About Us
Ground Zero for starting up
NSRCEL offers you the ability to niche down and get specific- be it ventures for profit or social causes, particular industries or special entrepreneurship programmes for women and student entrepreneurs, we have it all!
Head over to the faculty section to understand the expertise our team can offer you.
About us
Our
Focus
Areas
NSRCEL embodies the entrepreneurial spirit in India. Over the years, we have curated programs that attempt to reach every niche of the business ecosystem.
Social
ventures
Emerging Businesses
Women and student entrepreneurship
Our Story
Founded in 1973, IIM Bangalore is known to be one of India’s best business schools. Facilitating a 100 acre campus in the Garden City of India, the institute creates a playground for the nation’s brightest innovators and problem solvers.
NSRCEL is IIM Bangalore’s flagship business incubator that is a non-profit institution purely focused on aiding creators and funding startups in their journey. With nearly 2813 ventures incubated that exceed $7.37 Billion in combined value, there’s nothing stopping you from embarking on your entrepreneurial path.
We’re building a space conducive to entrepreneurial collaboration and growth, well-reflected in our recently awarded Great Place To Work® Certification. We build bigger and do it better. NSRCEL shows you that the impossible is just a benchmark!
Our Team
Akanksha Singh
Assistant Manager, Finance for Growth Initiative
Amit Abraham
Assistant Manager, Goldman Sachs 10,000 Women
Akshay Bapte
Assistant Manager, Campus Founders
Ankita Pegu
AVP, Women Entrepreneurship
Anna Babu
Assistant Manager, Velocity
Anand B.V
Assistant Manager, Swavalambane
Anand Sri Ganesh
CEO, NSRCEL
Chaitali Pandey
Manager, Marketing
Chitvan Chamadia
Program Manager, Impact Orbit
Debleena Deka
Associate, HR
Deboleena Das
Program Manager, Goldman Sachs 10,000 Women
Deepu Joseph Varghese
Mentoring
Disha Singh
Portfolio Manager, Goldman Sachs 10,000 Women
Gauri Parate
Program Manager, Launchpad
Jibin Mathew
Assistant Manager, Women Startup Program
Joseph K Narikulam
Assistant Manager, Mentoring
Prof Srivardhini K Jha,
Chairperson, NSRCEL
Kartik Kumar Choudhary
Program Manager, Women Startup Program
Kavya Y
Associate, Finance
Shriyam Yagnik
Assistant Manager, Impact Orbit
Nethravathi Dhannur
Manager, Legal
Vikyath Nanjappa
AVP, Incubation Programs
Shloka Sachdev
AVP, Marketing and Partnerships
Nachiket Kulkarni
AVP, Impact Orbit
Nihal Choudyal
Senior Program Manager, Incubation Programs
Susmita Ghosh
AVP, Women Entrepreneurship
Smriti Rai
Assistant Manager, Incubation Programm
Pranay Doni
Manager, Finance
Saralaa Saravanan
Assistant Manager, Women Startup Program
Shreeka Shravya
Assistant Manager, Marketing
Vijaylaxmi Patil
Senior Program Manager, Impact Orbit
Shreya Agrawal
Senior Manager
Thoidingjam Romario
Assistant Manager, Goldman Sachs 10,000 Women
Samhita Rambhatla
Assistant Manager, Alumni and Community
Saranya Anand
Assistant Manager, Launchpad
Priyanka Annette Fernandez
Associate, HR
Vishal S
Assistant Manager, Goldman Sachs 10,000 Women
Suprerana Chakraborty
Assistant Manager, Goldman Sachs 10,000 Women
Zeba Ferzin
Administrative Assistant
Manika Gulati
Assistant Manager, Marketing
Vivek Goyal
Assistant Manager, Insights and Analysis
Manjushree Padmanabhan
Senior Portfolio Manager, Finance for Growth Initiative
Laavanyaa
Assistant Manager, Finance for Growth Initiative
Rishi Aditya
Assistant Manager, Finance for Growth Initiative
Manika Shukla
Program Manager, Swavalambane
Investment Committee
Sanjay Anandaram
Board member, Co-founder NICEorg, Startup Mentor, Volunteer iSpirt, Board Member TiE Bangalore
Prof Rishikesha T Krishnan
Director, IIMB Professor - Strategy
Parag Dhol
Venture Capital at Athera Venture Partners
Investment Committee
Ganesh Krishnan
Founder and Partner, GrowthStory.in
Prof Rishikesha T Krishnan
Director and Professor, Strategy, IIM Bangalore
Prof Srivardhini K Jha
Professor, Entrepreneurship, IIM Bangalore & Chairperson, NSRCEL
Hitesh Oberoi
CoPromoter, MD, and CEO, Info Edge India Ltd
Geetha Manjunath
MD and Founder, Niramai Health Analytix
Anand SrI Ganesh
CEO, NSRCEL
Prof Venkatesh Panchapagesan
Professor- Finance, Faculty Chairperson, IIM Bangalore Real Estate Research Initiative and Former Chairperson, NSRCEL
Key Mentors
Rajiv Sawhney
Ex-COO, NSRCEL, with extensive experience in leadership roles in telecom and consumer goods and services industries
Founder and CEO, Brand Circle
Mohan Sundaram
CEO, ARTILAB Foundation President, Disability NGOs Alliance Trustee and Board Member, APD Bangalore
Angel Investor, Startup Mentor, Fund Advisor
Dr Archana Pillai
Director – Social Impact Advisory, Social Audit Network, India
Independent Consultant Ex- VP (Defense), Tata Advanced Materials Ltd
Serial Entrepreneur & Angel Investor
Consultant Director, Trusted Shares and Investments Ltd
Director, Viscadia
Ex-VP Oracle Financial Services Software Ltd
Business Mentor Director, PointCross.Com Pvt Ltd, Cognisite Technologies Pvt Ltd and Ace Components & Electronics Pvt Ltd
Consultant VC and Member of the Board of Advisors, United Efforts
Tamanna Gupta
Founder and Director, Umanshi Marketing & Branding Pvt Ltd
Dilip Mehta
Consultant Ex-Managing Director, HMV SaReGaMa India Ltd
Technology and Strategy Advisor
Founder and Coach, AltParadigms
Consultant Ex-Director, SBU Head, Cognizant
Ex-VP and Head of Delivery, Infosys
General Partner and COO, Forum Synergies
Abhiram Katta
VC and Director, Endiya Partners
Viivevk Verma
ICF – Professional Certified Coach PCC, Founder – Upsurge Global & Venture Partner – Venture Catalysts
Aarti B Iyer
Marketing and Business Strategist Co-Founder, M2 Games
Randhir Mishra
Digital Transformation Evangelist, Digital Learning Design Expert & Professional Performance Coach
Vivek Srinivasan
Founder, Gradior Consulting. Family Businesses and SMEs Consultant
Alok Agarwal
Managing Partner, The Growth Labs Board Member, Prasar Bharti
Sanjeev Ahuja
Angle Investor Founder, MissingBridge
Divay Pranav
Director, Policy and Infrastructure Partnerships, Yulu
Mridul Mehta
Partner, Centrum Capital Limited
Rahul Bhambry
Ex- Johnson & Johnson
Dharmender Khanna
Angel Investor EX-VP, SSIPL Retail LTD
Dinkar Arora
Independent Consultant, Product, Strategy and Business Development
Rajbir Singh
Founder and Consulting Partner, Value Centria
Harsha Mutt
Independent Consultant Ex-Head of Solution – Financial Servies, HCL Technology
Kalpana Desigan
Head of Product – Business Operations, Postman
Independent Consultant, Ex-COO, NSRCEL
Rajesh Navaneetham
Angel Investor Partner, Semcostyle Institute India LLP
Krishna A
Executive Coach, Social Volunteer, Startup Mentor, Consultant
Nupur Arya
Senior Global Facilitator, Harvard Business Publishing
Chand Das
Angel Investor, Leadership Coach
Anilesh Seth
Co-founder of GigVistas & Independent Captives (GCC,GIC)
Renjit Philip
Business Mentor, Angel Investor and Consultant
Sri Krishnan
Ex Senior Vice President, Bosch and Consultant
Dr Bhaskar R Harita
Consultant, Founder and Advisor, Cita.ai
Girish Mehta
Consultant, Business Mentor and Coach
Krishnan S Iyer
CEO, Infrastructure Investment Firm
Finance | Valuation
Bhaskara Srinivas Prata
CEO, Sri Sai Agribio Labs Pvt Ltd, Consultant and Advisor
Sridhar Pabbisetty
Founding Director, Kautilya School of Public Policy
Ninan Eapen
Director, Strategic Alliances
Ravi Trivedi
Angel Investor, Indian Administrative Fellow, Agriculture, Govt of Karnataka
Pallavi Sharma
Consultant
Alexander Valiyaveettil John
CEO, Cynapto Technologies, Angel Investor
Mohib Sheth
CTO, Cynapto Technologies
Venkitraman Anand
Chief Executive and Wholetime Director, Harrisons Malayalam Limited at RP – Sanjiv Goenka Group
Sanjay Palsamudram
Managing and General Partner, SV3 Ventures
Anjana Vivek
Board Advisor, Mentor, Visiting Professor and Entrepreneur
Ashok Suyal
Dr Prashanth R Reddy
Head Of Department – ENT & Endoscopic Surgery, Sagar Hospitals
Sandhya Vasudevan
Board of Governors, Indraprastha Institute of Information Technology, Ex – Deutsche Bank
G K Suresh
R Ramanan
Ex-First Mission Director, Atal Innovation Mission, Ex-Additional Secretary, NITI Aayog
P Somarajan
Sudhir Swamy
Swati Mohan
Nat Malupillai
Dipesh Sutariya
Rajiv Kuchal
Ex-Vice President, Infosys, Independent Consultant, Angel Investor
Muralidharan Sridharan
Chairman, Mobility Aftermarket
Sandeep Jain
Krishna Dorai
Rama Kannan
Independent Director, Tasty Bite Eatables Ltd. and Executive & Leadership Coach
Kannan Gopalakrishnan
Adjunct Faculty, Indian School of Development Management
Ankura Ranade
Sanjay Khare
Dr. Divleen J.
India Lead, Google Health
Brijnandan Mundhra
Director & CEO at Shree NM Electricals Ltd.
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