Mayank Pandey

IIT Dhanbad alumni have global presence in diverse fields from startup founders to executives at Global 2000s. A lot of them want to share their expertise (and a little bit of wealth) by investing in startups. ISM Angels is a platform for the Alumni to evaluate, fund and help IIT Dhanbad startups. Our mission is to build a community of ISM angel investors who will support ISM startup founders. It is providing a forum for ISM alumni to give back to our alma mater and support fellow alumni. Together, we are an aggregation of expertise from multiple industries and operational skills, resulting in more effective due diligence, terms negotiation and board stewardship.

IIT Dhanbad alumni have global presence in diverse fields from startup founders to executives at Global 2000s. A lot of them want to share their expertise (and a little bit of wealth) by investing in startups. ISM Angels is a platform for the Alumni to evaluate, fund and help IIT Dhanbad startups. Our mission is to build a community of ISM angel investors who will support ISM startup founders. It is providing a forum for ISM alumni to give back to our alma mater and support fellow alumni. Together, we are an aggregation of expertise from multiple industries and operational skills, resulting in more effective due diligence, terms negotiation and board stewardship.

Hindustan Zinc, a Vedanta Group company in Zinc-Lead and Silver business is world’s 2nd largest integrated Zinc producer and 5th largest Silver producer. The company governs about ~80% of the growing Zinc market in India with its headquarters at Udaipur along with Zinc-Lead mines and smelting complexes spread across the state of Rajasthan. Hindustan Zinc is self-sufficient in power with captive thermal power plants and has ventured into green energy by setting-up wind power plants. The company is ranked 1st in Asia-Pacific for the fourth consecutive year and globally 3rd in S&P Global Corporate Sustainability Assessment in 2022 amongst Mining & Metal companies. Hindustan Zinc is a certified Water Positive company and is the only Indian company to be recognized at the S&P Global Platts Metal Award 2022 winning two prestigious awards for ‘Industry Leadership Award – Base, Precious & Specialty Metals’ Award and ‘Corporate Social Responsibility’ Award. The company takes pride in having some of the best-in-class people practices and employee-centric initiatives, which have certified Hindustan Zinc as – ‘Great Place to Work 2022’, ‘Company with Great Managers 2022’ by People Business and the ‘People-first HR Excellence Award’. As a socially responsible corporate, Hindustan Zinc has been relentlessly working towards transforming lives of 1.7 million people in 237 villages in the states of Rajasthan and Uttarakhand. The company is amongst the Top 15 CSR Spenders in India.