Abdul Qadir Abdul Rahman Buhari

One of Indias foremost Angel Networks. Fostering Entrepreneurship. Mentoring Entrepreneurs. Nurturing Ambitions. The Chennai Angels (TCA), formerly known as Chennai Entrepreneurship Trust Fund, was established in November 2007 with the objective of fostering Entrepreneurship with prime focus on nurturing and mentoring new generation entrepreneurs. Aspiring entrepreneurs with innovative business ideas often fumble to translate thoughts into commercially viable ventures. These teething troubles could be attributed to inadequate awareness in taking the ideas forward or paucity of funds. In an effort to help these young minds, a group of prominent successful entrepreneurs came forward to form a consortium called The Chennai Entrepreneurship Trust Fund in Nov 2007, which is now The Chennai Angels (TCA). TCA are a Group of successful leaders who have successfully built, run and in many cases exited enterprises across multiple domains and industries and help entrepreneurs build and grow their ventures and enterprises into success stories.

Bharat Innovation Fund backs fearless entrepreneurs building IP-driven companies of consequence from India. We are an early stage venture fund with a mission to invest in IP-driven Indian startups creating breakthrough healthcare, agriculture, renewables, and advanced technology innovations. We believe India, that is Bharat, and its transformational entrepreneurs are producing globally competitive and disruptive solutions for some of the toughest challenges. Their ventures can not only be game-changers in the Indian context - but emerge as dominant leaders globally. Through our early-stage capital, unparalleled networks, strategic insights and operational hand-holding, we can significantly de-risk the process of conversion of these ideas into companies of consequence.

We invest in brave ideas to catalyse positive change. Accelerating Asia is an early-stage venture capital fund headquartered in Singapore. We are passionate about driving success for entrepreneurs and supporting them with the tools, resources, and networks to accelerate their growth. Our award-winning flagship accelerator program and pre-series A fund works with high-impact and high-potential startups from all sectors across the region and sets them up for success. Startups receive competitive funding at founder-friendly terms, and have access to best-in-class mentors, investors, customers, and our network of partners. Through strategic partnerships with multinationals, governments, development organisations and education institutions, we support better engagement with startups and more effective implementation of new technologies.

Athera Venture Partners (formerly known as Inventus India) is a venture firm investing in early-stage technology-focused companies since 2008. The Athera team is a strong mix of deep, multi-dimensional operating and entrepreneurial experience; with 60+ years of collective early-stage venture experience across multiple cycles. The team has backed over 60 Indian technology start-ups in their venture careers. With a strong founders-first ethos, Athera invests in tech-first business models across various ConsumerTech verticals (including HealthTech, FinTech, InsureTech, Media, Entertainment, Gaming, eCommerce, Devices, IoT, Transportation et al.), Enterprise SaaS (both horizontal and vertical plays) and Deep Tech (including Space, Automation, Robotics, Advanced Computing, Energy, AI/ML; including hardware + software plays). The Athera team has advised/managed three prior funds with an AUM of $130M+, and is now actively investing out of Fund-IV. Across the prior funds, the Athera team has been part of 2 IPOs and ~10 profitable exits. In the course of this journey, Athera has backed prominent category leaders such as redBus, PolicyBazaar, HealthifyMe, Euler Motors, Pixxel, PlayShifu, Unbxd, MoveInSync, Tricog, Sokrati, Insta Health, Savaari, FundsIndia, Aasaan Jobs, Truebil, Funtoot - to name a few. Have an idea to pitch? Write to any of us at https://www.atheravp.com/team/

INTERSEA MARITIME LIMITED “Formerly known as East Coast Terminal Operations and Port Services Ltd” is a ship-owning company incorporated in May 1998 and has a registered office in Chennai, India. INTERSEA is a ship-owning / chartering company that concentrates on the dry bulk sector of the industry. INTERSEA owns a dry-bulk carrier M.V.Intersea Voyager.

B.S.Abdur Rahman Crescent Institute of Science and Technology, Vandalur, Chennai-600 048, (formerly B.S. Abdur Rahman Crescent Engineering College) has been established under section 3 of the UGC Act 1956. The University is located on the G.S.T. Road, 7 km from Tambaram and 2 km from Vandalur Railway Station and 17 km from the International Airport. Being adjacent to the Arignar Anna Zoological Park, it is easily accessible by city buses. B.S. Abdur Rahman Crescent Engineering College, which has now been upgraded as B.S.Abdur Rahman Crescent Institute of Science and Technology, was an institution acclaimed throughout India for its quality in teaching and research. Being one of the largest engineering institutions in India, it lays emphasis on innovative research, investment in high-quality facilities and first-rate infrastructure. By making use of the latest technologies and quality teaching, the college is able to offer a wide choice of interdisciplinary degrees in engineering which has enabled students to gain accolades in the global level. It is one of the few institutions with all the UG and PG programmes approved by AICTE and accredited by the National Board of Accreditation. This has been upgraded to university status with a view to keep academic in pace with development in industry. Modern hostel facilities are available for men and women students separately within the University campus. Students are imparted knowledge and provided ample opportunities to test their knowledge in real-time industrial situations and during this pursuit, their character traits are shaped and fine-tuned to enable them to initiate, compete, lead and share and become a good human being. The placement record of the institution has been remarkable and most students chart their careers well before their graduation. All the graduates from its portals either occupy prestigious positions in multinational companies or join institutions of higher learning in India and abroad.