Vineet Khurana

Vineet Khurana

Chandigarh, Chandigarh, India
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    Mohali

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    New Delhi, Delhi, India

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    Chandigarh, India

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    Chandigarh Area, India

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    New Delhi, Delhi, India

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    Chandigarh Area, India

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    Chandigarh, India

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    Taipei City, Taiwan

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    Chandigarh Area, India

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    Chandigarh Area, India

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    Guwahati Area, India

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    New Delhi Area, India

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    Noida Area, India

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    Chandgarh

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    Chandigarh Area, India

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    Bangalore, India

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Education

  • CFA Institute

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    Activities and Societies: Placement Cell Coordination

Licenses & Certifications

Volunteer Experience

  • TiE Delhi-NCR Graphic

    Speaker

    TiE Delhi-NCR

    - less than a year

    Economic Empowerment

    Reverse Pitched our investors community of Chandigarh Angels to the hall full of Startups and investors at TiE Global Summit 2018 held in New Delhi, India.

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    Panelist

    Startup India

    - less than a year

    Economic Empowerment

    The government of India and Startup India co-organized the series of activities under Rongali Startup & Entrepreneurship Enclave in Guwahati to promote and cultivate entrepreneurship in the North East region. Being on the panel discussion hosted at Guwahati about Starting up and Angel funding, I tried to educate the audience with the insights driven by my own experience of being an entrepreneur and Venture capital facilitator.

  • Moderator, Facilitator

    CII

    - less than a year

    Economic Empowerment

    Had the pleasure of facilitating a Startup Pitch Session and moderating the panel discussion on Angel Investment at Entrepreneurship & Innovation Summit co-hosted by CII & YI at SD College Chandigarh.

    The audience consisting of aspiring entrepreneurs were really inquisitive and receptive. We were able to address various aspects related to Startup Funding from both Investor's and Entrepreneur's perspective.

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    Panel Member

    The Economic Times

    - less than a year

    Economic Empowerment

    As a member of the Panel Discussion conducted by The Economic Times- Leaders of Tomorrow, I spoke over the Startup Funding Climate in Chandigarh.

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    Startup Jury Member

    YES BANK

    - 2 months

    Economic Empowerment

    Invited by Yes Bank and Ministry of Food Processing Industries, along with other panel members, I helped shortlist 20 Startups from over 70 Startups of Food processing and agriculture industry and then zeroed down to 3 Startups who were honored by honorable President of India. The 20 shortlisted Startups presented to an esteemed panel of angel investors and industry experts at World Food India which saw over 2000 delegates from 20 countries.

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    Organized & Facilitated 3 Editions of CANNABLE

    Chandigarh Angels Network

    - 2 years 3 months

    Economic Empowerment

    Took the plunge to organize and host this much-anticipated flagship event of Chandigarh Angels Network for creating a larger impact on the Startup Ecosystem of Punjab region. This event in its 3 editions has seen cumulative participation of over 1200 entrepreneurs from all across north India.

  • The Indus Entrepreneurs TiE- Rajasthan Graphic

    Business Mentor

    The Indus Entrepreneurs TiE- Rajasthan

    - less than a year

    Economic Empowerment

    Mentored top 30 Startups of Jaipur's Startup Community handpicked by TiE Rajasthan's team during "Investors Speed-dating" session at Smash-up 2017.

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    Keynote Sepaker

    Chandigarh Group Of Colleges

    - less than a year

    Economic Empowerment

    Sensitized over 600 aspiring Entrepreneurs about Entrepreneurship and Venture Capital at Chandigarh Group of College's program B-Starters 2k17.

  • Panjab University, Educational Institution, Chandigarh Graphic

    Guest Speaker

    Panjab University, Educational Institution, Chandigarh

    - less than a year

    Economic Empowerment

    Sensitized over 200 entrepreneurs on Startups and Venture Capital. Loved sharing my entrepreneurial journey too.

  • IIT Mandi Catalyst Graphic

    Jury

    IIT Mandi Catalyst

    - less than a year

    Economic Empowerment

  • Indian Institute of Management, Lucknow Graphic

    Panel Member

    Indian Institute of Management, Lucknow

    - less than a year

    Economic Empowerment

  • Startup Jury

    Znationlab.com

    - less than a year

    Economic Empowerment

    Helped evaluate some Investable Startups for Silicon Valley based accelerator Znationlab.

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    Facilitator

    TiE Chandigarh

    - 2 months

    Economic Empowerment

    Facilitated Chandigarh Pitch Night helping 4 Startups raise ₹20 million from the esteemed angel Investor Panel. Also moderated Investor Speed dating and a speaker session on Edtech.

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    Guest Speaker

    Franchise India

    - less than a year

    Economic Empowerment

    Guest speaker at Startup Summit 2017- a part of 93rd National Franchise & Trade Show by Franchise India organized at Hotel The Lalit Chandigarh.

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    Facilitator at Startup Weekend Music Edition India

    Techstars

    - less than a year

    Economic Empowerment

    Loved facilitating India's first and only Startup Weekend Music Edition in Chandigarh.

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    Facilitator

    ASSOCHAM

    - 2 months

    Economic Empowerment

    Facilitated LIVE startup pitch session with an audience of over 600 people and helped Startups raise Angel investment from investor panel. Also organized investor speed dating and other crucial activities.

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    Guest Speaker

    University Business School, Panjab University

    - less than a year

    Economic Empowerment

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    Community Leader

    Techstars

    - Present 10 years 2 months

    Economic Empowerment

    A community leader's role is to build and nurture startup ecosystem in a particular region. I have successfully been able to successfully organize 12 Startup Weekends in Chandigarh and Punjab region with my team from July 2014 till date.

  • Facilitated Startup Weekend in IIT Kanpur

    UP Global

    - less than a year

    Economic Empowerment

    As a facilitator of Startup Weekend organized in IIT Kanpur, I was responsible for the execution of the entire program for 3 days. Here are the complete details:-
    http://vineetkhurana.in/facilitating-startup-weekend-kanpur/

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    Startup Weekend Facilitator

    Techstars

    - Present 9 years 6 months

    Economic Empowerment

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    Facilitated Startup Weekend Punjab

    Techstars

    - Present 8 years 11 months

    Economic Empowerment

    Facilitated Techstar's Startup Weekend as a part of Progressive Punjab by Punjab Government.

  • Panjab University, Educational Institution, Chandigarh Graphic

    Guest Speaker

    Panjab University, Educational Institution, Chandigarh

    - Present 8 years 9 months

    Economic Empowerment

    Speaker at various entrepreneurship events organized by Panjab University.

  • Startup Tunnel - An Early Stage Incubator + Accelerator Graphic

    Guest Speaker

    Startup Tunnel - An Early Stage Incubator + Accelerator

    - Present 6 years 10 months

    Economic Empowerment

    Spoke about the Startup ecosystem of Chandigarh tricity in an event hosted by Startup Tunnel in Chandigarh. Also judged the Startup pitches.

  • PHD Chamber of Commerce and industry Graphic

    Panelist

    PHD Chamber of Commerce and industry

    - Present 6 years 5 months

    Economic Empowerment

    Shared my views on fundraising and entrepreneurship at the rural entrepreneurship and innovation summit organised in Patiala by the Punjab Government and PhD Chamber of Commerce.

  • Panel Member

    Swami Vivekanand Group of Institutes

    - Present 6 years 5 months

    Economic Empowerment

    Invited by SVIET Punjab to judge Startup Pitches made by their Students. It was an exhilarating experience meeting the budding Entrepreneurs and rewarding SVIET's "Startup of the Year" whilst sharing my ideas on the Startup Funding checklist.

  • Talk Show Host

    Venture Garage

    - Present 6 years 2 months

    Economic Empowerment

    Hosted the fireside chat with two successful Entrepreneurs at Find your Investor event owned by Venture Garage.

  • Organizer

    SpaceJam Coworking

    - Present 6 years 3 months

    Economic Empowerment

    Organized a fireside chat on Edtech Industry at Spacejam Coworking Chandigarh.

Publications

  • Startup guys, put bounce in your Pitch

    TImes of India

    In this article, I went on to bust some of the common myths associated with fundraising for Startups. A more elaborated and updated copy can be found here:-
    https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/busting-4-myths-fundraising-early-stage-startups-vineet-khurana/

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Projects

  • Chandigarh Pitch Night 2018

    Facilitated the on-spot commitments to the startups by angel investors amounting to 36 million INR during TiECON Chandigarh 2018.

  • Chandigarh Pitch Night 2017

    Facilitated the on-spot commitments to the startups by angel investors amounting to 18 million INR during TiECON Chandigarh 2017.

  • Facilitated Techstars Startup Weekend Diversity and Inclusion Panchkula

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    As a facilitator of Startup Weekend Diversity and Inclusion Edition, I captivated my audience of early stage entrepreneurs for 52 hours and kept them committed to attending all the sessions of the event and fulfilling all the tasks assigned to them.

    Hosted several successful personalities like Saurabh Munjal of Lahori Zeera, ADC Panchkula, representatives from MSME among many others.

    Distributed 1 lakh rupees to the top 3 winners.

    This led us to the creation of 16 new…

    As a facilitator of Startup Weekend Diversity and Inclusion Edition, I captivated my audience of early stage entrepreneurs for 52 hours and kept them committed to attending all the sessions of the event and fulfilling all the tasks assigned to them.

    Hosted several successful personalities like Saurabh Munjal of Lahori Zeera, ADC Panchkula, representatives from MSME among many others.

    Distributed 1 lakh rupees to the top 3 winners.

    This led us to the creation of 16 new startups.

  • CANNABLE 4.0

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    Advised the team to steer it to success. It came out to be a huge success in terms of the number of participants, investors and speakers. We had the founders of Rage Coffee, Ease My Trip, Hypernova Interactive, EVAge, Passion Gaming, Just Herbs, Lahori Zeera, Fitelo and Socksoho among the investors from Ivycap Ventures, Soonicorn, Modulor Capital and many others.

    Over 600 quality audience made it one of the most talked about event in the region.

  • CANNABLE 3.0

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    Organised Chandigarh Tricity's biggest startup event with over 500 founders participating. Got unicorn founders and big VC partners to speak on several panels.

  • CANNABLE 2.0

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    Scaled the previous edition to bigger and better curation of founders, mentors and speakers. Hosted several first in the region tracks for bringing great value to the participants.

  • CANNABLE 2017

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    Launched and Successfully executed CANNABLE 2017- marquee event of Chandigarh Angels Network to sensitize Startup community of Chandigarh tricity and nearby States.

    With over 400 aspiring entrepreneurs and Startups, dozens of Angel Investors participated to make this a successful endeavor.

  • Healthtech Startup KiviHealth's Fundraising

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    Sector: Healthtech
    Website: kivihealth.com

    KiviHealth is a Digital assistant to help in all of your healthcare needs. Finding the best doctor, booking an appointment and checking full medical history.

    With founders from prestigious institutions like ISB and IIMA, KiviHealth’s team is on a roll to revolutionalize the healthcare experience.

    Their team is a unique blend of the medical practitioners, designers and high tech industry who are trying to make healthcare…

    Sector: Healthtech
    Website: kivihealth.com

    KiviHealth is a Digital assistant to help in all of your healthcare needs. Finding the best doctor, booking an appointment and checking full medical history.

    With founders from prestigious institutions like ISB and IIMA, KiviHealth’s team is on a roll to revolutionalize the healthcare experience.

    Their team is a unique blend of the medical practitioners, designers and high tech industry who are trying to make healthcare understandable and accessible to patients.

    I facilitated a smooth deal closure on behalf of CAN.

    See project
  • Private label fashion eyewear brand Glassic's Funding

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    Sector: Fashion
    Website: glassic.in

    Glassic is a private label fashion eyewear brand that uses only the best raw materials to design & manufacture the eyewear and sell them to you at super affordable prices.

    With their ear to the ground to identify latest trends & impeccable attention to detail, they strive to create the best quality, great looking eyewear for you. Their mission is to make you “want” to change your eyewear frequently instead of “needing” to change it only when…

    Sector: Fashion
    Website: glassic.in

    Glassic is a private label fashion eyewear brand that uses only the best raw materials to design & manufacture the eyewear and sell them to you at super affordable prices.

    With their ear to the ground to identify latest trends & impeccable attention to detail, they strive to create the best quality, great looking eyewear for you. Their mission is to make you “want” to change your eyewear frequently instead of “needing” to change it only when it’s broken or misplaced.

    Facilitated smooth deal closure of Glassic with CAN.

    See project
  • Fintech Startup Marketpulse's Funding

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    Market Pulse brings you premium real-time, tick-by-tick, streaming data directly from MCX and market intelligence that empowers you to watch live MCX rates, track commodities market, get targeted news and analysis and do a lot more. They have set out with a mission to make this premium information available to all traders, investors, businessmen and market enthusiasts at a very affordable price.

    I facilitated the closure of marketpulse funding with CAN members.

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  • Funding of B2B Software firm Kobster

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    Sector: B2B Software
    Website: Kobster.com

    What started as an idea in 2012 has flourished into a company which has enabled 5000+ businesses to shop online. From being incubated at PayPal’s prestigious Start Tank Programme to getting funded, Kobster today is a team of diverse young individuals with an ambition to build a great company.

    With a vast catalog comprising lakhs of genuine products across wide range of categories, Kobster’s customers span across industries including…

    Sector: B2B Software
    Website: Kobster.com

    What started as an idea in 2012 has flourished into a company which has enabled 5000+ businesses to shop online. From being incubated at PayPal’s prestigious Start Tank Programme to getting funded, Kobster today is a team of diverse young individuals with an ambition to build a great company.

    With a vast catalog comprising lakhs of genuine products across wide range of categories, Kobster’s customers span across industries including Information Technology, Hotels, Manufacturing, Facility Management, Construction and Healthcare.

    The team at Kobster is driven by a strong First Principle. They believe in setting sky-high expectations and pushing ourselves beyond our limits to do the impossible. A crazy bunch of people who not just believe that they can change the world, but this is what they’re actually doing!

    On behalf of CAN members, I facilitated infusion of venture capital in Kobster.

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  • Funding of Healthcare Startup Healers at Home

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    Sector: Healthcare
    Website: www.healersathome.com

    Healers at Home is a Delhi based startup that provides home healthcare and wellness services including Physiotherapy, Nursing, Attendant, Yoga and Mother & Child Care. With inception back in the year 2015, Healers at Home has a strong core team of IITians and Ex-Fortis’s Professionals who have a diverse combined experience of over 35 years in the field of Healthcare, Marketing, Microfinance and Technology.

    I facilitated the fast…

    Sector: Healthcare
    Website: www.healersathome.com

    Healers at Home is a Delhi based startup that provides home healthcare and wellness services including Physiotherapy, Nursing, Attendant, Yoga and Mother & Child Care. With inception back in the year 2015, Healers at Home has a strong core team of IITians and Ex-Fortis’s Professionals who have a diverse combined experience of over 35 years in the field of Healthcare, Marketing, Microfinance and Technology.

    I facilitated the fast deal closure and smooth transaction into H@H for CAN investors.

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  • Seed funding round of Healthtech Startup YoloHealth ATM

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    Yolo Health, run by Health ATM India Pvt. Ltd, provides a walk-in kiosk with medical devices and staffed by a medical attendant. Patients can walk into a Yolo Health ATM without an appointment and get a quick health check-up and instant health report. They can also consult with healthcare providers via video conferencing.

    Alongwith the lead investor from CAN, I facilitated the smooth fundraising of Yolo Health.

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  • Funds infusion into F&B Startup Biryani by Kilo

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    Sector: F&B
    Website: www.biryanibykilo.com

    A product of Sky Gate Hospitality Pvt. Ltd., is a premium delivery concept, follows the traditional dum style biryani recipe that cooks and delivers biryani in the same handi that imparts their own unique flavors. Specializes in offering 8 different types of Biryani along with curated Mughlai menu which serves kebabs, korma & breads. Currently, they have four operational kitchens in Gurgaon, Noida, Dwarka and South Delhi.

    BBK has been…

    Sector: F&B
    Website: www.biryanibykilo.com

    A product of Sky Gate Hospitality Pvt. Ltd., is a premium delivery concept, follows the traditional dum style biryani recipe that cooks and delivers biryani in the same handi that imparts their own unique flavors. Specializes in offering 8 different types of Biryani along with curated Mughlai menu which serves kebabs, korma & breads. Currently, they have four operational kitchens in Gurgaon, Noida, Dwarka and South Delhi.

    BBK has been continuously rated on Zomato with 4.0 (or higher) rating and called the fastest growing delivery chain in Delhi NCR with highest Average Order Value of around Rs 1000.

    I took the plunge for a fast and smooth deal closure on behalf of CAN.

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  • Social Impact Startup LetsEndorse's Fundraising

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    Sector: Social Impact
    Website: www.letsendorse.com

    LetsEndorse is a people-powered ecosystem of inclusive development where NGOs get equipped to raise funds and popular endorsements and companies get a multitude of options to invest in social campaigns matching their vision, policy, area of impact and popular preferences. Our strategic mechanism to identify and match credible NGOs with responsible corporations while involving communities is the key value add. On LetsEndorse, people…

    Sector: Social Impact
    Website: www.letsendorse.com

    LetsEndorse is a people-powered ecosystem of inclusive development where NGOs get equipped to raise funds and popular endorsements and companies get a multitude of options to invest in social campaigns matching their vision, policy, area of impact and popular preferences. Our strategic mechanism to identify and match credible NGOs with responsible corporations while involving communities is the key value add. On LetsEndorse, people can make informed choices as they recognize and appreciate the change-enablers while contributing actively to social development.

    I facilitated the deal closure with CAN Angels.

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  • FMCG Startup The Gourmet Jar's Funding round

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    Sector: FMCG
    Website: www.thegourmetjar.com

    The Gourmet Jar was conceptualized in 2012 by French Teacher & Food Blogger Apeksha Jain. Though she does not have any formal training in cooking or in making jams, her stint in the kitchen started at the age of 15 and she has enjoyed whipping up delicacies ever since. Her passion for cooking is guided by her instinct, and a husband that loves food! She discovered these artisanal types of jams and preserves during her one year stay in…

    Sector: FMCG
    Website: www.thegourmetjar.com

    The Gourmet Jar was conceptualized in 2012 by French Teacher & Food Blogger Apeksha Jain. Though she does not have any formal training in cooking or in making jams, her stint in the kitchen started at the age of 15 and she has enjoyed whipping up delicacies ever since. Her passion for cooking is guided by her instinct, and a husband that loves food! She discovered these artisanal types of jams and preserves during her one year stay in France. The banana jam was something she first tasted at a small orchard in Burgundy, and it was love at first bite. After moving back to Delhi, she first started making these exotic jams to satisfy her husband’s cravings. Eventually, the word spread once family and friends started tasting them, and seeing a huge gap in the Indian market when it came to quality jams and preserves, she decided to put these products out there for everyone to enjoy.All their products are handmade in small batches using all-natural ingredients and no preservatives. Made with 100% pure fruit, minimum sugar, and much love and care, The Gourmet Jar brings to you the freshest of the season, full of flavour!

    I facilitated a smooth deal flow and closure of The Gourmet Jar led by CAN.

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  • Seed Capital Infusion into Done Thing

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    Sector: Hyperlocal
    Website: www.donething.com

    DoneThing is an on-demand personal assistant on mobile phone. From grocery shopping, cheque deposits, finding an electrician, pick-up and drop off items/ gifts/ deliveries to booking a cab for your outstation trip, you delegate the tasks to DoneThing and consider it done, while you make time for more important things.

    The company took off in June 2015 under the stewardship of its five co-founders – Sonal Saraogi, Chetan Agarwal…

    Sector: Hyperlocal
    Website: www.donething.com

    DoneThing is an on-demand personal assistant on mobile phone. From grocery shopping, cheque deposits, finding an electrician, pick-up and drop off items/ gifts/ deliveries to booking a cab for your outstation trip, you delegate the tasks to DoneThing and consider it done, while you make time for more important things.

    The company took off in June 2015 under the stewardship of its five co-founders – Sonal Saraogi, Chetan Agarwal, Shivangi Agarwal, Rohit Pansari, and Karan Saharan.

    I facilitated infusion of seed capital from CAN angels into the startup.

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  • Seed fund infusion into Edtech Startup Eckovation

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    Eckovation is a social learning platform used by schools, coaching institutions and universities across India. Eckovation allows teachers to send notifications to their student group, coaching institutions to facilitate virtual learning sessions, and Universities to form learning communities based on course content or extra-curricular interests. The platform is used by 500,000 users and is active across all states in India.

    I facilitated the smooth closure of their seed round with CAN.

    See project

Languages

  • English

    Full professional proficiency

  • Hindi

    Full professional proficiency

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