Keyur Punjani is a startup ecosystem leader with 12+ years of experience across deeptech entrepreneurship, incubation management, AI and innovation programs. He has built and scaled incubation and acceleration frameworks, enabled startup funding, and led government-backed initiatives such as large-scale AI grand challenges and. Currently, Keyur works closely with early-stage and growth-stage founders on product strategy, go-to-market planning, fundraising readiness, and ecosystem partnerships. With prior experience as a deeptech founder who built professional-grade hardware products, he brings a practitioner’s perspective to mentoring, combining operational rigor with founder empathy.
Keyur Punjani
Lead – AI Programs and Partnerships, Nasscom