Powering India's Entrepreneurial Future

At Copreneurs India, our strategic framework is meticulously designed to accelerate the nation’s entrepreneurial pulse. Our core objectives are to:

Drive Innovation & Business Transformation

We aim to bridge critical market gaps and catalyze transformative growth across both nascent startups and established SMEs. This is achieved by equipping them with cutting-edge strategies and tailored support, ensuring their resilience and competitive edge in dynamic environments.

Generate Significant Economic Impact

We are committed to fostering substantial contributions to the Indian economy. This involves modernizing business operations, boosting productivity, and cultivating future-ready enterprises capable of navigating evolving market complexities.

Catalyze Entrepreneurial Growth

We facilitate the holistic development of founders and entrepreneurs across all stages and sectors. Our approach combines inclusive, bespoke support with actionable market intelligence and privileged access to invaluable industry reports.

Advocates of Ecosystem Policy

We actively foster synergistic collaborations among industry leaders, government bodies, and the entrepreneurial community. Our role extends to contributing to impactful policy formulation, enabling frameworks, and strategic advocacy that fortifies India's innovation-driven ecosystem.

Cultivate a Vibrant Community

We establish and nurture a robust, human-centric network of founders, startups, and enablers. Through curated meetups, expos, and collaborative initiatives, we ensure sustained and equitable growth for every member.

Serve as a Premier Resource Hub

We are building the definitive, go-to platform for entrepreneurs, centralizing vital guidance, expert mentorship, and strategic growth opportunities to propel their success.

Founding Team

Copreneurs India is founded by a group of passionate entrepreneurs who understand the power of collaboration over competition:

Rahul Singh
Co-founder

Rahul Singh is the strategist every founder wants in their corner—calm, structured, and razor-focused on outcomes. With over 15 years of experience across business consulting, technology, and growth operations, Rahul has worked with global giants like Dell, Microsoft, and KPMG, where he led cross-functional initiatives in enterprise strategy, digital transformation, and business excellence. His work has spanned industries and continents, giving him a panoramic view of how businesses scale—and where they stumble.

Now as a co-founder of Copreneurs, Rahul brings that depth to early and growth-stage startups, helping them build sustainable foundations. His mission is to create an environment where founders don’t just chase valuation, but build lasting value—together. From refining GTM strategies to fostering resilience in leadership, Rahul serves as the integrator and operator behind the scenes, enabling entrepreneurs to scale smart and scale strong.

Rahul is passionate about building communities and fostering collaboration among entrepreneurs and startups. He is experienced in creating networks that empower founders to share knowledge, resources, and support, and is dedicated to nurturing a culture of innovation and mutual growth.

Anuj Agrawal
Co-founder

Anuj Agrawal is a multi-hyphenate entrepreneur—brand strategist, festival curator, and community builder—with over 15 years of experience across creative industries. He is the founder of Cbetter, a branding agency that has worked with 200+ brands globally, and Growleads, a LinkedIn-first platform that helps founders grow their personal brand and inbound business.

Anuj is also the force behind Shoonya Festival and Digital Asia Summit, Asia’s largest virtual digital marketing conference featuring global thought leaders. With ventures like For Purpose, he has championed storytelling for impact-led organizations.

As co-founder of Copreneurs, Anuj now weaves together his passion for branding, community, and conscious entrepreneurship to build a founder-first ecosystem where entrepreneurs support, scale, and grow—together.

Nitin Jain
Co-founder

Nitin Jain is what happens when an artist turns into an entrepreneur—with culture, commerce, and community stitched into every idea he builds. A designer by education and a doer by instinct, Nitin is the founder of Indibni Group. Group’s Consumer arm Indigifts®, India’s first gift-tech brand, bootstrapped and scaled to over ₹50+ crore in lifetime revenue. Under his leadership, the company has served over 2.5 million customers, launched 5000+ indigenous products, empowered 300+ women artisans, and been featured on Shark Tank India.

Over the last 15+ years, Nitin has worked with 300+ brands including TATA, SBI, 3M, ITC, and the Rajasthan Government, blending storytelling and design thinking to solve real problems. As the creative force behind Copreneurs, he is championing the vision of “Local for Global,” enabling Indian entrepreneurs to take their ideas global—without losing their roots.

From AVGC-XR policy advocacy to running founder wellness initiatives, Nitin’s work spans head, heart, and hustle.

Our CoBelievers

A diverse group of leaders and visionaries guiding our journey with their experience and strategic insight.

Gautam Sinha
Co-founder
SimpleO.ai

Gautam Sinha – Serial Tech Leader Driving AI & Enterprise Innovation

Gautam Sinha brings over 35 years of tech leadership—from CEO of Times Internet to launching SimpleO.ai, an AI-powered contract management startup. His AI venture addresses enterprise pain points in SLAs, compliance, and audit management. A global executive and mentor, he accelerates generative AI adoption in enterprise processes, championing innovation that lifts ecosystems and sharpens India’s digital edge.

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Madhup Bansal
CEO
TrueWholeSale

Madhup Bansal – B2B E-Commerce Pioneer & SME Empowerment Leader

Madhup Bansal is the driving force behind TrueWholesale, India’s first stationery B2B‑ecommerce platform, and part of a 13-year legacy in general trade distribution. As founding director, he’s launched tech-driven initiatives, opened new dispatch centers (e.g., in Pune), and enabled scale and profitability for lakhs of retailers. Previously as CEO/co-founder of Myly ERP and a product strategist, he continues to share insights on fintech, product strategies, and ecommerce—mentoring founders to build resilient distributions in emerging markets.

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Rajeev Roy
Co-founder
BakingBay / 1on Ventures

Rajeev Roy – Global Entrepreneurship Leader & Educator

Rajeev is a distinguished entrepreneurship educator, mentor, and community architect. He leads 1on.Ventures, trains entrepreneurs, and fosters startup ecosystems; previously he was Dean of Academics at XLRI and CEO of XCEED incubator. Armed with a PGDM from IIM Ahmedabad, he’s launched ventures in food processing, dairy, aquaculture, microfinance, and BPOs, and built six incubators across four countries, including India’s second‑largest incubator, 36Inc, which supported 100+ startups in just 12 months. His self-titled entrepreneurship online course is taught in 300+ universities and he’s mentored over 1,000 founders and educators. A published author and visiting faculty in the USA, his mission spans innovation, capacity-building, and next-gen leadership.

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Rakshat Hooja
Director
Jaipur Virasat Foundation

Rakshat Hooja – Cultural Heritage Leader & Community Builder

Rakshat Hooja helms the Jaipur Virasat Foundation, a UNESCO-aligned nonprofit preserving Rajasthan’s cultural heritage while uplifting traditional artisans since 2002. As Director, he leads holistic programs—including festivals, advocacy, and livelihood generation—bridging age-old crafts with modern livelihoods. Under his leadership, JVF has earned international patronage (including the Prince of Wales) and strengthened community pride—driving sustainable development and global recognition of Rajasthan’s living heritage.

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Sangeeta Bavi
COO
Yourstory Media

Sangeeta Bavi – Scaling India’s Startup Mechanisms through Tech-First Leadership

Sangeeta Bavi is an accomplished leader and ecosystem builder, driving India’s digital growth through strategic roles at Microsoft and now YourStory. As Executive Director of “Digital Natives” and Startup Business Leader at Microsoft India, she architected programs, P&L frameworks, and platform strategies that accelerated the scale of early-stage to unicorn startups across India and South Asia, working closely with emerging founders. Previously at Nokia, she spearheaded developer outreach and strategic projects, bringing innovation to Tier‑1 and Tier‑2 markets. In January 2025, she joined YourStory as COO, where she now powers revenue growth, operations, and platform expansion in service of millions of entrepreneurs. A mentor in communities like SaaSBOOMi, she remains deeply embedded in the startup journey. With a B.Tech from NIT Warangal and an MBA from IIM Bangalore, Sangeeta empowers founder-driven innovation, blending tech, leadership, and community to transform India’s entrepreneurial landscape.

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Amit Chaudhary
Co-founder
Lenskart

Amit Chaudhary – Innovating Spectacles & Scaling Impact at Lenskart

Amit Chaudhary co-founded Lenskart, transforming India’s eyewear industry with data-driven innovation, seamless omnichannel reach, and operational excellence. As COO, he’s led aggressive offline expansion and built a technology-first marketplace, coordinating analytics, tech, and ops that fueled Lenskart’s rise under Ratan Tata’s mentorship. A mentor and investor, Amit now inspires fellow founders by sharing strategic growth insights and fostering innovation within India’s retail-tech ecosystem.

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Mohit Gulati
Managing General Partner
ITI Growth Opportunities Fund

Mohit Gulati – Venture Capitalist, Technologist & Ecosystem Mentor

Mohit Gulati is the Managing General Partner at ITI Growth Opportunities Fund, where he champions disruptive Indian tech startups with honesty-first mentorship and operational guidance through funding winters. An IIT Bombay MBA and former electric‑vehicle startup CTO, he co-founded Zetrance, focusing on AI/XR and sustainable technology innovation. A recognized LinkedIn “Top Voice in Venture Capital,” Mohit delivers candid insights on resilience, fundraising, and startup strategy, famously noting that founders “partner with VCs who offer operational experience”. With over 3,000 pitch decks created and more than $1.2 billion in funding enabled linkedin.com, he blends tech depth, investor acumen, and mentorship to elevate founders and generate lasting entrepreneurial impact.

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Sunil Kamath
Founder & Partner
Early Hustle Ventures

Sunil Kamath – Growth Strategist, Ecosystem Builder & Investor

Sunil Kamath is a seasoned growth and business strategy leader with 20+ years scaling consumer-tech and internet ventures across Asia. Most recently appointed Chief Business Officer at Koo, he spearheaded growth strategy, marketing, partnerships, monetization, and expansion for the multilingual social platform. Previously, he held leadership roles at ShareChat (Chief Business Officer), Opera (Asia SVP), OnMobile, Obopay, and served as APAC Regional VP at Play Magnus—demonstrating deep expertise in driving regional expansion across high-growth startups. As an angel investor and advisor, Sunil mentors emerging founders and supports sustainable business models in the consumer internet domain. With credentials spanning engineering, strategy, and startup mentorship, Sunil empowers founder-led ventures through growth playbooks, monetization guidance, and network activation—making him a valuable strategic coach for innovation-driven communities.

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Shashank Randev
Founder & Partner
247VC

Shashank Randev – Seed-Stage Operator VC & Ecosystem Advocate

Shashank Randev is the Founder & General Partner at 247VC, a seed-focused operator VC helping build scalable, purpose-driven businesses. With roots as co-founder of 100X.VC and founding-team member at VCCEdge/VCCircle, he blends hands-on entrepreneurship with investing. Through his active newsletter, regular thought leadership on Industry 5.0, and investor mentoring, he amplifies innovation consciousness and equips founders for a sustainable, tech-empowered future.

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