Avelo Roy — CEO
A tech entrepreneur, investor, 4 times TEDx speaker & TV Host, who started his first company at the age of 19 around his patent pending technology while still studying at the Illinois Institute of Technology. He built it to a million dollar valuation by the age of 22 and thereafter established the Krishna House, Krishna Lunch and Krishna talk projects in Chicago for spreading the wisdom of Bhagavad Gita while continuing to build businesses in the US & India with multi-million dollars worth of products and services ranging from consumer electronics, artificial Intelligence systems, healthcare process automation, food science, wireless communications, wearable technology and graphical password applications. His mentorship through Kolkata Ventures in the past 7 years has resulted in 550+ revenue generating startups, 5200+ jobs created. As the great great grandson of Sarojini Naidu, Avelo continues the legacy forward by tirelessly serving the Indian youth through entrepreneurship education using lean startup methodology and management education using principles of Bhagavad Gita. He is an influential youth icon with a monthly reach of 400,000 youths over social media. -500+ speaking engagements including 4 TEDx Talks, Whitehouse Panel for Entrepreneurship Education, Invest India Summit at Rashtrapati Bhavan & TV show with 7.5 million viewers. -Winner of 70+ awards in India, US and Canada. -Featured on 100+ news media in US and India from CNN Money to Times of India. Top Skill: Growth Hacking (integrated tech product development & marketing) Passion: Knowledge sharing (through videos, keynotes and mentorship sessions)
Stackforce AI infers this person is a tech entrepreneur with expertise in startup mentorship and product development across multiple industries.
Location: Kolkata, West Bengal, India
Experience: 18 yrs 4 mos
Skills
- Management Consulting
- Entrepreneurship
Career Highlights
- Built a million-dollar company by age 22.
- Mentored over 550 startups, creating 5200+ jobs.
- Delivered 500+ speaking engagements, including TEDx Talks.
Work Experience
Alfred Ford School of Management
Member Board of Trustees (2 yrs 11 mos)
Bengal Business Council - বঙ্গীয় বাণিজ্য পরিষদ
Co-Founder, Director & Governing Body Member (5 yrs 11 mos)
Comedy Munch
Member Of The Board Of Advisors (2 yrs 4 mos)
Amity Online
Member Of The Board Of Advisors (4 yrs 1 mo)
Nearify
Investor & Director (1 yr 9 mos)
Atal Incubation Center
Board Member (BIMTEC, Nitte, BBSR) (8 yrs 6 mos)
International Society for Krishna Consciousness (ISKCON)
Advisor for Marketing, Communication & News (US, Europe & India) (8 yrs 8 mos)
Kolkata Ventures
Managing Director (9 yrs 11 mos)
ECC Engineering Pvt. Ltd.
Director (11 yrs 3 mos)
InnerWorkings
Product Manager & Pre-Sales Engineer (6 mos)
Pongworks
Investor & Partner (3 yrs 8 mos)
Narrative Science
Consulting Product Manager (6 mos)
OMG Biscuits
Owner (1 yr 4 mos)
Northwestern University - Kellogg School of Management
Guest Lecturer (5 yrs 2 mos)
Jules F. Knapp Entrepreneurship Center
Project Manager (2 mos)
Illinois Institute of Technology
Guest Lecturer (9 yrs 8 mos)
Undergraduate Research (9 mos)
Resident Advisor (1 yr 4 mos)
eMotion Group Inc.
Cofounder, Inventor & Product Manager (5 yrs 4 mos)
Education
Bachelor of Science at Illinois Institute of Technology
O Level at University of Cambridge