Founders First Ahmedabad x National Startup Day

Building <div><strong>A Womenpreneur; Everything #SaaS; Author at HackerNoon;<br></strong><br>I have over 10 years of experience in building digital products and leading a team of 40+.&nbsp;<br><br>I consult &amp; lead teams in the end to end digital product life cycle which includes product discovery, product management, customer research,&nbsp; requirement gathering, positioning, branding, designing, development, tech architecture, deployment, customer feedback, support, and road-mapping.</div>

Building <div>Eela aims to revolutionise ed-fintech by bringing quality education to every child and holistic financial guidance for every parent.&nbsp;<br><br>Her vision is to have EduFund become a household name in education planning. Eela received her undergraduate degree from New York University, where she studied political science and French.&nbsp;<br><br>Shortly after, she went on to pursue her masters degree at the School of International and Public Affairs (SIPA) at Columbia University but had to drop out of the program to her own financial challenges.&nbsp;<br><br>Keen to become financially independent and pay off her loans, Eela began her career working in finance industry, wherein she acquired a robust understanding of the world of investments and business. It was her own personal experience, along with her background in finance that drove her to start EduFund.&nbsp;<br><br>As the co-founder of EduFund, she brings together the ethos of determination and empathy with the goal of changing the way Indian parents save for their children’s future.</div>

Building <div>Insights and mental health. Skyquest One of the most innovative companies by Fast Company in 2017<br><br>Shriya Damani is a dynamic entrepreneur, trained technology research professional with optimal exposure to project management &amp; sound experience in market development for life-science companies. An M.Sc. in Biotechnology, she mentors the Skyquest team and is an internal quality champion for all the projects.<br><br></div><div>Shriya brings in ingenuity in her approach to problem-solving and has been instrumental in strategic growth of Skyquest and its clients. She has been part of over 30 technology licensing deals, and several research projects for global companies. Being a strong advocate of shared learning, she is frequently invited at various fora to speak on innovation &amp; entrepreneurship in India and abroad. Shriya has given more than 25 training sessions and presentations globally. She has also been course editor for technology management module—Agriculture Technology Management course run by National Academy of Agriculture Research &amp; Management (NAARM) and Hyderabad Central University.</div><div><br>She has also Co-Founded WaterQuest HydroResources Management India Pvt. Ltd.<br><br>.<br><br>Skyquest Technology Group is a Global Technology Aggregator &amp; Accelerator working in the areas of Agritech, Life Sciences, Nanotechnology and Cleantech, founded in 2006, providing Strategic Advisory services like:<br><br>a) Business Prospecting &amp; Facilitation, Deal-making and Technology Transfer &amp; Commercialization (Co-partnering, In-licensing, &amp; Out-Licensing).<br><br>b) Global Custom &amp; Proprietary Search, Evaluation and Acquisition of Technologies.<br><br>c) Technology or Product Specific Market Research, Business Partner screening.<br><br>d) New Market Entry, Expansion and Soft-landing support.<br><br>e) Collaborative &amp; Clinical Research Project Management.</div>