Shreya Bakliwal

Founder, Protean Management - Building vertical infrastructure to grow manufacturing businesses. Forbes 30U30.

📍 United States🔄 Updated September 2026💼 4 investments📅 4 years investing🗓 Last invested Jan 2023
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2023
For too long, men have fallen behind when it comes to addressing their health. We ignore niggles and hide worries. We man up, instead of opening up. Were here to change that. Our online platform wants to change the way men approach - and discuss - their health, starting with an issue that affects a staggering number of young men in India: Erectile Dysfunction (ED). Offering complete discretion, authorised treatments, and reliable medical advice, we aim to tackle the taboos associated with a number of male health conditions; ED being the first of many. The causes may be complex, but the solution doesn’t have to be. Welcome to Bold Care!
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2023
Navana.ai is building India’s foundational voice AI infrastructure with proprietary speech models that understand India - not just linguistically, but contextually in all Indian languages. Our full-stack platform helps enterprises deploy voice agents, transcription systems, and real-time analytics at scale.
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2022
About DrinkPrime At DrinkPrime, we started with a personal challenge: How can we ensure access to clean, safe, and healthy drinking water? As we delved deeper, we discovered that this issue extended far beyond us. Most of the water delivered in plastic cans is not fit for drinking, and less than 5% of Indians own a water purifier. What began as a personal problem soon turned into a mission to help millions of people across India access safe drinking water. Founded seven years ago, DrinkPrime has grown from a simple idea to a trusted solution for over 3 lakh households across 9 cities in India. Our smart, tech-enabled water purifiers are designed to address the water quality challenges unique to Indian households, providing affordable and reliable access to safe drinking water. At DrinkPrime, we are committed to making safe drinking water accessible for all. Join us in our mission to transform how people experience clean water.
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2022
We are accelerating clean energy by harvesting critical battery metals from the seabed, while protecting the environment. We are building underwater robotic vehicles for harvesting, and have invented a new form of mineral processing that uses bacteria metal respiration. Core Values: 1) Planet comes first: Environment & people before profit 2) We encourage, share and accept all perspectives 3) We embrace and learn from every failure 4) We seek good enough to move fast 5) We expand our scientific knowledge 6) We act as owners because we are
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2025
Founder
Jun 2025
The world is Protean or ever-evolving, but the fundamentals of business building remain the same. Businesses with the best teams x themes x technologies are magic. We identify and support them!
2023
Investor
2023
For too long, men have fallen behind when it comes to addressing their health. We ignore niggles and hide worries. We man up, instead of opening up. Were here to change that. Our online platform wants to change the way men approach - and discuss - their health, starting with an issue that affects a staggering number of young men in India: Erectile Dysfunction (ED). Offering complete discretion, authorised treatments, and reliable medical advice, we aim to tackle the taboos associated with a number of male health conditions; ED being the first of many. The causes may be complex, but the solution doesn’t have to be. Welcome to Bold Care!
Investment Professional
2023
Fractal Growth Partners (FGP) is an India-focused venture-growth fund providing Scale-Up capital to mission-driven founders, building enduring and purposeful, technology-enabled businesses that address India’s opportunities. The Co-founders and Managing Partners of FGP have previously held leadership roles at BII (fka CDC Group), KKR, Sequoia Capital, Warburg Pincus, McKinsey, CLSA Capital, and each have over 15 years of relevant India-focused experience. FGP seeks to partner with founders and companies, at the Scale-Up phase of their journey. At this phase, we are on the look-out for demonstrated product-market fit & business traction, and we actively partner with founders and management teams to put in place the appropriate Building Blocks for Scale-Up, to help these businesses perform to potential. If you are a founder, or an investor, who would like to initiate a conversation with us, please reach out to us at info@fractalgp.com. If you are a young investor who is hungry, self-driven, with a growth mindset, who’s passionate about working with great founders and entrepreneurs, and is looking to be a part of our team, please reach out to us at fgptalent@fractalgp.com.
Investor
2023
Navana.ai is building India’s foundational voice AI infrastructure with proprietary speech models that understand India - not just linguistically, but contextually in all Indian languages. Our full-stack platform helps enterprises deploy voice agents, transcription systems, and real-time analytics at scale.
2022
Investor
2022
About DrinkPrime At DrinkPrime, we started with a personal challenge: How can we ensure access to clean, safe, and healthy drinking water? As we delved deeper, we discovered that this issue extended far beyond us. Most of the water delivered in plastic cans is not fit for drinking, and less than 5% of Indians own a water purifier. What began as a personal problem soon turned into a mission to help millions of people across India access safe drinking water. Founded seven years ago, DrinkPrime has grown from a simple idea to a trusted solution for over 3 lakh households across 9 cities in India. Our smart, tech-enabled water purifiers are designed to address the water quality challenges unique to Indian households, providing affordable and reliable access to safe drinking water. At DrinkPrime, we are committed to making safe drinking water accessible for all. Join us in our mission to transform how people experience clean water.
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