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Stanford Angels & Entrepreneurs seeks to strengthen Stanford’s startup community by fostering relationships among entrepreneurs and alumni investors.

HISTORY

Stanford Angels & Entrepreneurs India (SAE India) is a Stanford Alumni Association group based in India that seeks to strengthen Stanford’s startup community by fostering relationships among entrepreneurs and alumni investors. Our community approach to the investment process creates diverse opportunities for education, professional development, advising / mentoring, and growing one’s business and investment portfolio. SAE India has been set up in close collaboration with SAE, Silicon Valley, which was founded in 2010, greatly impacting the Silicon Valley landscape.  

VISION

SAE India brings a unique group of investors with deep experience, expertise and passion for entrepreneurship. In addition, this group offers potential collaborative partnership opportunities with the Stanford community in Silicon Valley and a commitment to nurture the early stage ecosystem in India with the entrepreneurial spirit of Stanford. SAE India provides an excellent platform for enthusiastic entrepreneurs to find mentors, investors and to develop their networks. We follow guidelines set forth by the Stanford Alumni Association (SAA) of Stanford University and adhere to our Charter which is approved by SAA every year. In addition, our members are expected to follow the Code of Conduct of SAE India in spirit and in letter at all times.

TEAM

We brings together decades of investing, operating, fundraising, and exit experience to help our investments scale up. Each of our team members brings their own unique expertise and networks to support us and our companies.

Paula Mariwala

Co-Founder/Chair of the Board/President Emeritus
 Paula brings 25+ years of entrepreneurial experience and 12+ years of early stage investing experience in India and US.

Chaitra Chidanand

Co-Founder/Past President
Fintech Entrepreneur - making money simpl for merchants and their customers, one transaction at a time. Co-founder and COO of getsimpl.com

Nish Bhutani

President
Founder of Indiginus, which markets fundraises to investors and capital allocators. 25+ years in the consumer internet at companies that have been bought by giants like Amazon.

Pratik Nahata

Co-President
Tech entrepreneur and early-stage investor. Passionate about innovation and fostering growth in emerging businesses.

Ajay Lavakare

Past President/Board Member
 Serial Tech Entrepreneur and Angel investor

Satyen Kothari

Board Member/Investment Committee
Design/product fanatic, building company #5, sees entrepreneurship as freedom

Vishal Dhandhia

Co-President
 Stanford engineer

Parabal Singh

Fellow
Management Consultant with a specialisation in Small and Medium Enterprise (SME) Consulting. Deal flow analysis at Stanford Angels

Vidushi Singhi

Fellow
Machine Learning Researcher at a High-Frequency trading fund. Ex-Data Science at Instacart and Keystone.ai. Deal flow analysis at Stanford Angels.