Sanjay Shah

Riverwalk Holdings team recently conducted a round table session on The Founder's Playbook for Building in India's Electronics Manufacturing Sector chaired by Mr. Atul Lall (MD & Vice Chairman, Dixon Technologies India Limited) The depth of insight—and the surge of interest from founders and operators that followed—made one thing clear: this space is at an inflection point, and builders are hungry to learn. True to the fund's spirit, we have open-sourced the insights for builders and stakeholders in the ecosystem (link in comments) Riverwalk Holdings Satveer Jai Abhishek Ali Avik

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Creating Innovation Infrastructure - a bridge between USA and India: The Consulate General of Atlanta, GA USA - hosted the first “Annual Indian Community Association Forum: Bridging Generations, Building Futures”, bringing together representatives of various Indian community associations, prominent members of the diaspora, and distinguished local dignitaries. In his remarks, the Consul General - Mr. Ramesh Babu - highlighted key Flagship Government Initiatives, including various programs aimed at fostering economic growth, investment, and innovation. He elaborated on Diaspora Engagement Programs, emphasizing the role of the Indian-American community in strengthening bilateral ties. The forum featured an esteemed panel of speakers from diverse sectors, including healthcare, business, law enforcement, and philanthropy. In his keynote address, 'Padma Bhushan' Prof. Jagdish Sheth from Emory University underscored the importance of business collaborations and investment opportunities in India, encouraging greater participation from the diaspora for "Viksit Bharat". Entrepreneur, Mr. Suresh Sharma delivered an insightful talk on opportunities in the emerging innovation and entrepreneurial ecosystem in India discussing India’s evolving startup culture, government support for innovation, and how the Indian diaspora can leverage emerging business opportunities. A special highlight of the event was a video message from Congressman Dr. Rich McCormick, who commended the contributions of the Indian-American community and reaffirmed his commitment to strengthening Indo-US relations. Ministry of External Affairs, Government of India India in USA (Embassy of India, Washington DC) Diaspora India Connect

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🇮🇳 India – The Next Era of Micro GCCs With the change in global business dynamics, the evolution of Global Capability Centers (GCCs) in India is entering a new chapter — smaller, sharper, and more strategic. The Micro-GCC model — lean, agile, and purpose-built to help global enterprises to scale without losing control or speed. So what’s driving this shift? - Rising demand for specialized talent across tech, analytics, and finance - Growing Tier-2 city ecosystems like Ahmedabad, Coimbatore, and Pune - A maturing policy, compliance, and infrastructure environment - The need for ownership over outsourcing At GrowGCC, we’re ready to help enterprises, scaleups, and PE-backed firms establish Build–Operate–Transfer (BOT) and Micro-GCCs that deliver: ✅ Strategic control and compliance ✅ Cost efficiency and scalability ✅ IP protection and continuity The future of global operations isn’t about size — it’s about smart scale. And India is ready to lead that transformation. Shaishav Amitbhai Shah Sanjay Shukla Rajiv Rajagopalan 🔗 Learn more: www.growgcc.com #MicroGCC #GCCIndia #BuildOperateTransfer #SharedServices #GlobalCapabilityCenter #GCCConsulting #IndiaGrowthStory #OperationalExcellence

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Big news for PierSight and the local satellite industry in India. PierSight will be the leading Synthetic-Aperture Radar (SAR) provider in this major multi-year national government contract. In total 12 satellites will be launched, all made and operated in India. PierSight will be able to continuously monitor night and day in all weather conditions India's entire Exclusive Economic Zone (EEZ) for illegal fishing activities, oil dumping, shipping efficiency and safety. Congrats to Gaurav Seth Vinit Bansal and the team on this major milestone. CC: Sustainable Ocean Alliance Seabird Ventures #oceanimpact #oceanmonitoring #satellites #EcopreneurNetwork https://lnkd.in/dac8V5vK

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Advantedge Founders hosted an engaging roundtable on 'The Trump Effect: Shock or Spark for Indian EVs?' today, where key stakeholders from the ecosystem explored the impact of US tariffs on the Indian EV and mobility ecosystem Key areas discussed included localisation of supply chains, impact on exports, new opportunities, amongst others. IFC - International Finance Corporation Hopcharge Belectriq Mobility Statiq OGO Energy Zeno Motherson Group

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🚁 Skye Air Mobility raised just $5mn to build a national #drone #logistics platform 🚁 Despite being a pioneer in #Indian air mobility — delivering #healthcare, #agriproduce, #retail, and #consumerproducts to far societies, remote and mountainous regions — Skye Air’s total funding is lower than the marketing budget of some well-funded #D2C startups. And yet, they’ve: -> Built an operational product -> Navigated India’s complex drone regulations -> Generating real revenues -> Solved real-world logistics in the most unforgiving geographies Meanwhile, we keep hearing political rhetoric about building #deeptech ecosystems and Atmanirbhar Bharat 🔍 But where is the investable ecosystem? 🔍 Where is the domestic #risk capital that supports bold engineering at scale? 🔍 Where are the #government-backed incentives, subsidies or revenue platforms for the #deeptech startups? India’s #deeptech founders are building against the tide — battling not just tech challenges but also a lack of funding, buyers, and market-making policies 💡 If we want to see India emerge as a deeptech hub, we need more than just mission statements and summits. We need markets, mandates, and meaningful money 👍Kudos to founders like Ankit Kumar and teams like Skye Air who continue to build anyway. 🎯 Hats off to institutional #deeptech investors like Chiratae Ventures for having the conviction to back such bold innovations early 📊 For context: Here's a comparative snapshot of Skye Air Mobility vs #global drone logistics companies — Zipline, Wing, Matternet, Kite Aero and Flytrex — across revenue, funding, use cases, and geography At o2 Angels Network, our current focus is backing deeptech startups that are building high-impact, differentiated technologies

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