Prof. Bhalachandra Chaudhari
Chairperson
Prof. Chaudhari is a doctorate in engineering from IIT Bombay. He is an educator by profession with over 30 years of experience at Various Government Engineering Colleges of Maharashtra State. He has served as Professor of Electrical Engineering at the College of Engineering Pune for 17 years
Siddhartha Chandra
Chief Executive Officer
Siddhartha Chandra is a seasoned data scientist and software engineer with over a decade of experience in engineering and technology. After completing his Masters degree in Computer Science from Columbia University in 2015, he worked actively in the New-York based Silicon-Alley AI startup ecosystem for 8+ years.
Dr. Kiran Talele
Co-ordinator of Academic Relations
Prof. Talele is an Associate Professor in Electronics Engineering Department of Sardar Patel Institute of Technology. He is In-charge of Innovation & Entrepreneurship Development Centre supported by Department of Science & Technology, Government of India.
Nitish Metha
Incubation Manager
Nitish holds an engineering degree and an MBA in operations. In the last 8 years, while working within the startup ecosystem, he has gained expertise and skills important for startup enabling organization.
Abhishek Gupta
Community Manager
Abhishek is a SPIT alum holding an MCA. At SP-TBI his main role is to manage all day-to-day operations, programmes, community events, building trust relations with all startup and develop a vibrant community.
Sheetal Kalbande
Admin & Accounts Manager
Sheetal holds an MBA (Finance) from University of Nagpur. At SP-TBI she is responsible accounting and administrative functions.
Rikesh Gandhi
Technical Assistant
Rikesh, a certified Embedded Systems Design professional from C-DAC, is an engineer with experience in Hardware, Software, and Embedded Systems. As a Technical Assistant at Prayas Shala, he oversees machine maintenance, supervises operations, and handles training, job execution, and prototype work.
