Key Experience & Competencies
• Startup Scaling & Growth: Experience in nurturing early-stage startups, scaling business models and supporting entrepreneurs in business expansion.
• Venture Development: Expertise in developing startup ideas into commercially viable ventures through business modelling, validation and market entry strategies.
• Venture Capital & Investor Networking: Robust connections with angel investors, venture capital firms, incubators, accelerators and funding agencies.
• Business Development: Ability to develop strategic partnerships, industry collaborations, corporate relationships and business opportunities for startups.
• Student Startup Mentoring: Experience mentoring students and aspiring entrepreneurs in ideation, innovation, entrepreneurship and startup development.
• Resource & Capacity Building: Ability to build institutional resources, develop innovation infrastructure, arrange funding opportunities and strengthen entrepreneurial capabilities.




• Incubation Management: Experience in establishing and managing incubation centres, startup support programmes and entrepreneurship development initiatives.
• Government Funding & Schemes: Knowledge of startup-related government initiatives and funding schemes such as Startup India, DST, BIRAC, MSME and other relevant programmes.
• Innovation & Technology Commercialisation: Experience in converting research, technology, patents and innovative ideas into marketable products, services and businesses.
• Strategic Networking: Ability to build relationships with industry leaders, successful entrepreneurs, startup founders, mentors, investors and academic institutions. Preferred

qualifications:
PhD in Entrepreneurship, Innovation Management or a relevant field would be an advantage.

📌 Director – Innovation (Kolkata)
🏢 Seacom Skills University
📍 Kolkata