Akshat Khare

Co-Founder, Nessa Illumination

Ahmedabad, India

More about Akshat Khare

Akshat completed his B.Tech in Electrical from IIT Bombay and M.Tech in Microelectronics from the same institute. He later finished his MBA (PGDM) from IIM Ahmedabad and meanwhile also cleared International CFA.

He has more than 14 years experience as an entrepreneur in the Energy sector and is an advocate of cleantech and climate change. He is the Founder of Nessa Illumination Technologies (www.nessa.in), an electronics manufacturing company specialising in Solar and LED technologies, designing and exporting products to 15 countries.

Akshat also acts as a strategic, financial and energy consultant to MSMEs, Institutes and Startups and is a regular speaker on various prestigious platforms. He’s also a mentor and investor in startups.

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Startup Growth Networking Meetup in Ahmedabad x Innocity (CIIE, IIM Ahmedabad)

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