About Us

AIC-Sangam is set up as a platform to bring together the best minds, resources and capital solving sustainability problems, and serve as a launch pad for inclusive and scalable enterprises focused on improving access to energy and resource productivity for the underserved in India, that will lead the way in driving inclusive development and creation of communities that are resilient to climate change. 

We are thesis-driven organization

We study the sector - its players, problems and customers, before we venture into incubating or accelerating any start-up in that sector. We have seen, from the GALI research on incubator effectiveness, that cohort quality is a critical driver of success. We view pipeline development as an active search process rather than a passive endeavor in which we wait to receive applications. This approach keeps us focused and helps us in building better networks to find relevant start-ups that fit our program thesis. Following are our focus areas

Meet The Team

We, at AIC Sangam, study the sector - its players, problems and customers, before we venture into incubating or accelerating any start-up in that sector. We are proud to be a unique place that places start-ups at the center of all its projects and our multi background team is always willing  to offer them all the services they need to develop.

LEADERSHIP TEAM

Anuradha Bhavnani

​Independent Director

Annuradha has a wide range of experience with Start-up's, Social Enterprise and Sustainability. She is Thought leader, Angel investor, Mentor, Board member and Advisor to many start-ups. 

Karthik
Chandrasekar

Founder, Director and Acting CEO

Founder, Director and Acting CEO

Karthik leads Sangam Ventures & previously led clean-tech investments in India for Acumen Fund, TVS Capital Funds where he focused on developing an investment thesis for providing basic services in water, energy, and agriculture for inclusive growth.

Shashank Agrawal

Co-Founder

Shashank leads investments at Sangam Ventures, as a Principal. Besides his hands-on work with the portfolio companies, Shashank regularly mentors early stage startup founders. Prior to Sangam, Claro Energy, driving adoption of solar PV irrigation pumps across India. Early in his career, he led audits at E&Y and is a Chartered Accountant by training with a B.Com from University of Delhi.

S R
Ramesh

CFO

Ramesh brings strong experience in operational financing for cash & WC management. Previously he was CFO @InKlude Labs working on USAID-funded Deworming project. 

INCUBATION TEAM

Shikhita
Gupta

Program Executive

Masters in Climate Science and Policy, a Passionate Climate science enthusiast and a dedicated researcher. Previously has worked with TERI as Student Researcher and as a freelance content writer and blogger.

Vishal
Rawat

Multimedia Designer

Leading the Design team. He has previously worked
as Animation Executive and Graphic Designer.

Anish
Tuteja

Program Assistant

With an M.tech in Energy Studies from IIT Delhi, Anish is a Renewable Energy Professional, previously worked with Cleantech Startup as a Project Manager and involved in R&D activities.

Beyond Incubation

At AIC Sangam we believe that incubation is just the start of a long journey towards creating sustaiable startups to fight climate change. To that vision, we have our sister companies to support startups on this journey catering to what they need, be it legal services or capital.

North East

We have a special focus on working with startups in the North East Region (NCR) of India, a region endowed with abundant natural resources and biodiversity but still having some of the [lowest development indicators] in the country.