Ashwin Srivastava

Ashwin Srivastava is an Indian venture capitalist who founded Idein ventures in 2015.[1][2][3] He has been an entrepreneur since 2010.[4] He is also the co-founder of Great Manager Institute [5][6] and CEO of Sapio Analytics.[7]

Ashwin Srivastava
EducationIndian Institute of Technology Bombay
OccupationVenture Capitalist
Known forIdein ventures

Ashwin was part of the Forbes 30 Under 30 Asia 2017 list under the Finance & Venture Capital category.[8][9][10][11]

Currently, Ashwin is providing pro-bono technical and analytical help to the various Indian state governments to understand the Coronavirus outbreak and its effect across India. [12][13][14]


Early life and education

Ashwin has completed his Bachelor of Technology and Master of Technology from Indian Institute of Technology Bombay.[15][16] He holds a degree in Mechanical Engineering. In college, he dabbled in theatre, took part in robotics competitions, was a member of hostel council, and manager of The Entrepreneurship Cell, IIT Bombay.[17]

Ashwin spent his formative years in St. Xaviers, Sahebganj and then did his +2 education from Delhi Public School, R. K. Puram.

Entrepreneurship

Incept, a biometric equipment manufacturer, was started in August 2010 by Ashwin and Hariom Sharma. In 2010, its head office was set up in Goregaon, Mumbai, and it had 25 clients at the time.[18] In 2012, Ashwin was listed as one of the top 100 entrepreneurs in 2011 by Small and Medium Entrepreneur Magazine.[19]

From 2011 to 2013, it partnered with clients and customers such as Indian Institute of Technology Bombay[20] and Nigeria Identity Management Commission.[21] In September 2013, Incept merged with Solus, another player in the biometric industry, in an undisclosed shares and cash deal.[22] At Incept, Ashwin also led the Incept Training Academy and was a guest lecturer there.[23][24]

Ashwin led FindURClass[25][26] and Plancess,[27] in consulting capacity. He is also a Director at Core Grocer[28]

Venture capital

Ashwin is currently the Director of Qriyo,[29] Propcare,[30] Restate Solutions,[31] and Infurnia.[32][33]

Outside India, Ashwin has interests in investments in GCC countries and countries in Africa.[34][35] Ashwin has been involved in investing in Sumant Kumar, a farmer from Bihar known for System of Rice Intensification.[36] Idein Ventures also seed-funded UAE based ZoEasy Solutions, which uses disruptive technology to connect businesses and consumers with their ideal blue collar workforce.[37]

He has been judge for start-up related competition in Birla Institute of Technology and Science, Pilani – Goa Campus.[38]

Other notable incidents

In May 2013, Ashwin was victim of an accident that made him an amputee.[39][40][41] He participated in a marathon in Mumbai soon after the accident.[17] He floated a petition to change the heights of platforms in Mumbai suburban train stations, that ended in victory.

In 2014, Ashwin became a member of the political organization Aam Aadmi Party [42] and a national convenor of Entrepreneurs for AAP.[43] It is unclear if he is still a member. He is a mentor for startups and small businesses.[44][45]

gollark: Why mercurial instead of git?
gollark: ... why does it ask me to enter my email *again* after trying to use google signin?
gollark: (like many CC programs)
gollark: Cool, although crazy.
gollark: Does it involve placing a binary file on the actual CC FS to hold all the file stuff or what?

References
  1. "Why Should There Be No Funding Over A Cup Of Coffee?". siliconindia. Retrieved 19 May 2016.
  2. "Tech in Asia - Connecting Asia's startup ecosystem". www.techinasia.com. Retrieved 19 May 2016.
  3. Template:Title=Idein Ventures to invest $6 m in seed-stage start-ups
  4. "Interview of Ashwin Srivastava in 2011" (Interview) (May 2011).
  5. "GMI expands its advisory board" (Interview).
  6. "Great Manager's Institute" (Interview).
  7. "CEO Profile on Sapio Analytics website" (Interview).
  8. "Forbes List of 30 Under 30 Asia 2017".
  9. "Bihar boy makes it to Forbes 30 under 30 Asia 2017 list of Entrepreneurs".
  10. "First Bihar Youth in the Forbes 30 'Under 30 Asia' List".
  11. "Ashwin Srivastava of Idein Ventures Talks About The Road To Forbes' 30 Under 30 List".
  12. "How Tech Interventions can help COVID-19" (Interview).
  13. "Times Now Interview SAPIO Analytics CEO Ashwin Srivastava offers technical help to Govt amid COVID-19 outbreak" (Interview).
  14. "Times Now Interview Youtube Link" (Interview).
  15. "Profile of Ashwin Srivastava in Crunchbase".
  16. "Profile of Ashwin Srivastava in Silicon India as an SME expert". Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 18 May 2016.
  17. "Interview of Ashwin Srivastava in Careerizma" (Interview).
  18. "Coverage of Incept by Hindustan Times" (March 2011).
  19. "January 2012 Issue of Small and Medium Entrepreneur magazine" (January 2012).
  20. "Coverage of Incept by IIT Bombay News". Archived from the original on 3 March 2016. Retrieved 18 May 2016.
  21. "Coverage of Incept's association with Nigeria by Biometric Update News".
  22. "News of merger in Gazette Post" (September 2013).
  23. "Profile of Ashwin Srivastava as a speaker at ECell IIT Bombay".
  24. "News of Incept Training Academy in Campus Era".
  25. "Profile of Ashwin in Whogotfunded".
  26. "Funderbeam". www.funderbeam.com. Retrieved 19 May 2016.
  27. "Profile of Plancess in Ambition Box".
  28. "Management Information of Core Grocer".
  29. "Coverage of Qriyo and statement of Ashwin in Times of India" (February 2016).
  30. "Zauba Listing for Propcare Technology".
  31. "Property Portal Watch with news of REstate management". PPW.
  32. "Coverage of Infurnia in Economic Times" (January 2016).
  33. "Executive Profile of Ashwin Srivastava in Bloomberg".
  34. "News of Ashwin Srivastava at Bengal Chamber of Commerce" (April 2016).
  35. Video of Ashwin Srivastava speaking at Bengal Chamber of Commerce.
  36. "News of Sumant Kumar visiting Africa".
  37. "ZoEasy Solutions Raises Seed Funding from Idein Ventures".
  38. "Coverage of Coalescence in Economic Times".
  39. "Article of Ashwin Srivastava in Under30CEO".
  40. "An inspiration". Needull in a haystack. 19 April 2016. Retrieved 19 May 2016.
  41. "4 Step Guide Towards Becoming a Superman: The Entrepreneur Way". AlleyWatch. 8 July 2014. Retrieved 19 May 2016.
  42. "List of I Fuel Swaraj Leaders".
  43. "News of Entrepreneurs joining Aam Aadmi Party". Archived from the original on 23 June 2016. Retrieved 18 May 2016.
  44. "List of Mentors with SMB Connect".
  45. "Indian Startup Awards". Indian Startup Awards. Retrieved 19 May 2016.
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