Swarup Pandya

Investor

Sr. Manager - Seed and Acceleration at IIMA Ventures

India

About

Swarup Pandya is Senior Manager of Seed Investments & Partnerships at IIMA Ventures, where he oversees startup portfolio partnerships and accelerator initiatives in deeptech, fintech, climatetech, and digital infrastructure. With over a decade of experience in venture platforms and entrepreneurship programs, he has established strategic partnerships with corporations, governments, venture funds, and technology platforms to support startup scaling. His work involves designing innovation programs that connect startups, investors, and institutions.

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Experience

IIMA VenturesSenior Manager- Seed Investments & Partnershipscurrent2026 — present
IIMA VenturesManager- Seed Investments & Accelerationcurrent2023 — present
Wadhwani FoundationSenior Program Manager2022 — 2023
Wadhwani FoundationRegional Manager2020 — 2022
IIMA VenturesSenior Associate- Programs2017 — 2020Greater Ahmedabad Area
icreate - International Centre for Entrepreneurship and TechnologyExecutive-Business Development Services2015 — 2017Ahmedabad
Eduprogress and Research Pvt LtdProject Assistant2014 — 2015Ahmedabad
IIMA VenturesIntern2014

Education

Centre for Management Studies, Ganpat UniversityMaster of Business Administration (M.B.A.), Marketing2013 — 2015
V.M. Patel College of Management Studies, Ganpat UniversityBachelor's Degree, BBA (Marketing)2010 — 2013

Skills & more

Strategic Partnerships4Entrepreneurship4Technology Scouting1startupsBusiness DevelopmentOnboardingStart-up Ventures1Marketing StrategyResearch20Social Media2Social Networking4Social Media Marketing3

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Languages English · Gujarati · Hindi