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GrowX Mentorship

Connect directly with experienced industry leaders through personalized one-on-one sessions designed to explore both technical challenges and business strategies. This program offers startups an invaluable chance to navigate market dynamics, uncover emerging trends, and gain insights that drive meaningful growth. Elevate your vision with guidance tailored to your unique journey.

How It Works

Startups share their key challenges and mentorship needs in advance to have an open, focused discussion.
A curated meeting is facilitated by the CoE focal point to ensure productive and meaningful dialogue.
Actionable insights and next steps are documented and shared with the startup to support ongoing progress.

Mentors

Amit Saluja

Advisor, nasscom AI CoE Gandhinagar

Advice on planning and execution of initiatives to expand the ecosystem that supports the acceleration of AI adoption across industries in Gujarat

Jigish Mukundray Patel

Director Project & Innovation - Siddhi Engineers | Former Group Director - STSG & Head -AMD, ISRO

Mr. Jigish Mukundray Patel is a distinguished aerospace professional with over 35 years of service at ISRO, where he held key leadership roles including Group Director of Structural Test Systems Group (STSG) and Head of the Advanced Manufacturing Department (AMD) at the Space Applications Centre, Ahmedabad. Throughout his illustrious career, Mr. Patel contributed to more than 100 successful space missions, working alongside some of the world’s best scientific minds. He is known for his deep expertise in aerospace systems design optimization, precision manufacturing, structural testing, and high-reliability hardware validation. His work has helped shape India's space capabilities and advanced scientific infrastructure.

Ashish Ranjan

Chief Digital Officer, National Engineering Industries Ltd. (NBC Bearings)

Mr. Ashish Ranjan is a distinguished digital transformation professional with extensive experience in converting traditional industrial operations into smart, connected factories. Currently serving as Chief Digital Officer at CK Birla Group's National Engineering Industries (NBC Bearings), his unique career trajectory spans from ore mining as a mining engineer to data mining as a Digital Leader. Throughout his career with companies such as Tata Steel, Accenture, ITC, Vedanta, and CK Birla Group, Ashish has led large-scale transformation programs from strategy to execution, establishing data and analytics-driven organizations across the Indian and global business landscape.

Santosh Panday

Industry 4.0 Leader | Digital Manufacturing Strategist | Industrial AI Mentor

Santosh Panday is a globally recognized authority in manufacturing digital transformation, with 18 years of experience leading large-scale technology and Industry 4.0 initiatives across sectors like chemicals, cements, metals, polymers, textiles, power, and carbon black. He has played a pivotal role in shaping and executing digital strategies that have transformed legacy operations into smart, sustainable, and value-driven enterprises. With an Electrical Engineering background specialized in Energy Management from IIT Bombay and an MBA from NMIMS, Santosh combines technical depth with strategic vision and grassroots execution expertise, making him a sought-after advisor and mentor in the industrial digital transformation space.

Amit Saluja

Senior Director and Head of Manufacturing Vertical - NASSCOM CoE

Strategic Marketing & Business Strategy, Design Thinking

Krishna A

Executive Coach │ Social Volunteer │ Start-up Mentor │Consultant

Financial Strategy


Venugopalan CM

Business transformation leader & Executive Coach

Organization Development

Atul Govil

Chief Transformation Officer & Head(SAP & IT) - India Glycols

Manufacturing Processes


Jatin Trivedi

Senior Partner of Y. J. Trivedi & Co

Intellectual Property Rights

Dr. Sourabh Khemani

Group Director of L S Davar & Co


Intellectual Property Rights

Amit Chatterjee

Industrial Segment Marketing IoT Group Intel


Business Development, Industrial IOT Technology, Product Management

Annie John Matthew

CIO, Mother Dairy Fruit & Vegetable Pvt Ltd

Supply Chain & AI Applications


Amit Borundiya

Head of Technology - NASSCOM CoE

Product Design & Development



Join Our Mentor Community

We are seeking passionate mentors eager to contribute to the growth of India’s vibrant startup ecosystem. We’re particularly interested in experts in Go-to-Market Strategy, Business Development, Technology, and Product Management.
If you’re enthusiastic about empowering startups, join our Mentorship Program and play a pivotal role in guiding promising entrepreneurs build successful enterprises.
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