eChai Startup Demo Day in Ahmedabad

 A nonprofit professional with over a decade's experience at senior management level in the private, public and voluntary sectors. Specialist knowledge in areas like: entrepreneurship, education, skill enhancements, livelihood development etc. Extensive experience working with local government leadership teams, with senior officials across Gujarat and at board level with private sector partners. 

His personal skills centre on the ability to motivate organisations around a set of critical outcomes and get things done. He posses extensive knowledge of social diversity and equal opportunity issues and have the ability to demonstrate this throughout all aspects of practice.

Independent Consultant

Former VC, DevX Venture Fund

Former Chief Investment Officer, Intents Mobi

An intellectual, hard-working, non-political value-adding member of the team. I have worked for more than FIVE different sectors just to understand that it requires you to be agile and enthusiastic to learn & contribute.

An MBA from Institute of Management, Nirma University I started working on my venture right from my graduation days and by the time I cleared the course, I already had my business up and running.

An entrepreneur turned ecosystem supporter trying to help budding startups in their journey that justifies my position that talks about "Innovation" and "Investment".

I am always up for a conversation over a coffee to discuss more about your startup!

It's your ability to produce leaders that make you stand out from others in the race.

DevX Venture Fund portfolio:

- Quixote Automotive Technologies: Connected Cars (Exited to Spinny)
- BigSpoon Foods: Cloud Kitchen
- Financepeer: Fintech (EdTech Lending) (Exited)
- The Healthy Company: D2C (Nutritional Healthcare)
- ExtraaEdge Technologies: Edtech Marketing SaaS
- Intents Mobi Technologies: Mobility & Transportation
- Plutomen Technologies: AR/VR for Enterprise SaaS
- SupplyNote (AdCount Technologies): HoReCa SaaS Platform
- Flo Mobility: Autonomous Tech Platform for Micro-mobility 
- Apeksha Gourmet Jar (TGJ): D2C (Food & Beverage)
- Growfitter: Health & Wellness

Apply on: https://devx.work/accel/devx-venture-fund/

- Deal Sourcing and Curating suitable Startups for Accelerator Program & DVF
- Connecting with Angel Investors and VC’s to onboard them to DVF for co-investing opportunities.
- Strategising and supporting Fund avenues at DVF.

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.

CSR

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

I am actively involved in investments and marketing GVFL's investment capabilities to institutional investors, corporates and family offices.

Prior to joining GVFL Ltd., I worked at Pacifica Cos., a U.S. based Real Estate developer, where I supported the firm's investor relations efforts.

I hold degree in B.E. from Gujarat University and MBA Finance and Marketing from Indian Business Academy.