Mehul Shah - Co-Founder at Counselvise & Ivy Growth

Mehul Shah

Co-Founder at Counselvise & Ivy Growth

Partner at Rasesh Shah and Co | Co-Founder at Counselvise | Key stakeholder at iKoVerk Co-working space | Consultant at ITATOrders | Co-Founder at IVY Growth Associates Twitter : mehulshahca

Chartered Accountant. Startup Ecosystem Builder. Passionate Connector.

By day, I navigate the intricacies of finance as a Partner at Rasesh Shah & Co., specializing in internal audits, taxes, and company law. Whether it's deciphering complex regulations or crafting strategic financial plans, I thrive on helping businesses grow with confidence.

But my true fire burns for the world of startups. For the past five plus years, I've immersed myself in Surat's thriving startup ecosystem, wearing multiple hats like mentor, advisor, and community manager.

As Chapter Director of Startup Grind Surat, I've helped fuel the community through impactful events and programs.

One of my proudest achievements? Guiding over 100+ startups through the "Startup India Scheme," unlocking recognition, valuable benefits and much more. Witnessing their journeys ignite my entrepreneurial spirit – and fuels my passion to connect talented founders with the resources they need to soar.

Beyond formal titles, you'll find me at co-working spaces like iKoVerk (a venture I'm a key stakeholder in), sharing coffee and insights with fellow hustlers. Building bridges, fostering collaboration, and celebrating shared victories – that's what truly gets me going.

Connect with me on Twitter (@mehulshahca) if you're a startup founder, investor, or anyone who shares my enthusiasm for innovation and growth.

Let's spark something amazing together!
He is also managing statutory and tax audits of various corporate and non‐corporate entities and also provides handholding to many Innovative Startups. He has been a Head Consultants to most of the Modules for Startups at www.taxorigin.com

He loves Cricket , Travelling and writing Blogs occasionally and his recent blog "Open Letter to Arvind Kejriwal" on demonetisation went massively viral and was read by ore than 20 lakhs and featured at Yahoo Homepage and many National News Media.

Recently, he has started Surat's largest Incubation centre and Coworking Space for Startups called ikoverk.

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Upcoming events in Surat
Aug
16
Sat
Building the Next Generation of AI-Led Services: Surat Edition
Surat
Narola Infotech
6:00pm — 08:00pm
25 slots booked
Ankesh Maradia - CEO, Xtreme Thoughts Softtech Nachiket Patel - Founder @ Logicwind Manoj Adwani - Founder, narad.io shaishav modi - Advocate, Founder, Modi & Associates Kaushal Tiwari - Developer Tarun Vaghasia - Founder Jigar Patel - Co-Founder, Kraftostech Sanjay Jogani - Freelancer Veeral Luvani - Managing Partner, Wizcoder Jigar Moradiya - Sr. Business Development Manager Himanshu Patel - Co-Founder Abhishek Gandhi - AI-ML Engineer, Logicwind Siddhant Jain - Creative Director, The Bearded Soldier Studio Milind Barot - Sales & Marketing Executive Aashish Patwa - Founder - aashish digital Divyansh Shrivastava - Intern Prashant Patel - Sr Team Lead at Narola Infotech Yashraj Thakor - AI PROCESS DEVELOPER , ThinkNLink
Aug
23
Sat
Fashion, Beauty & Lifestyle Startups Meetup : Surat Edition
Surat
Vasundhara Infotech
6:00pm — 08:00pm
5 slots booked
Harshil Jain - Co-Founder, Foxipop shaishav modi - Advocate, Founder, Modi & Associates Kaushal Tiwari - Developer Jayshree Girase - HR Executive, Zluck Solutions
Aug
30
Sat
eChai Startup Demo Day in Surat: August Edition
Surat
Yanolja Cloud Solution
6:00pm — 08:00pm
19 slots booked
Manoj Adwani - Founder, narad.io CA Asha Malani - Uprais  & Co. Yatharth Garg - Founder, NeuralEDGE Vidhi Prajapati - Blogger Hiral Patel - Tech Lead shaishav modi - Advocate, Founder, Modi & Associates Meet Vaghasiya - THE HUSTLE SHOW PODCAST Mahendra Pawar - Lighting Technical Supervisor, DNEG India media services Manthan Vanani - Sr Software Engineer Vatsal Pokiya - Co-founder ,Poksal Trading Vishvam Mangroliya - Self Employed Rushi Modi - IIOT developer Jaydip Kathiriya - FOUNDER RAMDUT PACKAGING INDUSTRY Kaushal Tiwari - Developer Jitesh Jariwala - Co-Founder, Arcadon Games Divyansh Shrivastava - Intern
Sep
06
Sat
eChai Women Founders Initiative in Surat: September Edition
Surat
WorkSpaceCo
6:00pm — 08:00pm
1 slot booked
Sep
27
Sat
eChai Startup Demo Day in Surat: September Edition
Surat
Provyz Coworking Vesu
6:00pm — 08:00pm
1 slot booked
Keertan Chandpara - Founder
Oct
04
Sat
eChai Women Founders Initiative in Surat: October Edition
Surat
Provyz Coworking Vesu
6:00pm — 08:00pm
Oct
25
Sat
eChai Startup Demo Day in Surat: October Edition
Surat
Provyz Coworking Vesu
6:00pm — 08:00pm
1 slot booked
Rajendra Kamuni - Founder of VTech Agents & Found of Deal To Close
Nov
01
Sat
eChai Women Founders Initiative in Surat: November Edition
Surat
Provyz Coworking Vesu
6:00pm — 08:00pm
Nov
29
Sat
eChai Startup Demo Day in Surat: November Edition
Surat
Provyz Coworking Vesu
6:00pm — 08:00pm
Dec
06
Sat
eChai Women Founders Initiative in Surat: December Edition
Surat
Provyz Coworking Vesu
6:00pm — 08:00pm
Dec
27
Sat
eChai Startup Demo Day in Surat: December Edition
Surat
Provyz Coworking Vesu
6:00pm — 08:00pm
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