Aakarsh Naidu

Aakarsh Naidu is an alumnus of The London School of Economics (LSE), Startup Ecosystem Enabler, and Founder of The Startupreneur®. He has been in charge of Initiatives at one of India’s Top Startup Incubators – NSRCEL at IIM Bangalore and briefly lead the Startup Programs for Facebook in India and South Asia before starting his venture. Following the great response for his #TheStartupVideo on social media, Aakarsh has also featured in a Startup Video Series of #TheStartupreneur and has more recently Written, Sung and Performed The Startup Song. Aakarsh has been on the advisory/jury panel of the Global Startup Awards, Small Enterprise Business Awards, Startup Karnataka’s Elevate 100 and GINSERV’s Accelerator Programme. He has also participated in the unveiling of the Startup India Action Plan in Delhi.

Aakarsh is a Keynote Speaker on Startups, Design Thinking, Innovation and has presented on platforms like Global Entrepreneurship Summit, Asia Pacific Week, NITI Aayog (AIM), Headstart, Nasscom, IIMB, XIMB, IEEE, Startup Asia Berlin, British Council, Total Group and Bosch. He is also a mentor at The Founder Institute, World Resources Institute (WRI), IB Hubs and Catalyst for Women Entrepreneurs (CWE). As a Startup Ecosystem Enabler, he has supported the foundation of many E-Cells and Incubators in the country. He has been covered in various national and international media outlets like Financial Times, International Finance, Business Because, Les Echos France, The Good Life, Small Enterprise Magazine, Bangalore Mirror, Times of India, Hindu Business Line, Silicon India and Berlin Senate’s Newsletter.