Ajay is the Founder of Fwd, a go-to app for seeking referrals from your network. Prior to Fwd, he worked at Cisco as a lead developer. Ajay has also worked at Bloomberg, Samsung and Intel. He is an expert in several mobile and web technologies. Ajay was awarded with several accolades at his previous companies. He holds a degree in Engineering (Computer Science). Ajay is paassionate about solving the problem of unemployment.

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Arun Rafi is the Founder of OpenOut, a platform for curated experiences around F&b, entertainment, arts & design, hosted by passionate individuals at their home. Prior to OpenOut, he worked at United Breweries Ltd, where he was handling marketing for their premium beer brands. He holds an MBA degree in Marketing. He is a fan of Sam Altman. Arun is passionate about enabling people to do what they love and meeting new people.

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Deepa Kadam is the CEO of Merricart, Merricart's mission is to offer verticalized and Indianized nutrition solutions for health conditions arising from contemporary lifestyle challenges. Merricart is an integrated marketer, distributor and retailer of branded nutritional products that includes organic food grocery, healthy ready-to-eat, health drinks and supplements that are sold primarily to and through Merricart’s websites, proprietary food stores and retailers. Prior to Merricart, she worked at Reliance Jio, where she was part of strategy team that built 100 million customer acquisition plan. Deepa has also worked at Reliance’s ecommerce venture Ajio and in IT firms like Bristlecone. She is an expert in go-to-market strategy and execution. Deepa was awarded Beta gamma sigma for graduating in top 10% of MBA class. She holds a degree in Engineering and MBA. She is a fan of active lifestyle and adventure sports.

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Kamlesh Singhvee is the Founder of InstaHelp, a startup that ensure you travel Smarter|Better|Cheaper. Prior to InstaHelp, he started a Pharma-Packaging Manufacturing unit, where he setup the unit and headed it successfully for 5 years. Kamlesh has also worked at Sasken Communication and volunteered at The Karnataka Welfare Association for the Blind. He is good at Negotiating and Reverse-Engineering. He holds a degree in Electronics and Communication from PESIT, Bangalore. He is a fan of the Paypal Mafia and Jack Ma. Kamlesh is passionate about travel and believes that Travel > Everything Else.

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Krishna is the Co-Founder of Flit - The Fashion Locator in Town which. Flit is upending retail the way we know it. Prior to Flit, he worked at Wipro Technologies, where he was the Practice Head of a $130 Million Industry Group. Krishna also Co-Founded and grew Mango Mobile TV to 1000s of customers.Mango Mobile TV is a streaming media platform with thousands of Indian movies . He is an expert in Sales and is considered a thought leader by his peers. Krishna was awarded the CEO’s 18 Karat Award for Excellence in Consulting and building CXO Mindshare. He is a fan of NFL. Krishna is passionate about solving the problem of making fashion and lifestyle democratic and connecting makers across the world. He believes that with Flit he can transform fashion and lifestyle retail as we know it.

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Kunal Banthia is the Co-Founder & CEO of JustFence, a start-up aiming to provide peace of mind to property owners by offering various property security solutions. Prior to starting JustFence, Kunal worked as an Executive Director in Evershine, a chain of wire-netting stores. Kunal is an expert in strategy & operations, having done two MBA degrees from top Indian institutions - SP Jain, Mumbai & Great Lakes, Chennai. He also hold a Business degree in Marketing from Cass Business School, London. He is also the recipient of several awards in recognition of his leadership qualities from organisations such as BNI & AIESEC. He is a huge fan of travelling, having visited 33 countries and his life ambition is to establish a global business empire stretching across all 195 countries of the world.

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Madhvendra is highly motivated and super excited person who is not afraid of taking the unknown path. He can seamlessly shift gear to to help lead through the chaos while setting up of a startup, to turnaround low performing teams or to lead a cross-disciplinary strategic initiative team. This is evident in starting two startups in span of two years and raising seed capital for them. His first Startup GetBlu helps find trusted handyman in your locality which offers quality services at affordable price and 2nd startup Truple (stand for TRUst in peoPLE) helps connect you with people nearby for your need or hobbies like sports, music, events etc. He is dynamic, data driven goal-oriented management professional with more than 8 years of experience in B2B Sales (Analytics Product), B2C Sales, New Territory development, Co-Founded two startup Truple and GetBlu, fund raising, Management Consulting, Strategy and Operation consulting. Prior to founding this startup he worked with organization like IBM, Altisource, Fidelity Investments where he helped his clients in the likes of Unilever, Capital One, Wells Fargo, Ocwen, Lodha, Vodafone to name few, do awesome things. He likes solving problems that Big, tangles, hairy, messy and has multi geography experience. He believes in human power and simplicity in achieving maximum with minimum means. He holds Master's degree in Management (PGDM) from IIM Bangalore and Engineering Degree in Mechanical from MIT, Manipal. He also holds Leadership Certification from INSEAD, France and he is Qlik Certified Business Analyst. When he is not working, he likes traveling and reading fiction

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Matthew John is the Founder and CEO of Typito, an online video creation tool for Marketers, Small Businesses and Social Media Publishers. Prior to Typito, he worked at Practo where he managed products for the healthcare startup. Matthew has also built social games with Walt Disney Company and co-founded Wildbeez Interactive, a video production company based out of Bangalore, India. He holds a degree in Computer Science from BITS Pilani and is now pursuing Masters in Psychology. He's a fan of Manchester United and loves playing football. He is passionate about solving the problem of skill-based education in India and volunteers with Just For Kicks (NGO) where he uses sports as a medium to inculcate better values in kids aged under 12.

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Neju George Abraham is the Cofounder of Cocogreen Foods, works towards solving the sales and distribution challenges faced by small brands and Farmer Producer Organisations(FPOs) by linking them directly to last mile retailers. Cocogreen combines a automated sales force solution , predictive sales analysis, geosynchronised routing and an omni channel market reach to achieve desired results. Over 700 retailers in Bangalore are currently part of the buyers network increasing farmer incomes substantially.Prior to Cocogreen, Neju was the COO of Safe Harvest Pvt Ltd, India's first Non Pesticide food company and set up its retail operations expanding to 14 cities in South. Neju headed the Industree Foundation, (the Non profit part of Mother Earth invested in by the Future Group). Neju worked with over 25000 rural artisans working with the Ministry of Textiles Govt of India, organising women artisans into small business enterprises supplying to mainstream markets both nationally and internationally. Neju was the global consultant for Commonwealth Secretariat UK, Special Advisory Services Division and was instrumental in setting up the Global Natural Fibre Forum, an international network promoting the interests of small producers in the commonwealth countries. He has coordinated workshops and trainings and travelled extensively in Africa for the same. Neju started his career working in the villages of Northern Karnataka for 7 years, working in some of the most drought prone and poverty stricken areas in the country, working on organising landless women agricultural labourers on issues of rights and alternate livelihoods. Neju holds a Masters in Political Science, a Diploma in Development Studies and a Bachelors degree in Commerce. Neju is passionate about solving the question of economic disparities, specially among disenfranchised communities."

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Nishchay Chaturvedi is the Co-Founder and CEO of SmartPuja.com, an online digital platform providing Sacred Hassle-Free Puja services. They specialise in providing end to end Vedic Puja ceremonies and deliver the best Puja experience by leveraging technology the Smart way. Prior to SmartPuja, he worked at Replicon Inc. , where as a Director he managed different verticals like Customer Success, Implementation Services, Customer Support and Quality Assurance . Nishchay has also worked at Dell International Services and AOL Member Services. He is a result oriented professional with rich experience in managing and growing multiple business functions grounds up, with key focus on delivering superior Customer Experience. Nishchay's teams have won international awards including Silver and Gold Stevie Awards in two consecutive years. He holds an Engineering degree in Computer Science . He is a fan of Steve Jobs. Nishchay is passionate about providing Hassle-Free and easily accessible services in a highly unorganised sector.

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Nithin Prakash is the CEO of Craydo, a brand user engagement platform. He is an expert in product building and strategy. He is a avid quizzer and the winner of TCS IT WIZ. He is a Libertarian and a fan of Milton Friedman. He is passionate about solving the problems in brand user engagement.

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