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At the Intersection of Climate, Circularity, Ventures & Impact Capital

About

Over the past decade, I have worked at the intersection of climate innovation, capital, policy, and communities, building systems that help solutions scale. My journey began with e-waste recycling venture in 2015, where I helped bring informal waste workers into formal recycling and built operational models for startups like Binbag and 4R Recycling. I lead the Circular Economy vertical at NSRCEL(IIM Bangalore), supporting 60+ ventures across Climate Smart Agri, Plastic Circularity, Alternate materials & emerging climate tech solutions, through incubation programs, partnerships, and catalytic capital mobilization. I am passionate about: Building ecosystems that enable climate-tech and circular startups to thrive Designing founder-friendly programs that focus on impact and scale Facilitating collaborations between startups, corporates, and government stakeholders 📩 Let’s Connect: I am always open to conversations on climate-tech innovation, partnerships, and ecosystem building.

Location

Bengaluru

AI stack

notion

openai

Work experience

Partnerships at KOSHA.ai, Jan 2026 - Present · 11 mos, Bengaluru, Karnataka, India, Supporting partnerships and fundraising at Kosha.ai, a climate-tech venture building AI- and IoT-enabled solutions for textile traceability, material intelligence, and circular supply chains.

Personal goal pursuit at Career Break, Jun 2025 - Dec 2025 · 7 mos, Venture capital learning, Founder & funder perspectives Intentional slowing down Early-stage family business building Learning a classical dance form Life skills & unlearning Exploration beyond work Trying to unblock creative discipline

Fellow at The VC Fellowship, Jun 2025 - Aug 2025 · 3 mos, Bengaluru, Karnataka, India

Fellow at Terra.do, Jan 2024 - Apr 2024 · 4 mos, Bengaluru, Karnataka, India

Senior Program Manager at NSRCEL, Oct 2023 - May 2025 · 1 yr 8 mos, Bengaluru, Karnataka, India, Built and led NSRCEL’s Circular Economy vertical, shaping it into a platform for climate-tech innovation, sectoral collaboration, and ecosystem development. Establishing the strategic vision, sector focus, and operating model for the vertical, and anchoring incubation and ecosystem programs supporting startups across waste management, climate-smart agriculture, plastic circularity, alternate materials, and carbon removal technologies. Designing sustainable program models, securing and managing grant and partner funding, and ensuring long-term viability of initiatives through aligned funding strategies. Founder support was enabled through structured incubation, expert networks, capital access, and market linkages, alongside building multi-stakeholder partnerships with corporates, government bodies, philanthropies, investors, and ecosystem institutions.

Program Manager - Impact Orbit at NSRCEL at NSRCEL, Apr 2022 - May 2025 · 3 yrs 2 mos, Bengaluru, Karnataka, India, Leading and building Circular Economy ecosystem at NSRCEL. Supporting entrepreneurs to build impact business models in Circularity, Sustainability, Climate-tech and Rural Innovations.

Assistant Manager Incubation at Deshpande Startups | India's Largest Technology Business Incubator, Sep 2019 - Apr 2022 · 2 y 7 mo, Hubballi

Assistant Manager at 4R Recycling Pvt Ltd, Feb 2016 - Sep 2019 · 3 y 7 mo, Bangalore

Manager Network Development at Binbag, Jun 2015 - Jan 2016 · 7 mo, Bangalore

Education

Fellow, Terra.do

Master of Social Entrepreneurship, Development Sector, Deshpande Center for Social Entrepreneurship