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Santosh Panda

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Co-Founder and CEO at Explara

Greater Bengaluru Area

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Santosh Panda is the co-founder of Foundership, a business studio that began in 2021 as an emerging-tech accelerator, backing 58 companies across 14 countries over 8 cohorts. He previously founded Explara in 2008, an India-based DIY event-ticketing platform that he scaled to $11 million in gross transaction volume across 21 countries, raising funding from Blume Ventures and angel investors. Earlier in his career, he worked in the UK with companies including eBay, BBC, Vodafone, and William Hill, and he currently advises and invests in founders while serving as an angel investor.

Co-Founder and CEO at Explara

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Who is Santosh Panda?
Santosh Panda is the co-founder of Foundership, a business studio that began in 2021 as an emerging-tech accelerator, backing 58 companies across 14 countries over 8 cohorts. He previously founded Explara in 2008, an India-based DIY event-ticketing platform that he scaled to $11 million in gross transaction volume across 21 countries, raising funding from Blume Ventures and angel investors. Earlier in his career, he worked in the UK with companies including eBay, BBC, Vodafone, and William Hill, and he currently advises and invests in founders while serving as an angel investor.
Where does Santosh Panda work?
Santosh Panda is Co-Founder and CEO of Explara.
What companies did Santosh Panda found?
Santosh Panda founded Explara.

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