Empower the Next Generation of Innovators
Join our esteemed network of mentors and help founders build impactful businesses.
Why Mentor
with NSRCEL?
Share your expertise with promising founders
Collaborate with leading industry experts and faculty.
Be part of a vibrant startup ecosystem.
Who Can Be a Mentor?
Experienced
Entrepreneurs
Those who have built and scaled startups, offering practical insights and firsthand knowledge to guide new founders through challenges.
Industry
specialists.
Professionals with deep expertise in areas like technology, finance, marketing, or operations, providing targeted advice to help startups grow and succeed.
Academics with a
passion for innovation.
Researchers and educators who bring fresh perspectives, critical thinking, and a strong foundation in emerging trends to support early-stage ventures.
How It Works?
Apply online.
Submit your application through our online portal to express your interest in becoming a mentor.
Start Mentoring Startups
Begin your journey as a mentor, guiding startups towards achieving their goals.
Interview and Screening Process
Participate in our interview and screening process to ensure the best fit for our mentorship program.
How It Works?
Steps to becoming a mentor
Apply online.
Submit your application through our online portal to express your interest in becoming a mentor.
Start Mentoring Startups
Begin your journey as a mentor, guiding startups towards achieving their goals.
Interview and Screening Process
Participate in our interview and screening process to ensure the best fit for our mentorship program.
Meet Our Mentors
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Key Mentors
Aarti B Iyer
Marketing and Business Strategist, Co-Founder - M2 Games
Abhiram Katta
Director@Endiya Partners, VC
Ajay Rungta
Ex-founder Member, Practo
Alexander Valiyaveettil John
CEO, Angel Investor, Director
Alok Agrawal
Co-Founder - AI4India ORG, Managing Partner - The Growth Labs and Ex Board Member, Prasar Bharti
Anand Iyer
Resident Mentor@NSRCEL, Consultant
Anilesh Seth
Co-founder and CEO - GigVistas and Consultant - Independent Captives
Anjana Vivek
Entrepreneur, Advisor, Mentor, Visiting Professor
Ankura Ranade
VP Sales & Marketing
Ankush Agarwal
Head - Corporate Operations, Zeta
Arbaaz Yazin
Managing Partner, AYKJ & Co. LLP
Arjun Sharma
Global Programs Lead at Google Cloud
Ashok Suyal
Social Entrepreneur and Angel Investor
Avinash Saurabh
Co-founder Zoojoo.be, EIR
Bhaskara Srinivas Prata
CEO, Sri Sai Agri Biolabs Pvt Ltd
Brijnandan Mundhra
Executive Director & CEO
Chand Das
Angel Investor, Startup Mentor and Leadership Coach
Dharmender Khanna
Angel Investor, Business Mentor and EX-VP SSIPL Retail LTD
Dilip Mehta
Ex-Managing Director@HMV SaReGaMa India Ltd, Consultant
Dinkar Arora
Consultant, Business Mentor
Dipesh Sutariya
Cofounder and CEO EnAble India, Philanthropist and Indian Social Entrepreneur of Year 2019, Schwab Fellow 2020
Divay Pranav
Director - Policy & Partnerships, Yulu and Magna Yuma
Dr Archana Pillai
Resident Mentor @NSRCEL, Impact Advisory @ The Nudge Foundation, Social Audit Network
Dr Bhaskar Harita
Consultant, Founder/Advisor@Cita.ai
Dr Prashanth R Reddy
Mentor, NSRCEL
Dr Divleen Jeji
India, Google Health
Dr Sanjay Sharma
Founder - FootSecure and Co-Founder - strideAIde
G K Suresh
Consultant and Director - Consulting and Executive Programs PES University
G R Ganapathy
Board Member, Angel Investor and Advisor
Girish Mehta
Consultant, Business Mentor and Coach
Gopal Rao Addanki
Consultant,VC and Member Of The Board Of Advisors@United Efforts
Harsha Mutt
Business Mentor and Consultant
K Kumar
Professor and Mentor
Kannan Gopalakrishnan
Adjunct Faculty, Indian School of Development Management (ISDM), and Consultant.
Karan Mehta
Principal
KG Mohan
VP IT, CIO Unilever and J&J
Krishna A
Leadership Coach, Independent Director, Startup Mentor, Consultant and NGO Advisor
Krishna Dorai
Chief Merchandising Officer, Reliance Ajio
Krishnan Iyer
CEO & Advisor, Executive Director@NDR Group
Malavika R Harita
Resident Mentor - NSRCEL, Founder & CEO, Brand Circle
Manas Rath
Founder
Mini Muralidhar
Business Mentor and Ex-VP Oracle Financial Services Software Ltd
Mohan Sundaram
CEO, ARTILAB Foundation - President, Disability NGOs Alliance, Trustee and Board Member APD Bangalore
Mohib Sheth
CTO
Mridul Mehta
Business Mentor, Partner @Centrum Capital Limited
Muralidhar Srinivasan
Business Mentor, Consultant, Director - Trusted Shares and Investments Ltd
Muralidharan Sridharan
Chairman, Mobility Aftermarket
Nagaraja Prakasam
Mentor - NSRCEL, Angel Investor and Fund Advisor
Nat Malupillai
Group CEO - IITM Research Park, Incubation Cell and
Neetu V Bansal
Business Mentor and Leadership Coach
Ninan Eapen
Director - Strategic Alliances
Nitin Agarwal
Vice President, Finance
Nupur Arya
Business Mentor, Senior Global Facilitator@Harvard Business Publishing
P Somarajan
Consultant
Padmashree Balaram
Coach
Pallavi Sharma
Consultant/Start Up Mentor
Prapulla Sandeep
Startup Mentor and Consultant
Prashant K Goyal
General Partner & COO @Forum Synergies
Rahul Bhambry
Business Mentor, Sales & Marketing, Ex- Johnson & Johnson
Rajbir Singh
Business Mentor, Founder and Consulting Partner @Value Centria
Rajesh Navaneetham
Angel Investor , Partner@Semcostyle Institute India LLP
Rajiv kuchal
Independent Consultant; Angel Investor; Start-up Mentor; Co-founder, Progeon Ltd.; Ex-Vice President, Infosys
Rama Kannan
Executive and Leadership Coach and Mentor
Ramanan
Fellow@NSRCEL, Ex-First Mission Director@Atal Innovation Mission (AIM) Ex-Additional Secretary at NITI Aayog
Randhir Mishra
Business Mentor, Director - Metacog Innovations and Capalyst Ventures
Ravi Trivedi
Chief Digital Officer, Digital Bharat Collaborative
Renjit Philip
Business Mentor, Angel Investor, Consultant
Rishi Kulkarni
Co-Founder at Revv.so/RevvSales (Acquired by LegalZoom)| Founder 1Click (Acquired by Freshworks)
Sandeep Jain
Leadership Coach and Strategy Consultant
Sandhya Vasudevan
Independent Director - TTK Prestige Ltd and Member Board of Governors - TiE Bangalore
Sandipan Kumar
Product and Business Leader
Sangna Lakshmi
Co-founder (non-profit sector)
Sanjay Khare
Vice President
Sanjay Palsamudram
Managing and General Partner, SV3 Ventures
Sanjeev Ahuja
Mentor, Mediator, Arbitrator, Resolution Professional, Founder - MissingBridge and Advisor - Insolvency Clinic
Sathish Pathakota
Business Mentor, Director@ Viscadia
Shalini Chhabra
Managing Partner
Sri Krishnan
Consultant, Start-up mentor, Former Senior Vice President@Bosch
Sridhar Pabbisetty
Founding Director - Kautilya School of Public Policy
Sudhir Swamy
Senior Strategy Consultant, PROMAG Consultancy Services
Sukumar Rangachari
Business Mentor, Director - PointCross.Com Pvt Ltd, BPL, Cognisite Technologies and Ace Components & Electronics Pvt Ltd
Suman Sasmal
Mentor-in-Residence, NSRCEL
Suryanarayanan A
Business Mentor and Consultant
Sushant Khairnar
Startup Advisor & Consultant and Angel Investor
Swati Mohan
Advisor / Investor
Tamanna Gupta
Founder and director@Umanshi Marketing & Branding Pvt Ltd
Thiyagarajan Maruthavanan
Managing Partner, Upekkha
Umesh Nagarajaiah
Leadership Coach, Mentor and Consultant
Vasudev Avadhani
Ex-VP@Tata Advanced Materials Ltd, Consultant
Venkatesh Hulikal
Business Mentor, Technology and Strategy Advisor
Venkitraman Anand
Director of Business Growth, Agriforetell
Viiveck Verma
Founder & CEO@ UpSurge Enterprise Solutions Pvt. Ltd. Senior Advisor @Telangana State Innovation Cell (TSIC) Curator & Licensee@TEDxHyderabad
Vijay Krishnamurthy
Consultant/Mentor
Vijay Kumar Ahooja
Principal Evangelist - Amaxiz
Vinod Chandramouli
Co-founder, Mycelium Ecology
Vivek Srinivasan
Business Mentor and Consultant
Ready to inspire and guide the
