More about Samhita Rambhatla
Community at NSRCEL, IIM Bangalore | McKinsey NGWL'25
Hi! I’m a marketing and community professional with 3 years of experience working with early-stage startups and founders. I currently lead alumni and community efforts at NSRCEL, the startup incubator at IIM Bangalore, where I get to work with a growing network of 3500+ founders.
My work’s all about building meaningful connections, whether that’s through hosting founder mixers across the country, launching platforms for alumni to collaborate, curating learning sessions with global faculty, or running large-scale events like NSRCEL’s annual conclave, SummitUp. I also partner with incubators and ecosystem players to take NSRCEL’s programs to a wider audience.
I enjoy working on things from the ground up, especially when it involves a bit of storytelling, community thinking, and some good-old organised chaos (hello, event days). Big believer in the power of people, and that strong communities make everything better.
Always happy to exchange ideas, talk ecosystems, and explore what it takes to build from scratch - let’s connect!
Hi! I’m a marketing and community professional with 3 years of experience working with early-stage startups and founders. I currently lead alumni and community efforts at NSRCEL, the startup incubator at IIM Bangalore, where I get to work with a growing network of 3500+ founders.
My work’s all about building meaningful connections, whether that’s through hosting founder mixers across the country, launching platforms for alumni to collaborate, curating learning sessions with global faculty, or running large-scale events like NSRCEL’s annual conclave, SummitUp. I also partner with incubators and ecosystem players to take NSRCEL’s programs to a wider audience.
I enjoy working on things from the ground up, especially when it involves a bit of storytelling, community thinking, and some good-old organised chaos (hello, event days). Big believer in the power of people, and that strong communities make everything better.
Always happy to exchange ideas, talk ecosystems, and explore what it takes to build from scratch - let’s connect!
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