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Building <div>80 plus investments.<br>Co-chairman - GCCI Startup committee&nbsp;<br>Partner - Openbook VC<br>Founder - Paytamasha &amp; Shy Tiger<br><br>....<br><br>Angel Investor and Serial Entrepreneur, passionate photographer and a foodie.&nbsp;<br><br>80 plus start ups invested into.&nbsp; An active Angel investor having invested in Fintech, Agrispace, and Healthcare/Tech.<br><br>More than 2 decades of Senior management experience in diverse industries ranging Pharmaceuticals, Agriculture and Nonferrous castings.<br><br>...<br><br></div><div>Education - Global exe MBA in Pharmaceutical management - UC San Diego and AU.<br><br></div><div>Executive education in Pvt Equity and Strategy at - London Business school.<br><br>...</div><div><br></div><div>Core Committee Member of TiE Ahmedabad Angels - TAA<br><br></div><div>Start up committee Member @ Gujarat Chamber of commerce and Industry (GCCI start up committee)<br><br></div><div>Chartered member @ TiE Ahmedabad&nbsp;<br><br>...<br><br></div><div>IMDB profile Film Producer - <a href="https://www.imdb.com/name/nm9511270/">https://www.imdb.com/name/nm9511270/</a><br><br>Passion/Awards/Recognition:<br><br>Milapsinh is a skilled photographer with a few awards namely "Lalitkala state award for photography in 2006 etc.&nbsp;<br><br>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.<br><br>He was also one of the founders of the "Ahmedabad International Film Festival" held in Ahmedabad.<br><br>Coproduced a Hindi film “Yours Truly” along with Platoon one Films. The film got premiered at Busan Film Festival &amp; KKIFF. The film won the prestigious Dadasaheb Phalke Film Festival Award 2020 for then Best Digital Film and available to view on Zee Premium.<br><br>CSR<br><br>Milapsinh has documented extensively on The Street kids of Ahmedabad, Schizophrenia at the Mental Hospital, Ahmedabad and the prisoners at The Central Jail - Ahmedabad.</div>

Building <div>Umesh, has close to 10 years of experience in IT &amp; Real Estate Industry and defines himself as a Strategic Thinker with a flair towards Marketing and Sales, a Startup Enthusiast and a passionate ENTREPRENEUR.<br><br>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.<br><br>He takes pride in co-owning Gujarat’s largest Co-working space.<br><br>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.<br><br>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.<br><br>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.</div>

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