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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 & CEO of Indiginus, a growth and PMF consulting business. 25+ years in Consumer Internet at companies that have been bought by giants like Amazon

Neeraj Sagar

Co-President
Consultant with 20+ years of experience.

Prashant Adurty

Co-President /Treasurer/Investment Committee
Investor focussed on fostering entrepreneurship in my network and backing great people to do extraordinary things

Ajay Lavakare

President Emeritus/Investment Committee
Serial Tech Entrepreneur and Angel investor

Satyen Kothari

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

Pranav Pai

Board Member
 Stanford Engineer, seasoned investor, Founding Partner at 3one4 Capital

Vedant Ahluwalia

Events & Outreach
Artifical Intelligence Entrepreneur and Investor

Vishal Dhandhia

Investment Committee
 Stanford engineer

Akshat Shah

Investment Committee
Global experience in Healthcare as Banker, Startup Operator and Investor. Deal Flow at Stanford Angels India. Part time hustle - Independent Cinema and Theatre.

Rachit Kejariwal

INVESTMENT PRINCIPAL
 Passionate about investing with a background in strategy, healthcare and non-profit

Maansi Vohra

Investment Principal
Deal flow for Stanford Angels India and a part of the deal evaluation team. Currently works at Lightbox Ventures where she works for the investment team.

Faraz Abdi

FELLOW
Investor focussed on sports tech, fitness and wellness and esports; extensive experience with investment banking and restructuring & turnaround.

Ahilya Mehta

Investment Analyst
Healthcare Entrepreneur with a background in Supply Chain management and eCommerce. Deal flow analysis at Stanford Angels.

Rohit Manchanda

FELLOW
 Rohit joins us from InVideo where he’s part of the Strategy team. Prior to that, Rohit was an early stage investor at Good Capital. Rohit graduated with a degree in chemical engineering from BITS Pilani.