Devesh Chawla — Founder
Devesh Chawla is an ingenious strategist, a mentor, an investor, TEDx Speaker, an efficient leader and to sum it all, an all-rounder! A highly sought after speaker and yet a very good listener. He is known and highly regarded for his brisk planning and execution. He is deeply committed to add value to the start-up ecosystem and revolutionize entrepreneurship picture in India. ‘Chatur Ideas’ is his heartfelt and sincere effort to create a ONE STOP solution for start-ups and entrepreneurs which he has successfully done. His knack for the equity markets has inspired him to create 'Chatur Wealth' which is an A.I. platform to generate double digit returns consistently in a controlled risk environment. He has worked with thousands of startups including Catapooolt, Strike, Orbit Marketplace, ethx, Nuos Automation, Hubilo, Market Pulse and many more. He also runs entrepreneurship programs across colleges and startups along with joint certification courses with IIT-B Ecell, etc. with his trainers present across the country. He has been felicitated with "Youth Leadership Award" by Trade Commissioner of Canada He has been felicitated with “Mahatma Gandhi Samman Award” which is given to only 25 Indians all over the world. He has also been felicitated with "Entrepreneur of the Year 2018". He has also been felicitated as "CEO of the Year 2019" He is a twice TEDx Speaker. He has been felicitated with multiple National and International Awards and Recognition. He has been covered by various National and International Media including Forbes, VC Circle, Economic Times, etc. He has been invited as Guest of Honour, Speaker, Panelist and Jury at various startup events across India including some of the following; - Jury at Start AP (in collaboration with Andhra Pradesh Government) - Keynote Speaker at WhatNEXT2018 along with Sanjeev Sanyal (Economic Advisor, Govt. of India) & Ritesh Agarwal (Founder, OYO Rooms) - Speaker and Jury at Startup Networkz (Singapore Company) India tour at Nagpur, Hyderabad and Kolkata - Part of The Think Tank Series on ‘National IPR Policy', supported by MSME- Ministry of India - Jury at Eureka! – Asia’s largest business plan competition held at IIT – Bombay - Investor at the 10 Minute Million Investor Pitch by E-Cell, IIT Bombay - Guest of Honour and Jury Member at ‘The August Fest’ – Asia’s largest startup conference - Speaker at e-tailing India Expo 2017 which is the largest eCommerce, retail & mobile show in the Industry at The Lalit, Mumbai & more
Stackforce AI infers this person is a Startup Ecosystem Leader with expertise in Venture Capital and Business Development.
Location: Mumbai, Maharashtra, India
Experience: 16 yrs 9 mos
Skills
- Venture Capital
- Leadership
- Business Development
- Strategic Planning
- Board Governance
- Team Management
Career Highlights
- Founder of India's largest startup enabling platform.
- Twice TEDx Speaker and multiple award recipient.
- Investor and mentor to numerous startups.
Work Experience
Gretex Share Broking Limited
Growth Partner - India & International (11 mos)
Laxmi Dental Limited
Independent Director (1 yr 6 mos)
JITO INCUBATION & INNOVATION FOUNDATION
Mentor (1 yr 10 mos)
Lions Clubs International
Director Board of Directors (2 yrs 8 mos)
Ipreneur Startup Accelerator
Mentor (3 yrs)
Chatur Wealth
Founder & CEO (3 yrs 9 mos)
Bakliwal Foundation
Advisory Board (4 yrs 9 mos)
GSFC University
Expert at Institution's Innovation Council (4 yrs 9 mos)
Vintro
Leader (5 yrs 3 mos)
FasterCapital
Startup Mentor (5 yrs 3 mos)
SPJIMR SP Jain Institute of Management & Research
Visiting Faculty (7 yrs 11 mos)
Government of Jharkhand
Mentor (7 yrs 11 mos)
NUOS Home Automation
Investor (4 yrs 9 mos)
Koonk Technologies- Cloudrino
Investor (3 yrs 10 mos)
Hubilo
Investor (3 yrs 6 mos)
Bioriidl
Business Mentor (9 yrs 2 mos)
Strike
Investor (2 yrs 8 mos)
E-Cell, IIT Bombay
Mentor & Investor, Eureka & E-Summit (10 yrs 2 mos)
Chatur Ideas
Founder and CEO (11 yrs 2 mos)
Client Associates
Associate (5 yrs 4 mos)
Universal Sompo General Insurance Co. Ltd.
Management Trainee (3 mos)
Education
Master of Business Administration (MBA) at Mumbai Education Trust-Institute Of Management
Bachelor's Degree at MCT's Rajiv Gandhi Institute Of Technology
