eChai Demo Day in Ahmedabad - March 2022

80 plus investments.
Co-chairman - GCCI Startup committee 
Partner - Openbook VC
Founder - Paytamasha & Shy Tiger

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Angel Investor and Serial Entrepreneur, passionate photographer and a foodie. 

80 plus start ups invested into.  An active Angel investor having invested in Fintech, Agrispace, and Healthcare/Tech.

More than 2 decades of Senior management experience in diverse industries ranging Pharmaceuticals, Agriculture and Nonferrous castings.

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Education - Global exe MBA in Pharmaceutical management - UC San Diego and AU.

Executive education in Pvt Equity and Strategy at - London Business school.

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Core Committee Member of TiE Ahmedabad Angels - TAA

Start up committee Member @ Gujarat Chamber of commerce and Industry (GCCI start up committee)

Chartered member @ TiE Ahmedabad 

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IMDB profile Film Producer - https://www.imdb.com/name/nm9511270/

Passion/Awards/Recognition:

Milapsinh is a skilled photographer with a few awards namely "Lalitkala state award for photography in 2006 etc. 

His work also got selected for the World Water day, a UN programme done by the FAO in year 2007-8. His work has been showcased in the acclaimed "Better Photography" magazine and the "Stanford" University Journal apart from various exhibitions.

He was also one of the founders of the "Ahmedabad International Film Festival" held in Ahmedabad.

Coproduced a Hindi film “Yours Truly” along with Platoon one Films. The film got premiered at Busan Film Festival & KKIFF. The film won the prestigious Dadasaheb Phalke Film Festival Award 2020 for then Best Digital Film and available to view on Zee Premium.

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Milapsinh has documented extensively on The Street kids of Ahmedabad, Schizophrenia at the Mental Hospital, Ahmedabad and the prisoners at The Central Jail - Ahmedabad.

Umesh, has close to 10 years of experience in IT & Real Estate Industry and defines himself as a Strategic Thinker with a flair towards Marketing and Sales, a Startup Enthusiast and a passionate ENTREPRENEUR.

As Co-founder and Chief Growth Officer of Dev Accelerator (DevX), Umesh has a strong focus on strengthening Strategic Partnerships, designing long term Growth Strategies, along with heading the Panel for curating Technology Startups/SMEs for the Accelerator program. Also acting as a Board Member (Investor) and Mentor for multiple Portfolio Ventures in the domain of SaaS, Mobility, Cloud Kitchen, Media Tech and Lending.

He takes pride in co-owning Gujarat’s largest Co-working space.

The primary focus is heading the role of Sourcing, Negotiating and on-boarding Strategic Partners and even focusing on like-minded collaborations. The ultimate goal is to ensure that Commercialization of Products/Services leads to produce high-value offerings that generate strong bottom line benefits for the DevX, Portfolio Companies and the end clients.

Prior to launching Dev Accelerator, he worked with a 100 year old Manufacturing firm, based in Barnsley, United Kingdom, wherein he donned the hat of a result driven Marketing/Sales Consultant wherein Critical thinking and Communication skills, being one of his key strengths, supported him to devise appropriate strategies and communicate the same to the management team.

Umesh, has been an active Investor and Mentor in many Startups wherein his role was to ensure that they get a boost whilst moving from Ideation Stage to Growth stage.