Startup Growth Stories from Surat

Building <div>An award winning innovator, integrated marketing queen, Anushree is the co founder and Creative Navigator at Gemius – a Full service agency, which offers creative, digital and offline marketing suggestions!&nbsp;<br><br>Recently awarded by Social Samosa as Superwoman of 2021, Anushree has been a front row leader in the field of communication design and has worked with several brands from the fields of life style &amp; fashion, FMCG, Food &amp; Beverages, Entertainment and Consumer Electronics.&nbsp;<br><br>Her ideations and concepts have helped the client's win several National &amp; International accolades including the Best 360 degree Marketing Campaign of the Year Award, the Retail Business Marketing Award, and numerous media mentions and stories. Anushree believes in the fundamental principles of good design and has been on board with several design schools, sharing her knowledge about the field and involving with students and faculty for various design thinking and strategizing sessions.&nbsp;<br><br>Anushree has been an active contributor to the society through the medium of Global Shapers Community and believes in the power of ideas. She organises one of the largest TEDx events of the country (TEDxSurat) and helps in bringing path breaking ideas to the community. Anushree is an avid reader, a music lover, a passionate chef, a zealous baker and a graceful performer.&nbsp;<br><br>She is a trained Kathak dancer and has performed at several stage shows in her life. Creativity and Art is a part of Anushree as much as her passion for being one of the finest media professionals worldwide.</div><div><br></div>

Building <div>I am a practicing Chartered Accountant and partner of the firm Rasesh Shah &amp; Co. My specialties are Internal Audit, Statutory audit, Tax audit, Taxation consultancy, Return e-filing, TDS issues, and Company Law Matters. I am actively involved with the Startup Community incapacity of mentor, advisor, community manager, etc, and have contributed to the Startup ecosystem in Surat by organizing various events and programs for the last 5 years. On the professional front, I have acted as an authorized representative for 100+ Startups for getting them recognition and eligible for benefits under the “Startup India Scheme” of the GOI and I am also a key stakeholder of iKoVerk Coworking Studios having centers at Althan and Nanpura in Surat.&nbsp;</div>

Building <div>Business Experimentalist &amp; Jack of many trades.&nbsp;<br><br>Founder of Logicwind.&nbsp;<br><br>Co-founder of Cappital LLC, ikoverk, digiQC &amp; Superbros Games.<br><br>One thing I bring to the table which is very rare to find is expertise of technology with deep understanding &amp; experience of design as well as business.&nbsp; I have successfully grown, Development agency &amp; consulting business — Logicwind internationally. Co-founded a US App development firm Cappital, along with multiple other businesses.&nbsp;<br><br>My personal vision is to give India a platform for developers to bootstrap and create successful quality digital products for the world!</div>

Building <div>Basic Roots | Raising funds for technology startups and capital advisor to Founders | Board-Level Strategy<br><br>I’m a serial entrepreneur, investment banker, and early-stage angel investor with hands-on operating experience across both traditional industries and technology-led ventures. I began my career at Lehman Brothers and ENAM, leading IPOs, M&amp;A, and private equity transactions for some of India’s largest companies. I’ve also worked with global teams, including my time at Banker without Boundaries, a UK-based climate finance advisory firm, where I collaborated on sustainable finance and infrastructure mandates across emerging markets.<br><br>Later, I moved to Surat, where I built a textile trading and manufacturing business from scratch and launched one of the city’s first coworking spaces. These ventures gave me a deep understanding of tier-2 markets—their potential, limitations, and the realities of scaling outside the metro lens.<br><br>Today, I co-lead Basic Roots, a strategic advisory and investment firm focused on early to growth-stage companies in consumer, fintech, SaaS, and B2B commerce. I work closely with founders, investors, and boards on fundraising, M&amp;A, and long-term growth strategy.<br><br>I’m also a regular voice on Bloomberg TV, speaking on macro trends, startups, and capital markets. Recognized as an Emerging Female Entrepreneur by Union Minister Smriti Irani, I remain deeply committed to supporting more women in business and leadership.</div>

Building <div>Selected among 126 Women Entrepreneurs in India by Goldman Sachs Group and IIM Bangalore. Experienced Co-Founder with a demonstrated history of working in the marketing and advertising industry. Skilled in Digital Marketing, Branding, and Marketing.<br><br>Co-founded various ventures in the field of Advertising:&nbsp; <br><a href="http://www.monkeyads.in/">www.MonkeyAds.in</a> - Digital Marketing Consultancy<br>WooHoo Screens - A Digital OOH Advertising Media &nbsp;<br>Offeram.com - An Online + Offline Discount Coupon platform<br>MagnADism - Digital Marketing Agency &nbsp;<br>VowSMS - Promotion and Transaction SMS Solutions &nbsp;<br>Regional Distributor of Samsung Commercial Display Solutions &nbsp;<br><br>Worked with 1000+ clients in 7 years of Entrepreneurial journey including some of the Fortune 500 companies of the world. Samsung, Sony, LG, Reliance, Indian Oil, Bharat Petroleum, Shell, McDonald's and so on to name a few.<br><br>Her ventures are recognized by NSRCEL- IIM Bangalore, ISB, Goldman Sachs, TiE Pune, TiE Surat, Microsoft for Startups and GUSEC.<br><br>She is passionately working to bring a digital revolution to the manufacturing sector of India to enable them for selling globally. She is a Digital Marketing Expert and currently a co-chair of the Digital Marketing Committee of The Southern Gujarat Chamber of Commerce.<br><br>Strong business development professional graduated with an Entrepreneurial Development Training Program focused on Entrepreneurial Studies from the Indian Institute of Management – IIM Bangalore and pursuing a follow-up program from the Indian School of Business - ISB.<br><br>She is a Speaker, Startup Mentor, and Chapter Lead-TIE Women Surat. She has also served as Former VP of BNI Champions Surat and is a winner of Women of Wonders Award Surat 2020.</div>