Online Panel: Startup ecosystem in India

The Indian startup ecosystem has witnessed unparalleled growth driven by an extremely young, diverse and inclusive entrepreneurial landscape. Here’s a infographic peek into the current scale and size of the start-up landscape in India. We have put together a panel of experts to answer any questions you have about the ecosystem in India.

Photo Credit: Grant Thornton Startups Report

Today’s Online Panel lineup features:

Ajeet Khurana – Angel Investor, Mentor & former CEO of IIT Bombay’s SINE (Society for Innovation and Entrepreneurship). For two decades, Ajeet has been in the startup scene in India since 1993 and had two stints as an entrepreneur. He add’s value to businesses as an investor and a mentor by conceptualizing new ideas, building teams, strategising and managing growth. Read Ajeet’s AMA here.

Alok Goel – Partner with SAIF Partners. Alok joined SAIF in 2015 and focuses on mobile and SaaS businesses. Before SAIF, Alok was the CEO of Freecharge (acquired by Snapdeal) and the COO of RedBus (acquired by Goibibo) prior to that. Prior to his startup stints, Alok spent 5 years at Google in Bangalore and Mountain View in various product roles. Alok holds an MBA from India School of Business and a B. Tech. in Electrical Engineering from Delhi College of Engineering. Alok was listed in the Fortune India 40 under 40 list for 2014. Read Alok’s Interview here.

Vikram Upadhyaya – Chief Mentor & Accelerator Evangelist at GHV Accelerator. Vikram has diversified experience from Japanese projects offshoring to global corporate strategy and new ventures turnaround, specialized for the Japan-India cross border business execution. A graduate from University of Tokyo and real time operating system researcher, he started his entrepreneurial journey way back in 1999. He’ also the founding board member of India’s biggest incubator, Indian Angel Network-Incubator.

Feel free to ask our panelists anything from:

• Is (JUGAAD) life-hacking a core aspect of Indian entrepreneurial culture.
• Is the Indian startup ecosystem resetting itself?
• Verticals with the most potential, cockroaches versus unicorn startups
• Their experiences or expertise

Ask them anything!

Note from Vartika, TIA’s community manager:
The hosts may choose at their preference to not answer particular questions. The AMA is moderated by the community managers, so let’s keep the questions friendly. ?