an accesory design graduate from National Institute of Fashion Technology. After NIFT, she joined Tanishq, India’s #1 jewellry and watch company as a core team member of the International Business Division. Here she honed her skills in market research, new product development and project coordination. Thereafter, she launched her own design consultancy firm and provided services to many clients in India and abroad, and also taught at NIFT in parallel. During the same time, she co-founded Ekriti.com , a social venture working towards preservation of local art. In 2011, she was chosen as a Young India Fellow from among 6850 applicants all over India and is currently pursuing a liberal arts program with YIF in association with the University of Pennsylvania. She also won the Weave the Future Challenge, by Marzotto group (a 175 years old company and a world leader in textiles) and was the only Indian to be invited to Italy for this. She is a 2012 Fellow in the Startup Leadership Program in New Delhi and plans to launch Rappo, a one-of-a-kind dating startup in India by the end of 2012.

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Akash is the co-founder of Krafted.in, a custom home décor and gifting company. With a stronghold in manufacturing systems, we are able to achieve a deep level of customisation at very low costs. Giving customers a unique experience and adding value to their purchase/gifting experience. Prior to this Akash has worked at HsAd and was instrumental in their signing Casio as a client in his 2 month stint as a company. He holds a degree in Management Studies from Delhi University.

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