Blume Ventures is an early-stage India-focused venture fund that backs startups with both funding as well as active mentoring. Blume typically invests in Seed and pre-Series A rounds in tech-led startups led by founders obsessed with solving hard problems for the Indian market and from India for the world.

Zerodha is India’s largest stock broker, trusted by over 1.5 crore Indians.

Groww is a leading Indian stock brokerage platform offering commission-free investing in stocks, mutual funds, and more. Launched in 2016, it is known for its user-friendly interface, real-time market data, and educational resources, making investing accessible to beginners and experienced traders alike.

A Chartered Accountant and an Investment Banker, Sarthak has over a decade of experience in startup advisory across industries.

He helps startups raise funds, and creates educational content for the founder community on various social media platforms (@casarthakahuja).

A techie turned Lake Conservationist, Anand is also known as the “Lakeman of India”. Having helped revive 40+ lakes across the country in 6 years, he is on a mission to revive one in each state. From participating in policy-making to media debates and TED Talks, Anand has been a vocal water warrior across multiple forums.

Mayank Agrawal is a first-generation real estate entrepreneur and educator. His first business, The Green Cottage, is a Mumbai-based real estate brokerage company specializing in primary residential transactions and land deals across Maharashtra. He’s also the Founder & CEO of Edstate Learning, India’s first educational platform focused on real estate. He creates real estate content on Instagram (@realestatewithmayank) for an audience of over 800K followers as of June 2024.

A content creator and influencer who runs the popular @financewithsharan Instagram and YouTube handles, where he creates content on personal finance.

With over 3.8 M followers across social media and over 90k newsletter subscribers, his content has been viewed over a billion times.

He has been featured by Forbes as one of the top 100 digital stars in India and felicitated as one of the 75 young cultural ambassadors of India by the Ministry of Culture.

A Chartered Accountant with All India Ranks 6, 5, and 5 across the three levels of CA qualification. Kushal also secured World Rank 3 in ACCA and has cleared all three levels of CFA. He’s the founder of KAGR, an EdTech platform for finance students, and a content creator with 400K+ followers across platforms.