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Vijay Bawra

Vijay Bawra

Hyderabad

Summary

I am a startup envangelist with core expertise in Startup Scouting, Corporate Innovation and Community Building. Having spent over 15 years in the industry, and being a founder of 2 startups, i understand both side of the story.

Overview

18
18
years of professional experience

Work History

Senior Director, Startup Innovations

T-Hub Foundation
06.2022 - Current

T-Hub (Technology Hub) is a leading innovation ecosystem and startup incubator based in Hyderabad, India. It is one of the largest and most prominent startup enablers in the world, fostering entrepreneurship, innovation, and collaboration between startups, corporations, investors, and governments.


  • Building a high-performing team at T-Hub to evaluate startups and provide seamless access to the 6Ms (Money, Mentoring, Market Access, Motivation, Manpower, Methodologies).
  • Launching initiatives like the college incubation program to support student entrepreneurship and T-MAP to connect startups with customers.
  • Establishing frameworks to enhance mentor and partner engagement, forging global partnerships for market access, and creating sustainable, revenue-generating models that drive impact.
  • Identified challenges faced by stakeholders and translated the same into startup use cases for getting the same solved.

Program Manager

Amazon
09.2019 - 03.2022
  • Developed AmazeWiT, a platform aimed at empowering women from tier 2 and 3 cities and colleges to secure opportunities with top-tier companies like Amazon, Google, and Microsoft. Impacted over 100,000 women across 1,500+ colleges nationwide.
  • Addressed and resolved technical, financial, and operational concerns by working with team members and directors.
  • Coached team members on productivity strategies to accomplish challenging goals.

Regional Head, 10000 Startups

NASSCOM
02.2016 - 09.2019
  • Managed the startup ecosystem in Andhra Pradesh and Telangana, overseeing the sourcing, selection, and incubation of tech startups, and building a robust network of mentors, investors, and corporate, government, and accelerator partners.
  • At NASSCOM 10,000 Startups, I served as the primary point of contact for regional startups, providing mentorship and guidance.
  • Collaborated with regional and national teams to organize thought leadership events such as NASSCOM PRODUCT CONCLAVE, INDIA FINTECH DAY, GIC CONCLAVE, BIG DATA SUMMIT, and NASSCOM INDIA LEADERSHIP FORUM, facilitating startup curation, investor roundtables, enterprise connects, startup pitches, and tech track curation
  • Participated in promotional opportunities and onboarding of new accounts.
  • Represented company at various national and global events.

Co-Founder

Hidden Gems
11.2012 - 01.2016
  • Started 2 ventures during this period in the food segment. Fresh@Door for hyperlocal deliveries of farm produce and Desi Belly - An Indian Vegetarian Quick Serving Restaurants

Manager - New Initiatives

Express Weather
02.2012 - 10.2012
  • Worked on Identifying beneficiaries and implementing the weather forecast decision support system.

Senior Engineer

Infosys Technologies
07.2007 - 08.2010
  • Worked on design and stress analysis of Aircraft Wings (Long Range Aircraft)

Education

MBA - Marketing

University of Bradford School of Management
Bradford, United Kingdom
12-2011

Bachelor of Engineering - Industrial Engineering And Management

Siddaganga Institute of Technology
Tumkūr, India
07-2007

Skills

  • Administrative oversight
  • Team management

  • Policy implementation
  • Startup Scouting and community building

Additional Information

Serving as - Industry Advisory Member at University of East London


Serving in the Industry Committee of the Federation of Telangana Chamber of Commerce

Languages

Hindi
Bilingual or Proficient (C2)
English
Bilingual or Proficient (C2)
Bengali
Bilingual or Proficient (C2)
Tamil
Elementary (A2)
Telugu
Beginner (A1)

Timeline

Senior Director, Startup Innovations

T-Hub Foundation
06.2022 - Current

Program Manager

Amazon
09.2019 - 03.2022

Regional Head, 10000 Startups

NASSCOM
02.2016 - 09.2019

Co-Founder

Hidden Gems
11.2012 - 01.2016

Manager - New Initiatives

Express Weather
02.2012 - 10.2012

Senior Engineer

Infosys Technologies
07.2007 - 08.2010

MBA - Marketing

University of Bradford School of Management

Bachelor of Engineering - Industrial Engineering And Management

Siddaganga Institute of Technology
Vijay Bawra