A world-class accelerator in the heart of Mumbai
Zone Startups India is part of the Ryerson Futures network, which operates accelerator programs around the world under the brand Zone Startups.
Our network is always growing, and currently includes Zone Startups Calgary, Zone Startups Sports + Media in Toronto, Barclay's Rise Accelerator, Thought Factory with Axis Bank, Gateway91, Palavar Accelerator with Lodha Group, and more.
We provide hands-on strategic and tactical guidance for startups looking to drive market validation and customer acquisition, as well as access to investors, corporate partners, and advisors.
We offer an innovation consulting practice that lets corporate clients explore and embrace new ideas and technologies alongside leading-edge startups. For high-potential startups, we can provide seed capital and support for future financing efforts.
Team
Board Leadership
Alan Lysne
Managing Partner, Zone Startups
Ambarish Datta
MD & CEO, BSE Institute Ltd.
Matthew Saunders
President, Zone Startups
Nayan Mehta
CFO, BSE Ltd.
Ian Hand
Executive Director, SFU Business Acceleration
Board member of BIL-RFI and BRTSIF
Board member of BIL-RFI and BRTSIF
Board member of BIL-RFI and BRTSIF
Board member of BIL-RFI and BRTSIF
Board member of BIL-RFI
Mentors
Business Strategy
Ajay Nair | COO/CFO, OML
Ajay Ramasubramaniam | Director, Zone Startups India
Akash Bhavsar | Chief Architect, SDG Accelerator
Akhil Minocha | VP Sales–Asia Pacific and Japan, Accelerite
Akshay Agarwal | Consulting CTO, 10x Management
Alan Lysne | Managing Partner, Ryerson Futures & Zone Startups
Alpesh Porwal | Senior VP–Head Projects & New Business, Centrum Direct Ltd.
Amit Zaveri | Co-founder, Schoolwear Pvt. Ltd.
Anand Chatterjee | Founder/CEO, Top Doctors Online
Anil Joshi | Managing Partner, Unicorn India Ventures
Apurva Mehta | Director, Corporate Communications
Arun Diaz | Advisor, Aavishkaar Venture Management Services
Ashish Bedekar | Head, MediaTek Labs India
Avinash Raheja | Independent Investor
Binay Tiwari | Founder, Appjoy.org
Bino Pathiparampil | Global Capital Markets Professional
Deepti Sanghi | VP Partnerships & Alliances, MoneyTap
Dharmendra Rai | Mumbai's First Mind Map Trainer
Dhaval N. Shah | CTO, KoolKampus
Gowree Gokhale | Partner, Nishith Desai Associates
Indresh Pradhan | Head of IT, Kaya Limited
Laura Quinn | Sustainability and Impact Communications Strategist
Matthew Saunders | President, Ryerson Futures & Zone Startups
Meenakshi Iyengar | Organizational Talent Consultant and Advisor, Small and Medium Businesses
Murtuza Haryanawalla | Product Marketing & Partnerships, Strtup.net
Naveen Bachwani | Head of Customer Experience, Edelweiss Group
Nirav Khambhati | CEO, Tata ClassEdge
Prajakt Raut | Founding Partner, The Growth Labs
Prakash Chandra Prabhakar | Business Mentor, Q-Equip Associates
R. Venkateswaran | Senior VP Engineering, Products, and IP, Persistent Systems
Radhesh Kanumury | Advisor, FundTonic
Rajesh Kamat | VP Strategy and Operations, Piramal Enterprises
Ramesh Anumukonda | Business Development, Unity Technologies
Sachin Tagra | VP/Head Capital, Network18 Media & Investments
Sameer Garg | VP/Regional Head, New Economy Group, Axis Bank
Sasidhar Nandigam | Director, BCS Pvt. Ltd.
Seshadri Krishnan | Co-founder, Trip38.com
Siva Ramamoorthy | Head of India Operations, Ephicacy Lifescience Analytics
Sonali Mehta-Rao | Chief Growth Officer, Awaaz.de
Subhash Ghosh | Founder/Chairman, Lemon Advisors Private Ltd.
Suneel Bandhu | COO, Tata Teleservices
Venkatraman Pichumani | Founder, YouTooCanRun Sports Management
Design Expertise
Hemant Nagwekar | Product Strategy & Design Consultant
Honey Bajaj | Co-founder, Avir Technologies
Nishant Bhaskar | Head, Innovation Cell, Godrej Appliances
Sonali Mehta-Rao | Chief Growth Officer, Awaaz.de
Soumitra Bhat | Director, Customer Innovation, Salesforce
Entrepreneurial Expertise
Aakrit Vaish | Co-founder/CEO, Haptik Inc.
Akash Bhavsar | Chief Architect, SDG Accelerator
Prajakt Raut | Founding Partner, The Growth Labs
Financial Expertise
Ajay Nair | COO/CFO, OML
Anil Joshi | Managing Partner, Unicorn India Ventures
Deepti Sanghi | VP Partnerships & Alliances, MoneyTap
Naveen Bachwani |Head of Customer Experience, Edelweiss Group
Pavan A. Gupte | Managing Director, Samena Capital
Preeti Sinha | Senior President & Global Convenor, YES Institute
Sachin Tagra | VP/Head Capital, Network18 Media & Investments
Sameer Garg | VP/Regional Head, New Economy Group, Axis Bank
Sasidhar Nandigam | Director, BCS Pvt. Ltd.
Siddharth Sthalekar | Founder, Sacred Capital
Suneel Bandhu | COO, Tata Teleservices
Legal Expertise
Veena Ajay Lala | Founder & Managing Partner, VAL & Associates
Technical Expertise
Akhil Minocha | VP Sales–Asia Pacific and Japan, Accelerite
Akshay Agarwal | Consulting CTO, 10x Management
Anand Chatterjee | Founder/CEO, Top Doctors Online
Ashish Bedekar | Head, MediaTek Labs India
Deepti Sanghi | VP Partnerships & Alliances, MoneyTap
Indresh Pradhan | Head of IT, Kaya Limited
Prajakt Raut | Founding Partner, The Growth Labs
R. Venkateswaran | Senior VP Engineering, Products, and IP, Persistent Systems
Radhesh Kanumury | Advisor, FundTonic
Ramesh Anumukonda | Business Development, Unity Technologies
Seshadri Krishnan | Co-founder, Trip38.com
Subhash Ghosh | Founder/Chairman, Lemon Advisors Private Ltd.
Workshop Advisors
Anand Jain | Co-founder, CleverTap
Atibhi Mehra | Founder, The Mobixpert
Avlesh Singh | Co-founder/CEO, WebEngage
Debprotim Roy | Co-founder/CEO, Canvs.in
Dinesh Sharma | Founder, ConsultLane.com & Volody.com
Hrishi Oberoi | Founder/CEO, Photon Tadpole Studios
Jay Naduvath | Managing Partner, Jefferies & Bain
Kanchan Kumar | Co-Founder/CEO, Remitr
Kunal Shah | Founder/Chairman, FreeCharge
Niki Gomez | Head of Digital Marketing, MAS Holdings
Nischal Shetty | Co-Founder, Crowdfire
Raghu Kolli | Head of Consumer Insights and Innovation, LeapFrog Investments
Rashmi Bansal | Owner, JAM Magazine
Siddharth Menon | Co-Founder, Crowdfire
Sonali Mehta-Rao | Chief Growth Officer, Awaaz.de
Sreeraman Thiagarajan | Co-Founder, Agrahyah Technologies
Sunny Sablok | Partner, Matrix Law
Swapnil Sinha | Head of Measurement & Attribution, India & Southeast Asia, Google