The INDUStry Show

Rishi Reddy is the Managing Director & Head of Venture & Growth at Tarsadia Investments - a $2B+ firm making high-conviction investments in category-defining companies globally. He is also the co-founder of  ChronicleBio - combining data, biology, and intelligence to redefine treatment of complex chronic conditions.

Haren Bhakta is the Founder & CEO of Inside Ownership Index (OWN) - first index fund built around insider ownership, aligning investors with the incentives of people leading businesses they own. Previously he was a wealth manager at Morgan Stanley and financial analyst at Prudential Financial and Merrill Lynch.

Shravani Vatti is the Founder and CEO of Inwise - AI for team coordination, listens across the tools you use, connects context across teams, and keeps everyone on the same page without meetings. Previously she held senior product roles at Unity, Microsoft.  She is an alum of Tuck School of Business and BITS Pilani.

Subramanian “Mani” Krishnan is the Founder and CEO of Shastha Foods - a trusted national brand and one of the largest US producers of freshly ground, naturally fermented dosa and idli batters. Previously he built and led a leading international technology trading business.

Dr. Arpit Mehta is the CEO and Co-Founder of  Unify, an AI-powered operating system for events, associations, and membership management. He holds a PhD in Computer Science and Artificial Intelligence and has authored 22+ peer-reviewed publications in data science and healthcare. He is an alumnus of University of Miami and Florida International University. Arpit founded Unify to help associations s...

Sneha Saigal is the Founder of Geeks and Experts, an agency helping tech founders and innovators build authority and community. She has been recognized by NASDAQ as a Face of Entrepreneurship, her work has been featured in Forbes and Business Insider. She is a Techstars alumna, mentor, writer, and speaker focused on technology, storytelling, and community building.

Anjana Gopakumar is a Media and technology leader with 15+ years shaping storytelling across television, streaming and digital media. She is a Producer and TV host. Previously she was a Product and Operations leader at Netflix and Nielsen. She is the Founder of South Stack Studios, a non profit media-tech organization that bridges Hollywood and Silicon Valley to surface, support, and scale South A...

Arun Penmetsa is a Partner at Storm Ventures - focusing on early stage Enterprise software companies in AI, Healthcare, and Security. Previously he built enterprise software solutions at Google and Oracle.  He is an alum of Stanford University and Carnegie Mellon University.

Jini Ettigi is the Founder of Dreamality - expanding access to high-quality music education for youth and making musical dreams a reality. She is an educator and Pop/R&B recording artist and songwriter with a global audience. She Performs across the U.S., Canada, and India.

Ramesh Swamy is the Founder of Halifax West - a merchant bank for independent sponsors and middle market businesses providing buyside advisory and capital solutions. Previously he held leadership positions at Curacao and Deloitte.  He is the Chairman of Board at International Pemphigus Pemphigoid Foundation.

Ritesh Patel is the Co-owner of Brick Lane Curry House, Montclair, New Jersey. He is also Chair of the Board at Asthma & Allergy Foundation of America, VP of Board at AAPI New Jersey. He is a Founding member of Radio Free Montclair and host of weekly The Desi Hour.

Sunil Narkar is the Founder, CEO at AME Medical Group, Inc. - a chain of Primary and Urgent Care Centers. He is also the Founder of LA Dramatics and an accomplished Hollywood actor, director, producer and writer.

Dharti Desai is the CEO, Board Member at Thimble.io - powering grades 4 to 12 classrooms with a rigorous, real-world STEM curriculum designed to develop problem solvers who can think critically, communicate clearly, and create meaningful impact. She is the Co-Founder, Ambassador at Animedh Charitable Trust - positively impacting 80K+ children, women, and youth.

Eunice Yang is the Founder, CEO of OK2StandUP - enabling healthcare providers with AI-powered activity monitoring and real-time alerts that improve caregiver responsiveness and patient safety. Previously she was a 2x founder, and tenured professor at University of Pittsburgh.

Ethan Agarwal is a Public office candidate. Previously he was the Founder, CEO Aaptiv - pioneer in audio based fitness content with $100M revenue and 1M+ paying customers. He is the Co-Founder, CEO, The Coterie - fintech for private fund GPs and LPs, offering end-to-end investment solutions.

Neeraj Singh is an attorney at Law at Singh Law - an award-winning Criminal and DUI Defense law firm based in Southern California representing individuals charged with felonies and misdemeanors. He ia a Super Lawyers’ Southern California Rising Star.

Aranya Sahay is the Director and Writer of Humans in the Loop - an independent drama film unraveling hidden biases and ethical dilemmas of artificial intelligence. He is the Winner of Best Debut Film at Indian Film Festival of Los Angeles (IFFLA '25). The film is produced by Storiculture's Museum of Imagined Futures.

Pallavi Pande is the Founder of DTOCS - creating classy, compostable tableware for events. She is also the Founder of DTOCS Consulting - helping brands grow on Amazon. She is a Tory Burch Foundation Fellow, Inc honoree, serves on the board of Naturally Seattle.

Sophie Shah is the Founder of Chronically Me - a patient advocacy and resource ecosystem connecting 150,000+ patients across 5 continents to amplify patient voices above clinical definitions. She is the youngest Change Legend for the Tata Mumbai Marathon. She authored multiple research papers.

Anjali Kakkad is the Founder, Aligned Rewards - a business growth management and stakeholder alignment platform aligning 360 feedback, employee engagement, goal management, and task management. She also leads Product Growth, Strategy including GenAI and Scalable Architecture for Google Maps.

Lakshmi Pratury is the Founder & CEO of INK - a platform orchestrating transformative conversations inspiring millions and nurturing young innovators and women. Previously she held leadership positions at Intel, AIF, TED.

Hardik Jagda is the Founder, CEO of Proximity Works: powering AI adoption for the biggest names in entertainment, media, and sports.  He specializes in lean, fast, revenue-focused implementations of complex ideas at global scale.

Deepika Chopra is the Founder and CEO of AlphaU AI - helping board members and investors strengthen decision confidence in complex, high-stakes environments such as Human–AI collaboration. She is the author of Move First, Align Fast (Wiley 2025).

Faye Sahai is the Managing Director at Vinaj Ventures - advisor and investor  to companies and startups. Previously, she was a 3x startup founder and held leadership positions in healthcare, financial, and technology innovation at AIG, Blue Shield, Deloitte, Kaiser Permanente, and Schwab.

Mari Anjaparidze is the Founder, CEO of Arqio - a fast-design, AI visualization tool for architecture and interior design that transforms interior and exterior spaces in seconds. Previously, she was an architect and designer at Baers, Boffi, American Business Interiors among others.