Ashish Bhatia

CEO

Gurgaon, Haryana, India12 yrs 10 mos experience

Key Highlights

  • Founded India's premier startup accelerator.
  • Supported over 250 startups across diverse sectors.
  • Recognized as the Best Accelerator in India by the government.
Stackforce AI infers this person is a leader in the startup accelerator and venture capital industry.

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Skills

Core Skills

EntrepreneurshipVenture CapitalInvestments

Other Skills

AcceleratorEarly Stage VenturesEarly-stage StartupsFundingGrowth AccelerationGrowth CapitalLaunching Start-upsLeadershipManagementMentoringNew Business VenturesSeed CapitalStart-up ConsultingStart-up VenturesStart-ups

About

Am Founder/CEO of IA (India Accelerator) and Co-founder of Finvolve, a multi-stage VC. Since its launch in April 2017, IA has grown into India’s premier fund-led startup accelerator, supporting 250+ startups across Unmanned Systems, Electric Mobility, GenAI & SaaS, Impact, and Consumer Internet. Notable portfolio companies include Zulu, Indrajaal, Inc42, STAGE, Lawyered, Recur Club and Matter EV. Recognized as the Best Accelerator in India by the Government of India (2022), IA operates through a powerful, integrated model: 🔹 Finvolve & Funds - The micro-VC arm, with SEBI-registered and GIFT City funds backing early and growth-stage startups. It is India's largest B2B network for startup investments. 🔹 Accelerator Programs – Focused tracks across high-impact sectors including Unmanned Systems, Impact, Mobility, Singularity / GenAI, Consumer, supported by the biggest IC of experts in the country. 🔹 IA Spaces – A network of almost 30 co-working hubs in 15+ cities help nurture regional & local startup ecosystems through infrastructure, local capital, and ecosystem partnerships. Founding team's vision, anchored in Funds, Accelerator, and Spaces - positions IA as a full-stack platform enabling scalable innovation across India and beyond.

Experience

Finvolve

Co-Founder

Jul 2022Present · 3 yrs 8 mos · India

  • Co-founder at Finvolve, a venture capital fund backing high-growth startups across stages. Focused on identifying strong founders and scalable opportunities.
LeadershipManagementInvestmentsStart-upsVenture Capital

India accelerator

Founder & CEO

Mar 2017Present · 9 yrs · Gurgaon, India · On-site

  • Founded India Accelerator (IA), a leading seed-stage accelerator program in India, in April 2017.
  • Positioned IA as one of Asia's fastest-growing accelerators, part of the Global Accelerator Network (GAN). Present in 15 cities and two countries.
LeadershipManagementEntrepreneurshipInvestmentsStart-upsAccelerator+1

American tower

GM Technology / IT Site Leader

Aug 2014Dec 2015 · 1 yr 4 mos · Gurgaon, India

Fidelity

Associate Director

Aug 2012Aug 2014 · 2 yrs

  • Significant experience in large Program Management. Successfully led Business critical multi-year IT projects.

United health group

Associate Director

Oct 2009Aug 2012 · 2 yrs 10 mos · Gurgaon, India

Fidelity investments

Project Manager

Feb 2003Oct 2009 · 6 yrs 8 mos

  • Responsible for IT delivery (covering technical, financial, people and quality aspects) of the Institutional Business.

Education

National Institute of Technology Kurukshetra

Bachelor of Technology (B.Tech.) — Electronics & Communication

Jan 1991Jan 1995

Management Development Institute, Gurgaon

Executive Management Prog

Jan 2006Jan 2009

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