Industry and Academia Contributions

Deep Tech Advisory Board

Deep Tech Advisory Board

Member of Startup Policy Forum's 14-member deep tech advisory board, a multi-stakeholder initiative to identify and support leading deep-tech startups in India

Open Network for Digital Commerce

Open Network for Digital Commerce

Member, Advisory Council for ONDC, setup by the DPIIT to conceptualize and promote an open network protocol for digital commerce

SUI Seed Fund Scheme

SUI Seed Fund Scheme

Appointed on the Expert Advisory Committee for the overall execution and monitoring of the Startup India Seed Fund Scheme announced by the Hon'ble Prime Minister

Indian Venture and Alternate Capital Association

Indian Venture and Alternate Capital Association

Committee Member, Climate and Sustainability Council

Global Private Capital Association

Global Private Capital Association

Members of GPCA, a global organization representing private capital investors who manage more than $2 tn

Global Energy Alliance for People and Planet

Global Energy Alliance for People and Planet

Member of the Global Board of the Global Energy Alliance for People and Planet (GEAPP)

Columbia SIPA Fellowship

Columbia SIPA Fellowship

Avaana has instituted a fellowship at Columbia’s School of International and Public Affairs for a student studying at the intersection of Technology and Sustainability

G20 Startup 20

G20 Startup 20

Co-chair of Startup20 Sustainability Taskforces for India’s G20 Presidency. Part of the G20 Sustainable Financing Working Group

Rocky Mountain Institute and Third Derivative

Rocky Mountain Institute and Third Derivative

First official India partner of Third Derivative and a member of the Rocky Mountain Institute

NITI Aayog - Unnati

NITI Aayog - Unnati

Partner in conceptualization and implementation of Unnati – a portal to connect 200 Million blue-collar and grey-collar workers with job providers to facilitate removal of the labour market inefficiencies

ACT

ACT

Signatory to ACT – a social change movement for the startup ecosystem in India, enabling changemakers to give their time, talent and resource to mobilize solutions that address societal problems at scale