Santosh Huralikoppi — CEO

An ecosystem enabler who envisages and leverages the local strengths to match the global competencies so that the right ecosystem for growth is seeded and shaped. I have been a serial entrepreneur, investor, and mentor for over 2 decades. Started my entrepreneurial journey, when I was 22. Then, moved on to technology space catering to global clients. Over the last decade, I have been mentoring FUEL social enterprise and its. FUEL has impacted over 1 million youth on education and skill development with the support of global corporates and foundations under CSR / Sustainability. A few of FUEL’s partners are Citibank, Standard Chartered, HSBC, Shell, LinkedIn, Dell, HDFC Bank, BPCL, Coal India, Hero Motocorp, Honda, Castrol – British Petroleum, Cap Gemini, Yes Bank, and many more. FUEL is marching towards setting up FUEL SkillTech and Entrepreneurship University in Pune, Maharashtra. Video of my background: https://bit.ly/santoshHIntro . Further, FUEL has been appreciated by Hon’ble PM Modi as Champions of Change and President of India Contributions to The Ecosystem • Inspired by TiE in Silicon Valley, I founded TiE Hubli Chapter in 2008 – 09, along with 10+ founding members. • Though the right technology educational ecosystem was prevalent, but the young crowd was migrating to metros for technological roles because of the unavailability of relevant companies. TiE Hubli along with other ecosystem partners helped create an entrepreneurial ecosystem around this region. • The initiative of pioneering and supporting the campaign has directly or indirectly resulted in having 400 + start-ups, 4500+ jobs, 6+ incubators, 100+ women entrepreneurs, 5+ acquisitions and many more tangible and intangible benefits to the region in a span of 10 years and still counting. • SPONSORSHIP to various TiE Events has been biggest contribution through various Corporate Networks and CSR / Foundations • Luminaries like Mr. Ratan Tata, Mr. Narayan Murthy, Noble Laureate Dr. Muhammad Yunus, Dr. Kailash Satyarti, Sadhguru, and many more have addressed in TiECONs at Hubli. • I initiated participation in TYE and it has been the flagship program and the team received 2nd prize in global competition. TiE Hubli Video: https://youtu.be/ZncVlKRlwbA • Over the last year, I am already involved in chairing TiE Access program in India and wish to support underserved communities on entrepreneurial opportunities. A key member of KDEM Hubli – an initiative of Government of Karnataka, for attracting investments and enabling employment opportunities to the region of North Karnataka

Stackforce AI infers this person is a seasoned entrepreneur and mentor in the education and social enterprise sectors.

Location: Bengaluru, Karnataka, India

Experience: 27 yrs 5 mos