Entrepreneurs & Philanthropist 1967 Batch
Founder, President and CEO of Piping Technology & Products, Inc. and first president of the Indo-American Chamber of Commerce of Greater Houston. Dr. Durga Das Agrawal has been part of many delegations to promote trade and exchange of educational and medical resources between Houston and India. A building at the University of Houston has been renamed after him and his wife in recognition of their contribution to aid research projects, faculty and students at the college.
Dr. Durga Das Agrawal
Sh. Raj Soin
Chairman, CEO of Soin International LLC, 1969 Batch
Dr. Raj Soin is the Founder, Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive Officer of Soin, LLC, a holding company that covers a wide range of industries including defense and engineering services. He is recipient of numerous awards including Ellis Island medal of honor, Ernst & Young's 1999 Master Entrepreneur. The Indu and Raj Soin Medical Center, the Raj Soin College of Business at Wright State University, Sukhdev Raj Soin hospital in Hodal and Satya Soin school in Basoli are all examples of Soin's philanthropy in USA and India. He has also contributed Rs 5 Crores for construction of Raj Soin Hall in DTU.
Father of the Pentium Chip & Venture Capitalist 1971 Batch
Better known as "Father of the Pentium Chip', Sh. Vinod Dham has over 40+ years of experience in developing semiconductor products, technologies and Venture Capital. He has been named as one of the top 25 executives in the computer industry and one of the top 100 most influential Asian Americans. Recently, he has been involved in mentoring start-up entrepreneurs, as an Angel Investor. He is a founder of IndoUS Venture Partners (IUVP), an India focused early stage venture capital fund. He has pledges to contribute Rs. 1 Crore to DTU towards Vinod Dham Centre of Excellence for Semiconductors and Microelectronics (VDCoE4SM). He has also been awarded Padma Bhushan by Indian Government for exemplary work in the area of Semiconductors.
Sh. Vinod Dham
Prof. Yogi Goswami
World Famous inventor, Entrepreneur, Author and Educator Entrepreneur, 1969 Batch
Distinguished University professor in Chemical Engineering and Director of the Clean Energy Research Center at the University of South Florida. Founder of the air purifier company Molekule. He is the editor-in-chief of the Solar Compass, journal of the International Solar Alliance. He is the inventor of the Goswami thermodynamic cycle. His inventions have been commercialized and in 2016 Dr. Goswami was inducted into Florida Inventors Hall of Fame. He has established the "Centre For Energy & Environment" at DTU with contribution of USD 1,00,000.
Global Business Executive & Author, 1982 Batch
Shri Mahesh Joshi is a seasoned Global Business Executive with four decades of extensive Global business experience in senior management roles. He is currently the President and Managing Director MAN Energy Solutions USA Inc (A Volkswagen Group company) and Head of America region. He also attended the University of Oxford and Harvard business school for post-graduation programs. He has been on the board of several companies across various continents. Mahesh is the host of the radio show on the business channel of VoiceAmerica.com. He is also a Globally acknowledged author on "Global Business" with three of his books published by Oxford University Press. He was honoured as an outstanding Alumnus by Oxford in the year 2017. He featured on the cover of CEO magazine in North America in 2019. He plays in US National and US Open Table Tennis tournaments.
Sh. Mahesh Joshi
Dr. Promod Haque
Innovator, COO, CEO, Venture Capitalist and "Hall of Fame" investor as per Forbes list. 1969 Batch
Having 31 years of experience as venture capitalist, Shri Pramod Haque is currently serving as a Senior Managing Partner at Norwest Venture Partners. He has invested in more than 70 companies that have produced more than $40B in exit values. He has also had more than 20 portfolio companies go public and more than 30 have been acquired.
Founder and CEO, Paytm 1998 Batch
Founder and chief executive officer of one of the top notch financial technology companies, Paytm, Shri Vijay Shekhar Sharma is an Indian billionaire businessman. He was ranked as India's youngest billionaire in 2017 by Forbes with a net worth of $1.3 billion. He was in the list of Time Maganize's 100 most influential people in 2017 and was awarded the 'ET Entrepreneur of the Year' by the Economic Times in 2016. He is considered youth icon among startup aspirants. His organization Paytm has signed MoU with DTU to establish the testing and training facilities for centre of excellence for electric vehicle and related technologies. Other MoU with DTU has been signed to support for creating a Lab on Wheel facilities for digital literacy in rural area of NCT. They will also assist in onboarding Environmental Engineering department of DTU as an academic partner of Clean Air Project of UNEP. Also contributed Rs. 1 Crore for Wisdom on Wheels
Shri. Vijay Shekhar Sharma
Shri. Karnal Singh
Former Chief of Enforcement, 1979 Batch
Shri Karnal Singh, a 1984 batch IPS officer, is the former director of Enforcement Directorate. He has over 34 years of experience in investigation of corruption, terrorism, money laundering, and cyber-crime cases. He is a recipient of President's medal for distinguished service and Police medal for meritorious service. He has been awarded the Satyendra K.Dubey Memorial Award of 2021 by IIT Kanpur for upholding human values and integrity. He has also authored the book "Batla House: An encounter that shook the nation".
Entrepreneur and Educator 1978 Batch
Ravinder Paul Singh is a successful entrepreneur based in Silicon Valley with four successful exits as a founder/CEO with Veraz going public on NASDAQ, Espresso Logic acquired by CA, CyLAN acquired by Hifn and Internetware acquired by Swmantec. Currently, he is the acting COO for the Modern Data Company and board member for Optiwise. Al and an advisor to Everest Robotics. Helping entrepreneurs is his passion and he teaches entrepreneurship classes at Northeastern University and UC Berkeley, mentor at Google Launchpad and volunteer at TiE helping entrepreneurs in their startup journey. He has served on the board of TiE Silicon Valley. He has written a book entitled "Connecting NetWare to the internet" and is working on a new book on Sales and Marketing for Entrepreneurs.
Shri Ravinder Paul Singh
Dr. Bhuvnesh C. Goswami
1959 Batch
Dr. Bhuvnesh C. Goswami graduated in 1959 in Textile Engineering, from Delhi Polytechnic (DCE). In 1963 he was awarded the prestigious Commonwealth Scholarship to pursue doctoral studies at Manchester University, England, and later became an eminent Professor of Material Science and Engineering at the Clemson University, USA. He is recognized as one of the leading textile research and educational professionals in the USA, where he was honoured by induction in the Centre of Excellence by the National Textile Center. He is a fellow of the Textiles institute, fellow of the ASME. He has published large number of papers and books, holds 14 patents and received many awards. He has been awarded the Harold Dewitt Smith Gold Medal of the American Society for testing and materials. For his outstanding contributions Dr. Bhuvnesh C. Goswami has achieved international standing in the textile science community for which he received the Honorary Doctorate from the University de Haute-Alsace, Mulhouse, France in October, 2005. In 1992, Clemson University named him Distinguished Alumni Professor of Textile Science.
Founder and CEO, Tillman Global Holdings, 1977 Batch Co-Founder of GoMechanic (Alumnus- 2010, Civil Engineering)
Sh. Sanjiv Ahuja is the founder, chairman and CEO of Tillman Global Holdings (TGH), a digital infrastructure firm, headquartered in New York. He is a member of the Council on Foreign Relations, a board member of PeaceTech Lab, and a director of the Ahuja Family Foundation. In addition to Vodafone Group Plc, he has served on several public boards including Telenor S.A., Cadbury's, Williams-Sonoma and Network Appliance. He also served as the CEO of Orange S.A, and LightSquared.
Shri. Sanjiv Ahuja
H.E. Shri. Dinesh Bhatia
Senior IFS Officer 1989 Batch
His Excellency Shri Dinesh Bhatia (IFS) is the Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary to the Republic of Argentina with concurrent accreditation to Uruguay since 2019. Prior to his current appointment, he served as the Consul General, Toronto and Ambassador to Cote d'Ivoire, Guinea and Liberia. He has served in various Indian Missions abroad including Madrid, Kathmandu, and Kuwait. He was seconded by the Government to the Department of Atomic Energy, Mumbai and as Private Secretary to the Tourism Minister of India. He has also served in various Divisions of Ministry of External Affairs, New Delhi.
Vice President of Google India, 1988 Batch
Shri Sanjay Gupta, as country head of Google is committed to solving some of the unique problems of India through innovative use of technology, making internet an engine of economic growth and contribute to India's digital journey. Prior to joining google. He has served as the managing director of Star India and the Walt Disney Company, India. He is widely credited for building their sports business via the acquisition of marquee cricketing properties and launch of the kabaddi and football leagues: Pro Kabaddi League and Indian Super League.
Shri Sanjay Gupta
Sh. Raj Sardana
Entrepreneur, 1981 Batch
Raj Sardana is the Chairman, CEO, and founder of Innova Solutions. He is a successful entrepreneur with more than 25 years of experience. He also served as President and CEO of Applied Communications, Inc. He also brings a strategic vision and extensive experience in both the US and off-shore markets. He is an active member of the Wall Street Journal's CEO Council, and the Forbes Business Council. In 2023, he was recognized as one of Atlanta's Most Admired CEOs by the Atlanta Business Chronicle and named "one of the country's most successful immigrant entrepreneurs" in a profile by Forbes.
Entrepreneur 1969 Batch
Shri Devendra Pal Garg is well known entrepreneur of India. He completed his degree in Mechanical Engineering from Delhi college of Engineering in 1969. After graduation, he went onto his Master's in Industrial Engineering from I.I.T.Chicago USA and part-time course in Management from Jamna Lal Bajaj Institute in Mumbai. After working in industry and corporate sector for some years, Garg left his cushy job and took the biggest risk of his life by turning into an entrepreneur. He established Garuda Cotex Shades Ltd, a state-of-art Cotton yarn dyeing plant in Ankleshwar, Gujrat that he is presently heading as the Chairman and Managing Director. He is also an independent director of Baswara Syntex limited. He attributes his success to hard work, a little-bit of luck, self motivation and being clear hearted.
Shri Devendra Pal Garg
Shri Kulwant Singh Sobti
Entrepreneur, 1969 Batch
Shri. Kulwant Singh Sobti graduated in Mechanical Engineering in 1969 from Delhi College of Engineering, he started his career with VOLTAS Ltd. in 1970, and worked there for 6 years in Big Projects like Air-conditioning of Press Trust of India Bidg in Parliament street & Bharat Electronics, to name a few. In 1976, he moved to Muscat, Sultanate of Oman to set up a new Air-conditioning branch of a big UAE group Juma Al Majid and built it up to 400 persons in 8 years. Subsequently, started another new company in 1984. He moved to Dubai in 1997 seeking a larger, more dynamic market operated 2 companies completing several marquee projects including 5 no 40 storyed Buildings each in a record time of 2 years, Global Village Permanent Pavillions. He has also built and operated Fire Protection Business. He retired in 2017 after working 48 years out of which 40 years were spent in Dubai & Muscat. In his entire career of 48 years he stated 4 new companies and impact lives of thousands of high quality people.
Entrepreneur 1988 Batch
Ganesh Krishnan is an angel investor, serial entrepreneur and promoter from India. He is currently the director of GrowthStory, working with marquee VCs and entrepreneurs. He is also the promoter director of startups like BigBasket.com, Bluestone, Portea Medical, HomeLane, HouseJoy, FreshMenu, HungerBox, ClearOut.io, Verloop.io, Marketics, KVN Foundation, FeedMyBangalore etc. He has previously founded an Edu-Tech startup called TutorVista. He is an Adjunct Professor at Indian Institute of Management, Bangalore (IIMB) and served as one of the Board of Governors of Indian Institute of Management, Calcutta (IIMC).
Shri Ganesh Krishnan
Padma Shri Dr Ravi B Grover
1970 Batch
Dr Ravi Grover is well known in India as a proponent of nuclear Energy who played a key role in India's nuclear program. Ravi B. Grover completed his bachelor's degree in mechanical engineering from the prestigious DCE in 1970 and joined the Bhabha Atomic Research Centre. He completed a PhD in Mechanical Engineering from the IISC, Banglore, in 1982. He is the founding Director and later on Vice-Chancellor of Homi Bhabha National Institute (HBNI). He played a key role as negotiator in Indo-US nuclear deal in 2007. He received Padma Shri in 2014 in view of his contribution to India's nuclear program. During a career spanning four decades, Dr. Grover has distinguished himself as an academic, research and development engineer and a science administrator. His knowledge of nuclear engineering and nuclear law has earned him the title 'nuclear diplomat'.
President at US Bancorp 1992 Batch
Gunjan Kedia has spent nearly 30 years in financial services, serving in leadership roles at PwC and McKinsey & Company, and in global executive positions at BNY Mellon and State Street Financial. She has been an influential leader at U.S. Gunjan Kedia has been recognized repeatedly for excellence in her career. She is a six-time American Banker Most Powerful Women in Finance honoree and has been named twice to the Barron's 100 Most Influential Women in the U.S. Finance list. She holds a master's degree in business administration with distinction from Carnegie Mellon University, where she earned the alumni achievement award in 2018 and the professional excellence award in 2022. Gunjan was named to American Banker's Most Powerful Women in Finance list six times and Barron's 100 Most Influential Women in U.S.
Ms. Gunjan Kedia
Shri Arvind Saxena
Former Chairman, Union Public Service Commission 1976 Batch
A 1978 batch officer of Indian Postal Service and former Chairman of U.P.S.C, Shri Saxena joined U.P.S.C in 2015. He has also served in the Research and Analysis Wing, where he specialised in the study of strategic developments in neighbouring countries including Nepal, China, and Pakistan. Shri Sexana received awards for meritorious services (2005) and distinguished services (2012), conferred by the Hon'ble Prime Minister of India in recognition of his exemplary work and unblemished service record in the R&AW.
Co-Founder Glance
Piyush Shah is the co-founder of Glance, a leading content platform in India. Glance offers personalised content, including news, entertainment, and lifestyle updates, directly on the lock screen of Android smartphones, reaching millions of users across the country. Piyush Shah's entrepreneurial vision with Glance highlights the transformative power of leveraging technology to enhance user engagement and redefine content delivery in the digital age. As Glance continues to innovate and expand its offerings, Shah's leadership remains instrumental in shaping the future of mobile content consumption in India and beyond.
Shri. Piyush Shah
Shri Saurabh Nigam
Co-Founder ElasticRun
Saurabh Nigam, is a co-founder of ElasticRun Established in 2016, ElasticRun aims to revolutionise the logistics sector by leveraging technology to optimise supply chain operations. He recognized the inefficiencies in traditional logistics models and sought to address them through ElasticRun's platform. Under his leadership, ElasticRun has developed a unique business model that connects businesses with a network of freelancers to fulfil last-mile delivery and distribution needs efficiently. ElasticRun's success can be attributed to its technology-driven approach, agility, and focus on providing cost-effective solutions to its clients. Nigam's visionary leadership continues to drive ElasticRun's expansion, positioning it as a disruptive force in India's logistics and distribution landscape.
Entrepreneur
Shri. Sanjay Modi, is the Senior Director in Michael & Susan Dell Foundation. He is also the founder and CEO of Gloscout. He has also served as executive Vice President and Managing Director (APAC & Middle East) at Monster.com. In addition, he has executed leadership roles at Indiaconstruction.com, NIIT, and Ingersoll Rand. He continues to be an avid startup investor and advisor. His organization, MSDF has started 40 scholarships at DTU.
Shri. Sanjay Modi
Shri Varun Alagh
Co-Founder & CEO Honasa Consumer Ltd
Varun Alagh is the Co-Founder and CEO of Honasa Consumer Private Ltd, which established its first-ever baby nourishing brand, Mamaearth, in November 2016. He has been listed among the top managers in HUL for two years consistently. He was conferred with the "I am a Diageo Award". He has also received the Business Unit President Award twice. He was conferred with the Above & Beyond Award.
Mechanical Engineering
Sh Suraaj Pal Bhatia is graduate of Mechanical Engineering from Delhi College of Engineering. He moved to the US in 1969 for studying MS in Mechanical Engineering at a private Marquette University, Milwaukee WI securing teaching/ research assistantship and tution scholarship before leaving from India. His research thesis was published in ASME Transactions. He worked for Caterpillar Inc in Peoria IL. He had a very rewarding career in various business units - Marine Transmissions, Structural and Dynamic Analysis, Machine Engine Components, Truck Engine Applications, Genset Applications & Installations and Custom Applications of all Machine products including Gensets for Locomotives. During the last job with Custom Machines, a US patent was awarded to him and his team.Currently, he has focused on meditation and is involved in philanthropy. He has started a scholarship at DTU.
Shri. Suraaj Pal Bhatia
Shri Supam Maheshwari
Entrepreneur
Shri Supam Maheshwari is the founder and Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the baby care firm, FirstCry based in Pune, India. He is a first-generation entrepreneur who has a sharp business mindset. He first established a company called Brainvisa Technologies and thereafter, he launched FirstCry through BrainBees. FirstCry is bestowed with the Most Popular Online Site award in Child Awards held in Delhi in 2013. He is also the co-founder of Xpressbees Logistics Service provider and GlobalBees.
Co-Founder at InMobi (Alumnus- 2001, Production and Industrial Engineering)
Piyush is a Co-founder at InMobi, and President & COO at Glance, an AI-driven lock screen platform. Glance has redefined the way users discover content and commerce on the internet and is one of Asia's fastest growing platforms. He is an active investor for 20+ startups, focused on new-age enterprise SaaS, India-focused consumer tech, EdTech, and the HealthTech space.In 2017, Piyush was recognized as one of the 40 hottest young business leaders under 40 in India by The Economic Times, one of the country's biggest financial dailies.
Piyush Shah
Manish Khera
Founder, CEO of FINO (Alumnus- 1991, electrical engineering)
Manish Khera is the founder and Chief Executive Officer of the Financial Inclusion Network and Operations (FINO) Pay-tech. The World Economic Forum honoured FINO with a Technology Pioneer Award in 2011. Manish Khera has received praise for his role as one of the thought leaders in the financial inclusion and micro-finance space in India.He has been honoured and recognized as "Young Global Leader of 2011" by World Economic Forum.
Co-Founder of Sequoia Capital, Rebel Foods (Alumnus- 2007, electronics and telecommunication)
Raghav Joshi is the co-founder of the world's largest internet restaurant company by scale, Sequoia Capital, Goldman Sachs and Coatue-invested Rebel Foods. After completing his bachelor's from Delhi, and MBA from IIM, Indore, Raghav moved on to roles with global behemoths in the investment and strategic consulting space, such as JP Morgan and Deloitte. Raghav has been associated with Rebel Foods for a decade and the Rebel Launcher program where the company onboards brands and scale them on the Rebel ecosystem
Raghav Joshi
Swati Gupta
Co-Founder of IndustryBuying (Alumnus- Computer science engineering)
Swati Gupta, a computer science graduate from Delhi College of Engineering and an MBA holder from Carnegie Mellon University, is the co-founder of Industrybuying. The company claims to be one of the leading players in the B2B e-commerce platform selling industrial products. She has an experience of over 12 years in Management Consulting, Supply Chain Management and Private Equity Operational Advisory Business.
CEO and Co-Founder of Shamoor (Alumnus- 2015, Civil engineering)
Akash Jai Singh is the CEO and Co-Founder of Shamoor, a media agency recognized among 39 startups highlighted by Delhi Technological University (DTU) for their innovative contributions. As a digital marketer, brand strategist, and e-commerce performance expert, he has been featured by BBC World and is known for his expertise in viral marketing. Under his leadership, Shamoor has achieved significant milestones in the media and marketing industry.
Akash Jai Singh
Naveen Kukreja
Co-founder of Paisabazaar (Alumnus-1999, Electrical Engineering)
Naveen is one of the most prominent faces of India's fast-evolving fintech industry. Along with being the co-founder of Paisabazaar– India's largest marketplace platform for consumer credit – Naveen is also a Board Member of FACE (Fin-Tech Association for Consumer Empowerment) and a member of the Governing Council of IAMAI. Naveen has over 2 decades of deep experience in the financial services markets of India and Europe. He has worked with Citibank in India, Capital One Bank in the UK and as the Senior Vice President of Marketing and Strategy at Aviva Life Insurance, where he set up and led the digital business and made it the market leader.
Founder and CEO of Freshmenu (Alumnus- 2001, Electrical Engineering)
Rashmi Daga, founder and CEO of Freshmenu, has achieved recognition as a successful food tech entrepreneur, including being named "Entrepreneur of the Year" at the ETPrime Women Leadership Awards (ETPWLA) 2019 and winning the ET-Facebook Woman Ahead award in 2018.
Rashmi Daga
Kumar Anubhav
Co-Founder of NotOnMap (Alumnus- 2005, electronics and communication)
Rich data analytics experience accompanied with wide global travel experience led Kumar Anubhav to do an intensive gap analysis at grassroot level in the domestic market which finally led to the inception of Concept 'NotOnMap'. To make this concept a reality, Kumar quit his job & turned into a 'Travel Ecopreneur" focussed towards creating Impact through travel at a scale. In a short span of time, NotOnMap got recognition as World's Top 3 "Social Innovative Start-up" in a competition held at Amsterdam in May2019.
Co-founder and CEO of HealthifyMe (Alumnus- 2004, Computer science engineering)
Tushar Vashisht is the co-founder and CEO of consumer health app HealthifyMe. While at HealthifyMe and during their poverty line experiment, Vashisht advocated for better nutrition policies for Indians. He advocated for better protein subsidy for the masses in 2011–12 in front of the Planning Commission and National Advisory Council, as well as on other forums. In 2018, he gave a presentation during the India-Russia Business Summit, in front of Indian Prime Minister, Narendra Modi, and Russian President Vladimir Putin.
Tushar Vashisht
Saurabh Nigam
Co-Founder & COO of ElasticRun (Alumnus- 2000, Civil engineering)
Saurabh Nigam is the Co-Founder & Chief Operating Officer of ElasticRun. & before joining this company He has worked with companies like Omidyar Network India, Dasra, Snapdeal, Beroe Inc, Capgemini & others. He holds an MBA degree from the XLRI Jamshedpur.
Co-Founder of GoMechanic (Alumnus- 2010, Civil Engineering)
Amit Bhasin has more than 3 years of experience in Management consulting working with clients across Real Estate, Retail, Manufacturing and Insurance sectors implement their strategies through people interventions. At GoMechanic, they are trying to create a consistent, reliable and hassle-free car care solution for customers. Transparent pricing, reliable service and convenience for a seamless customer experience are the principles they live by.
Amit Bhasin
Rajat Garg
Founder and CEO of myUpchar (Alumnus- 2002, Computer engineering)
Rajat Garg, the founder and CEO of myUpchar, has achieved notable success in the healthcare technology space, including building a platform that reached 1 million visitors within 3 months of launch without marketing, and is known for his work in digital health and healthcare awareness. Before myUpchar, he was the founder of Simply.
Founder of LockDeal (Alumnus- 2004, electronics and communication)
Gaurav Singh is DCE/Georgia Tech entrepreneur with 2 successful start-up exits in B2B eCommerce and software domain. Currently, he is helping enterprises digitize & automate their wholesale distribution.
Gaurav Singh
Sandeep Dalmia
Co-founder of StanzaLiving (Alumnus- 2008, Computer engineering)
An IIM-A and DCE graduate, Sandeep's professional stints have spanned India, SE Asia and the US. At BCG, he was nominated as one of their 60 Global Ambassadors. And now, he's the co-founder of one of India's hottest start-ups. A cycling enthusiast and a cocktail connoisseur, we suspect the only thing Sandeep doesn't have time for is sleep.
Founder of Weaddo (Alumnus- 2005, Mechanical Engineering)
First generation entrepreneur, Founder of Weaddo in 2018 with the purpose of innovating in the field of CX, Analytics and Practical AI. Been awarded in the various fields of technology, digital and CX. Certified across Machine Learning, Analytics, Design Thinking and Gamification. He has also spoken regularly on various platforms such as CII, IAMAI, Bangaldesh Brand Forum etc. He has occasionally given guest lectures in MBA institutes on specialized topics.
Protik Basu
Saurav Kumar
Founder and CEO of Euler Motors (Alumnus- 2009, Computer science engineering)
Mr. Kumar is the founder and CEO of Euler Motors, an automotive tech startup based out of New Delhi focused on commercial electric vehicles. Euler Motors recently raised a 20-crore Series A funding. Prior to this, he was co-founder and CEO of another company, Cube26, an India based technology innovation firm focused on revolutionizing the user experience across multiple devices and platforms. Cube26 was acquired by PayTM.
Co-Founder of NAT HABIT and ZipGo (Alumnus- 2000, Bachelor of Engineering)
Gaurav Agarwal began his entrepreneurial journey with ZipGo, a ride-hailing startup that competed with industry giants like Ola and Uber. After an exciting journey with ZipGo, which eventually led to its acquisition, Gaurav hopped on his next big adventure in the D2C space- Nat Habit. With Nat Habit, he and Swagatika are building a brand dedicated to providing fresh and natural skincare products to Indians.
Gaurav Agarwal
Gaurav Garg
Founder and CEO at BoboGear (Alumnus- 2007, electrical engineering)
Experienced CEO at Bobogears with a demonstrated history of working in the retail, healthcare and education sectors. Skilled in Product Management, Analytical Skills, Business Management, Digital Marketing and almost all aspects of making a business successful from ground up.
Co-founder of Moms Home (Alumnus- 2008, Computer engineering)
Kumar Vaibhav, a co-founder of Moms Home, an organic baby clothing and essentials brand, is also an IIM Indore alumnus, and has experience in market research and business strategy, as well as experience in digital sales strategies and brand partnership. He is also a co-founder of Footprints Organic Bamboo Socks.
Kumar Vaibhav
Ritesh Ujjawal
Co-founder of Kofluence (Alumnus- 2006, electronics and communication)
Building a democratic creator ecosystem with codeless AI-powered Influencer Marketing. With a career spanning banking, consulting, gaming, and start-ups for over 1.5 decades, currently as a Co-founder Ritesh Ujjwal lead Kofluence – a disruptive Ad-Tech influencer platform that empowers brands and social media users to harness social influence.
Co-Founder of ZFunds (Alumnus- 2014, Electrical and Electronics Engineering)
Founded in 2019 by Manish Kothari and Vidhi Tuteja, ZFunds is on a mission to make mutual funds simple, accessible, and effective for every Indian. This investment marks a significant milestone in the company's journey to empower financial distributors and transform wealth management for millions of households across the country.
Vidhi Tuteja
Shivam Satrawal
Co-Founder & VP, UnifyApps (Alumnus- 2014, Computer Science Engineering)
UnifyApps - a Unified Enterprise AI Agent Orchestration Platform, co-founded by DTU alumnus Shivam Satrawal (B.Tech 2014, CSE), has recently raised $20 Mn (INR 168.7 Cr) in a Series A round led by ICONIQ Growth and Elevation Capital. The funds will help expand its enterprise AI agent platform and deepen SaaS integrations.
Founder and CEO of RentOk (Alumnus- 2018, Electrical Engineering)
Srijan Raj, the founder and CEO of RentOk, has made significant achievements in the property renting space, including founding RentOk to make renting a more positive experience and winning a Startupthon in the student category.
Srijan Raj
Summit Nayak
Co-Founder of Ekank Technologies (Alumnus- 2014, Mechanical Engineering)
Summit Nayak is the Co-Founder of Ekank Technologies and is responsible for overseeing the business and partnerships at Ekank Technologies, India's pioneer platform that enables storytelling on history, art, culture, and heritage, in regional languages.
Co-founder of Broomees (Alumnus- 2018, Mechanical and Automotive Engineering)
Saurav Kumar is the co-founder of Broomees, a platform that offers domestic help services in India, aims to revolutionise the domestic help industry by providing reliable and professional services to every household. The platform connects customers with trained and verified domestic helpers who offer a variety of services, including cleaning, cooking, and baby care. Broomees has already generated over 7,500 jobs for domestic helpers.
Saurav Kumar
Anuj Bihani
Founder of Impaqt Robotics Private Limited (Alumnus- 1981, Mechanical Engineering)
Anuj Bihani is the Founder of Impaqt Robotics Private Limited, where Anuj is accelerating the deployment of robots globally. As the Managing Director of Alstrut India Private Limited, Anuj leads the leading 'Collaborative Robot' company in India. Anuj is also an Angel Investor at The Chennai Angels and a Partner at Toshni-Tek International, focusing on engineering products, solutions, and services. Anuj is the Immediate Past President and Founder President of the Seed Transformation Network, South Asia.
Co-founder and CEO/CFO of Drivetrain (Alumnus- 1999, Electrical Engineering)
Alok Goel is a seasoned technology executive with extensive experience in product management, operations, and entrepreneurship. As the Co-founder and CEO/CFO of Drivetrain, he leverages his deep industry expertise to drive innovation and growth in the technology sector.
Alok Goel
Vikrant Agarwal
Co-founder of Care.Fi (Alumnus- 2008, Electronics and Communication Engineering)
Vikrant Agarwal is the co-founder of Care.Fi, an embedded HealthFin ecosystem for hospital, doctors, suppliers and patients. Started in Jan 2022 and it has been an excellent journey, wherein, they have impacted more than 80,000+ lives with more than 500cr of disbursals in less than two years of operations. They have acquired NBFC license in less than two years of operations and are on track to create the first HealthFin OS for all the providers.
Founder and CEO of Walnut Health (Alumnus, Computer Science Engineering)
Mannat S. is the founder and CEO of Walnut Health. Imagine socialising health while building a lifestyle that pays off your insurance. It's a data centric app, to build daily healthy habits; & with integrations to every premium service you would ever require .
Mannat S.
Deepak Bhatia
Co-founder at Houseeazy (Alumnus-2008, Civil Engineering)
Deepak Bhatia is the co-founder at Houseeazy. He is a Experienced Management Professional with a demonstrated history of Successful Turnarounds across various functions in Real Estate - Sales & Marketing, Product & Business Strategy. In a short span of time, HouseEazy has concluded transactions worth Rs. 1,000 Cr, serving more than 1,200 happy families and hosting over 10,000 customer visits.
Founder of CodeJudge and IndiaSupply (Alumnus-2016, Computer Science Engineering)
Krutika Rastogi has been a founder (CodeJudge and IndiaSupply) and a series A startup operator (Elucidata). She is building Brightlife, its mission is to become India's most useful emotional wellness platform for your real-life challenges - be it parenting, relationships, resolving conflicts, stress management or more! They are also bringing the massive emotional wellness industry online to the digital economy.
Krutika Rastogi
Nilesh Agarwal
Co-Founder & CTO of Inferless and Peakperformer (Alumnus-2014, Computer Science Engineering)
Nilesh Agarwal is building Inferless (backed by Sequoia). He also Built Codejudge (Acquired by Skuad) and is an ex employee of amazon. Inferless is Serverless GPU Inference to scale your machine learning inference without any hassle of managing servers, and deploy complicated and custom models with ease. Backed by Sequoia, Antler & Blume Ventures.
Co-founder and CTO of Figr (Alumnus-2021, Computer Science Engineering)
Chirag Singhla is the co-founder and CTO of Figr, a startup that he launched in June 2023, aiming to simplify UI UX designing. Before that, he worked as a machine learning engineer at Myntra, where he implemented solutions such as shoppable looks, vertical widgets reordering, and beauty product care personalization. He also worked as a data scientist at Rakuten, where he developed an automated report key features extraction tool using a pre-trained Transformer model (BERT) with 93% accuracy. Additionally, he filed a patent with Adobe for a novel approach to sequential pattern mining to extract high-utility patterns.
Chirag Singla
Karan Bhutani
Co-founder of Two Point O Capital (Alumnus, Bachelor of Engineering)
Karan Bhutani, co-founder of Two Point O Capital, has achieved notable success in the climate financing sector. Under his leadership, Two Point O Capital secured $6.3 million in seed funding from investors including Omnivore, Multiply Ventures, RTP Global, Spectrum Impact, and growX ventures. This funding aims to enhance their tech-enabled platform for financing distributed clean energy projects such as solar rooftops, energy efficiency equipment, and wastewater treatment. Earlier in his career, Karan was recognized as the Second Runner Up at the INSEAD Entrepreneurship Bootcamp in April 2012 and participated in the ASES Stanford Summit in 2007.