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Ashwin Srivastava is an Indian entrepreneur and investor. He is the co-founder and chief executive officer of Sapio Analytics, a Mumbai-based analytics firm that works with government bodies in India,[1][2] and a co-founder of the venture capital firm Idein Ventures.[3][1] He was named to the Forbes 30 Under 30 Asia list in the Finance and Venture Capital category in 2017.[3]
Early life and education
[edit]Srivastava was born in Bettiah, Bihar, and was raised in Sahibganj, Jharkhand.[1] He attended Delhi Public School, R. K. Puram, and later studied mechanical engineering at the Indian Institute of Technology Bombay, graduating in 2011.[1][4]
In May 2013, Srivastava was involved in a train accident in which he lost a leg.[1]
Career
[edit]While still a student at IIT Bombay, Srivastava founded Incept, a company that manufactured biometric terminals and office automation products for small and medium-sized businesses. The company was profiled in the Hindustan Times in March 2011, when it had 25 clients and had received early-stage angel funding.[4]
He later co-founded Idein Ventures, an early-stage venture capital and growth-stage private equity firm with investments in India, the United Arab Emirates, the United States and West Africa. Its portfolio companies include the design software startup Infurnia and the home services company ZoEasy Solutions.[3] In 2016, Entrepreneur India profiled the firm and quoted Srivastava discussing its investment strategy and the Indian startup market.[5]
In 2018, Srivastava co-founded Sapio Analytics, a Mumbai-based firm that provides data analytics and artificial intelligence services to government bodies.[1] During the COVID-19 pandemic, the firm was among those featured by The Times of India in an April 2020 report on Indian technology efforts against the pandemic.[2] In May 2020, Outlook reported the firm's analysis suggesting that India's COVID-19 mortality rate could be higher than officially recorded, which it attributed to the time gap between testing and infection.[6] In 2019, Srivastava co-founded Great Manager Institute, a people-management company. VCCircle reported that the company raised from individual investors and quoted Srivastava discussing its approach to people management.[7]
In 2026, the Government of Maharashtra presented the impact report of the Saksham Skill Census, an artificial-intelligence-assisted household survey of skills and employment carried out in Mumbai's H-West Ward, which Srivastava was reported to have designed.[8][9]
Recognition
[edit]Srivastava was included in the Forbes 30 Under 30 Asia list for 2017 in the Finance and Venture Capital category.[3] In 2020, The Pioneer published a profile of him as an entrepreneur from Jharkhand.[1]
References
[edit]- 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Sheshank, Anupam (13 October 2020). "Proudly Jharkhandi, an eligible billionaire bachelor". The Pioneer. Retrieved 2026-08-24.
- 1 2 Uniyal, Ruchika; Chitra, Rachel; Dua, Rohan (2 April 2020). "How tech interventions can help battle Covid-19". The Times of India. ISSN 0971-8257. Retrieved 2026-08-24.
- 1 2 3 4 "Ashwin Srivastava — 30 Under 30 Asia 2017: Finance & Venture Capital". Forbes. Retrieved 2026-08-24.
- 1 2 "Who wants a well-paying job?". Hindustan Times. Mumbai. 27 March 2011. Retrieved 2026-08-24.
- ↑ Soni, Sandeep (2016-10-08). "The New Startup Saviors". Entrepreneur India. Retrieved 2026-09-14.
- ↑ "India's Covid-19 Death Rate Could Be Higher Than The US: Govt Advisory Firm". Outlook. 30 May 2020. Retrieved 2026-08-24.
- ↑ "Great Manager Institute gets angel funding from tech execs". VCCircle. Retrieved 2026-09-14.
- ↑ "Jharkhand-born innovator's AI Skill Census draws national attention after Maharashtra showcase". Ranchi Pioneer. 4 August 2026. Retrieved 2026-08-24.
- ↑ "India's first AI-powered skill census may change how Jharkhand's youth find work". Ranchi Pioneer. 6 August 2026. Retrieved 2026-08-24.
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