Mumbai, June 4, 2025 — The city’s startup and investor ecosystem is set to converge at The Resource Ramp, an exclusive venture capital event happening on June 20, 2025, at The BPGC, Chembur. Designed as a high-impact platform for founders and funders, the event will spotlight cutting-edge startups pitching to a curated pool of investors from across sectors and geographies.
Organized by Resource Workspaces, the event aims to catalyze early-stage innovation by connecting promising ventures with investors who bring not just capital, but deep operational and domain expertise.
What to Expect
Attendees will witness a dynamic lineup of startup pitches spanning sectors such as fintech, climate tech, edtech, gaming, healthtech, and more. With capital becoming increasingly strategic, the focus is on execution-ready businesses with clear growth pathways.
“We’re not just curating startups—we’re curating alignment,” said a spokesperson from Resource. “The Resource Ramp is designed to bring together sharp execution with smart capital.”
Star Investor Lineup
The event features a powerhouse roster of investors known for their strategic depth and global experience:
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Ashish Mehrotra, former MD & CEO with a 25-year track record in retail and commercial banking, insurance, and diversified financial services. His expertise lies in building large, profitable business lines across volatile markets.
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Bhushan Samant, ex-CTO at Mastercard, and a serial scale-up expert with successful exits in fintech, edtech, and gaming. With 30+ years in tech leadership, he brings a strong lens on product-market fit and acquisition-readiness.
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Prem Barthasarathy, Founder of Pontaq, the first-ever UK-India innovation fund. He has built tech bridges between the UK, India, and the US, and is known for working closely with state governments and policy bodies to enable cross-border innovation.
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Rajesh Sehgal, Chairperson of CFA Society India, a Wharton and XLRI alumnus, and one of India’s most respected early-stage investors with deep exposure to emerging markets and innovation-led capital strategies.
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Sushanto Mitra, Founder & CEO of Lead Invest (formerly Lead Angels), and former founding CEO of SINE at IIT Bombay. With roots in VC, investment banking, and academia, he’s seen the evolution of India’s startup ecosystem from inception.
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Vikram Kotak, seasoned CIO with decades of investment experience across public and private markets. A Wharton alumnus and co-author, he brings a hybrid approach to investing—where strategic equity meets sectoral insight.
Why It Matters
In an ecosystem increasingly defined by signal over noise, The Resource Ramp seeks to create meaningful conversations—not just transactional pitches. With India’s early-stage funding environment becoming more nuanced, events like these are critical to driving focused capital into ventures solving real problems at scale.
Whether you’re an angel looking to deploy smart capital, or a founder ready to scale with the right backers, The Resource Ramp promises a front-row seat to India’s next wave of innovation.
Event Details
Venue: The BPGC, Dr. C. G Road, Chembur, Mumbai – 400074
Date: June 20, 2025
Contact: +91 9004131863 | workspaces@resource.bz
