Ganesh Shankar — Co-Founder

Ganesh Shankar is a sustainability entrepreneur and water-tech innovator with over 15 years of experience at the intersection of climate, technology, and industry transformation. He is the Founder & CEO of FluxGen, a water intelligence SaaS platform whose work has been endorsed by the Hon’ble Prime Minister of India, Shri Narendra Modi in Mann Ki Baat. FluxGen helps industries measure, manage, and reduce water risks—enabling up to 30% water savings while ensuring regulatory compliance—and has been deployed across 100+ industrial sites, including organisations such as the Tata Group, Aditya Birla Group, Microsoft, Adani Group, and Ashok Leyland. Ganesh is also the Founder of The Sustainability Mafia (SusMafia), a for-impact collective that fosters radical, goal-oriented collaboration among sustainability leaders, founders, and practitioners. Previously, he founded AirProbe, a solar drone analytics startup that was acquired by the US-based company Zeitview. An alumnus of the Indian Institute of Science (IISc), Bengaluru, Ganesh has also completed executive education in entrepreneurship at the Haas School of Business, University of California, Berkeley. He has served as Adjunct Faculty at IISc, teaching Internet of Things (IoT) for industrial applications. His work has been recognised with several honours, including the Indira Priyadarshini Environment Award, presented by honourable CM of Karnataka, and being named a LinkedIn Top Voice. Ganesh is a passionate advocate for making sustainability the default choice for businesses and individuals, and he frequently speaks on water security, climate resilience, ESG, and scaling impact through technology and collaboration. He is passionate about living a low-carbon footprint life and enjoys long-distance cycling tours across India.

Stackforce AI infers this person is a sustainability entrepreneur with expertise in water management and technology-driven solutions.

Location: Bengaluru, Karnataka, India

Experience: 17 yrs 11 mos

Skills

Water Management
Sustainability

Career Highlights

Founder of innovative water-tech SaaS platform.
Recognized by India's Prime Minister for sustainability efforts.
Advocate for low-carbon footprint living.

Work Experience

Indian Institute of Science Alumni Association (Official)

Executive Committee Member (2 yrs)

FluxGen

Founder and CEO (6 yrs 8 mos)

The Sustainability Mafia

Founder (7 yrs 8 mos)

AirProbe

Founder (4 yrs 2 mos)

Founder Institute

Mentor (8 mos)

Indian Institute of Science (IISc)

Adjunct Faculty Member (9 yrs 3 mos)

B. M. S. College of Engineering

Adjunct Faculty (11 mos)

RV College Of Engineering

Member of Board of Studies (5 yrs 5 mos)

FluxGen Engineering Technologies

Managing Director (7 yrs 10 mos)

SELCO India

R&D Engineer (3 mos)

GE

Engineer (1 yr 10 mos)

NextFirst

Design Engineer (1 yr 1 mo)

ISRO

Intern (5 mos)

Education

MS at Indian Institute of Science (IISc)

Executive Education in Entrepreneurship at University of California, Berkeley, Haas School of Business

BE at RV College Of Engineering

Pre University College at The National College

Ganesh Shankar

Co-Founder

Bengaluru, Karnataka, India17 yrs 11 mos experience

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Key Highlights

Founder of innovative water-tech SaaS platform.
Recognized by India's Prime Minister for sustainability efforts.
Advocate for low-carbon footprint living.

Stackforce AI infers this person is a sustainability entrepreneur with expertise in water management and technology-driven solutions.

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Skills

Core Skills

Water ManagementSustainability

Other Skills

IoTcomputer visionsatellite imageryGenAIElectrical EngineeringEngineeringRenewable EnergyEnergyManagement

About

Experience

17 yrs 11 mos

Total Experience

4 yrs 10 mos

Average Tenure

9 yrs 3 mos

Current Experience

Indian institute of science alumni association (official)

Executive Committee Member

Aug 2022 – Aug 2024 · 2 yrs · Bengaluru, Karnataka, India

Fluxgen

Founder and CEO

Aug 2019 – Present · 6 yrs 8 mos · Bangalore, India

I come from Bangalore, a city where, in my earliest childhood memories, we drank water from a well. Unfortunately, by the time I started school, the well had dried up. We later got a tap connection, but as I speak to you today, even the tap has dried up, and now we rely on tanker trucks for our water.
The world is facing a massive water crisis due to climate change, with industries worldwide bearing some of the most extreme consequences—from financial risks to threats to business continuity.
At FluxGen, we believe that the solution to the water crisis lies in water itself. Just as water is clear and transparent, we aim to make water data equally clear and transparent, building solutions on top of that foundation.
Leveraging the power of IoT, computer vision, satellite imagery, and GenAI, we’ve helped large corporations reduce their water risks, lowering their water footprint by up to 30% and supporting them on the path to becoming water-positive.
To date, we have served over 100 large corporations, including the Tata Group, SKF, Aditya Birla Group, and Microsoft. Additionally, we’ve raised investment from Infosys founders Kris Gopalakrishnan and Shibulal through Axilor Ventures.
We’re honored to have received some of the world’s most prestigious awards, including the Microsoft Entrepreneurship for Positive Impact award in Paris, third position at KPMG Global Tech Innovators Competition and we made it to the finals of the L’Oreal Big Bang Beauty Innovation Contest.
Our efforts have even caught the attention of leaders, from Microsoft’s Chief Sustainability Officer to India’s Prime Minister Modi, who acknowledged us in his national address.
Our vision is to become the global platform of choice for water management. When people think water, we want them to think FluxGen! I look forward to partnering with like minded people to make that vision a reality.
Thank you!

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The sustainability mafia

Founder

Aug 2018 – Present · 7 yrs 8 mos

I'm someone who believes that finding the purpose of his or her life is the most important conversation one has to have regularly, and not settle. One of the most exciting parts of this journey is meeting new people, understanding their point of view and appreciating the things you learn in this process. In this journey of finding my purpose, I stepped into the discussion on Sustainability about twelve years (2010) back. The discussion was so consequential that I started a fresh career in Sustainability. The more I worked in the field of Sustainability, I found out how less I know the subject. I started the Sustainability Mafia to learn from the most committed and knowledgeable people in the field of Sustainability and Environmental Protection.