Rachit Poddar
Building Full Stack Startup Ecosystem @ IVY Growth Associates | Venture Capital | India & UAE | Incubation to Funding Seed - Series A Startups | Partnerships | TiE | IVCA | LBS | 21BY72 Surat Startup Summit Season 3
▪️My Mission is to build a full stack global startup ecosystem right from Incorporation to funding covering equity and debt.
▪️I am a second generation Entrepreneur aged 26 at Rachit Group headquartered in Surat predominantly into the textiles industry since 1992. We are one of the market leaders in manufacturing wide range of textile fabrics and designer ethnic wear for women, serving to premium retailers and wholesalers across PAN India and 10+ countries to the likes of Manyavar, Kalki Fashion etc.
▪️I am Co-Founder at IVY Growth Associates. We’re a sector agnostic Angel Network & MicroVC having 30+ Shareholders and 300+ Angel Investors with over 65+ Investments incl. Zypp, Blusmart etc.
▪️I am Director at MI Capital based in Dubai. We are a comprehensive financial services & a boutique investment banking firm supporting businesses globally.
▪️ I am Co-Founder at Funding Possibilities Dubai alongside 6+ CXO’s. We’re building a Fintech platform to facilitate Equity, Debt and M&A deals.
▪️I am Partner at JB Ventures, leading conglomerate’s micro fund having 10+ Investments with notable names like We Founder Circle - EvolveX, Escrowpay etc.
▪️I am Partner at Nine Spar Partners, a micro fund having over 20+ Professionals/CXO’s with 30+ Investments to the likes of ReshaMandi, Vedantu etc.
▪️Our family office has invested in 20+ companies with notable names like 9Unicorns, Sapio Analytics etc, making a group collective total of 100+ Investments and 5M$ AUM.
▪️We, at IVY hosted one of India’s largest startup annual summit in Surat by the name 21 by 72 with over 8000+ footfall spanning across 3 days. We have also hosted micro events in Mumbai, Dubai, London etc.
▪️I am a Member at global organisations like TiE, IoD London and Dubai Young Professionals.
▪️I have been recognised by Times 40U40 Surat award, Entrepreneurs Today 30U30, Indian Achievers Award 2021.
▪️I have been featured in YourStory, BusinessWorld, BusinessStandard, ET, VCCircle, TOI etc.
▪️I have pursued my bachelors and masters degree from University of Wolverhampton in BA(Hons.) Business management at Mumbai campus & University of Westminster, London in M.Sc Entrepreneurship, Innovation & Enterprise Development respectively. Further, I have also accomplished an ExecEd Alumni status from London Business School in Corporate Finance.
▪️My prestigious certifications include Oxford Summer course, SPJIMR, IIM-A, HBS etc.
▪️I am a traveller by passion with visits to over 30 countries and 100 cities and achievements of sky dive and scuba dive.
Upcoming events in Surat
Building the Next Generation of AI-Led Services: Surat Edition
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eChai Startup Demo Day in Surat: June Edition
eChai Startup Demo Day in Surat: July Edition
eChai Women Founders Initiative in Surat: August Edition
eChai Startup Demo Day in Surat: August Edition
eChai Women Founders Initiative in Surat: September Edition
eChai Startup Demo Day in Surat: September Edition
eChai Women Founders Initiative in Surat: October Edition
eChai Startup Demo Day in Surat: October Edition
eChai Women Founders Initiative in Surat: November Edition
eChai Startup Demo Day in Surat: November Edition
The eChai Effect - In Their Words
Shrijay Sheth
Pankaj Bhimani
Harsha Bhurani
eChai Partner Brands
eChai Ventures partners with select brands as their growth partner - working together to explore new ideas, open doors, and build momentum across the startup ecosystem.
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