About
Chintan Bakshi is a Partner in Incubation at IIMA Ventures with over 9 years of experience in rural and bottom-of-pyramid ventures. He has developed business models across rural markets in Gujarat, Odisha, and Rajasthan spanning grassroots technology commercialization, rural entrepreneurship, connectivity services, e-commerce, and last-mile FMCG distribution since 2004. He holds degrees from the Indian Institute of Technology Delhi (1992) and the Indian Institute of Management Bangalore (1997), and previously worked at Feedback Ventures, Maruti Suzuki, Indian Hotels Company Limited, and co-founded Procurez.com.
Experience
- IIMA VenturesPartner - Incubationcurrent2020 — presentJaipur, Rajasthan, India
- Startup OasisChief Executive Officer2017 — 2020Greater Jaipur Area
- Startup OasisChief Operating Officer2013 — 2016Greater Jaipur Area
- Jal Bhagirathi FoundationPrograms2013Greater Jaipur Area
- United Villages Network Private LimitedCo-Founder and Chief Executive Office (CEO)2010 — 2013Greater Jaipur Area
- United Villages Network Private LimitedCo-Founder and Chief Operating Officer (COO)2006 — 2010Greater Delhi Area
- Grassroots Innovations Augmentation Network (GIAN)Chief Innovation Manager2004 — 2006Greater Ahmedabad Area
- Procurez Internet Services (P) LtdCo-Founder and Chief Marketing Officer2000 — 2003Greater Delhi Area
- Indian Hotels Company Limited (Taj Group)Project Executive1999 — 2000Greater Delhi Area
- Maruti Udyog LimitedDeputy Manager - Vendor Development1997 — 1999Gurgaon
- Feedback Ventures and Collaborations (P) LtdDeputy Manager1993 — 1995Greater Delhi Area
Education
- Indian Institute of Management BangalorePGDBM, General Management1995 — 1997
- Indian Institute of Technology, DelhiB.Tech, Civil Engineering1988 — 1992
Skills & more
Start-up Operations11Project Management63Market Research41Business Strategy99Business Incubation4Technology Incubation3Innovation Management31Product Innovation2Start-ups99Business Development66Travel3Business Planning27
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New Business Set-upFeasibility StudiesMotorcyclingYogaEntrepreneurshipProcurementManagement ConsultingCompetitive AnalysisGenomepatri - Discover Your True SelfieRural DistributionRural BusinessesEntry StrategyLanguages English · Hindi · Kashmiri
From Chintan's professional profile.
Same school
Also attended Indian Institute of Management Bangalore61
Megha PrakashVenture Partner at Episode1Ashu GargInvestor at Foundation CapitalVinay SinghCo-Founder & Partner at Fireside Ventures Advisory LlpRahul MehtaCo-founder at DST GlobalNishit GargPartner, Asia at RTP GlobalSangeeta BAVIHead of Startups and Growth, Anthropic India at Seafund
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Also attended Indian Institute of Technology, Delhi79
Navin ChaddhaManaging Partner at MayfieldAshu GargInvestor at Foundation CapitalNeeraj AroraCEO India, MENA & Managing Director at General CatalystNitin SethChief Executive Officer (Incedo) at Mission HoldingsApoorva PandhiInvestor at Zetta Venture PartnersAnkur JainManaging Partner at EMERGENT VENTURES
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Shared employers
Also worked at Indian Hotels Company Limited (Taj Group)4
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Also worked at Maruti Udyog Limited3
Colleagues at IIMA Ventures
Aakriti Shah Kamdar
Sr. Manager - Seed & Acceleration at IIMA Ventures
Aashna Sheth
Sr. Associate - Seed & Acceleration at IIMA Ventures
Abhimanyu Saxena
Sr. Manager - Programs at IIMA Ventures
Adhwant Mishra
Analyst - Seed & Acceleration at IIMA Ventures
Aditya Dwivedi
Associate - Seed & Acceleration at IIMA Ventures
Aditya Gupta
Analyst - Legal at IIMA Ventures
Akash Kalra
Sr. Manager – IIMAvericks at IIMA Ventures
Amitkumar Jain
AVP - Finance & Accounts at IIMA Ventures