Startup Mentors
National CoE Startup Mentors
For A Thriving Cybersecurity Entrepreneurship Ecosystem Specially Designed Mentor Network for your Cybersecurity Startups
National CoE Startup Mentors

Raakesh Thayyil
Leader, Risk Services (India) and Leader, ASIAPAC Cyber-Security, PropertyGuru Group
Technology Strategy • Digital Transformation • Industry 4.0 • AI/ML Governance • Platform & Cloud Modernization • Cybersecurity • Privacy & Risk Management • Ecosystem Building.

Aakash Yadav
Security Risk Analyst, Roblox
Cyber Risk and Resilient Architecture

Vishal Gupta
Founder, Seclore
B2B Tech | GTM Advisor

Ashish Khanna
CEO, Intensity Global Technologies Limited
CEO | Independent Director | Dreamer | Believer | CIO | CISO | DPO | Privacy Professional | Strategic Leader | Board Advisor

Sharat Ganesh
Product & GTM Executive, Startup Mentor, Cybersecurity Expert
Sri Pravallika
Google, Senior Privacy Engineer/Tech Lead
Privacy Engineering @ Google | Incident Response | Public Speaker

Jhilmil Kochar
Ex-Managing Director ,CrowdStrike India

Ashish Garg
Cybersecurity Executive and Thought Leader
Cybersecurity Executive | 2x Founder | Startup & VC Advisor | Investor | Keynote Speaker

Maarten Van Horenbeeck
SVP, Chief Security Officer, Adobe
Cybersecurity Startup Advisor, Threat Intelligence - Team Manager

Dipesh Kaura
Country Head- South Asia, South Asia Cyble Inc
Tech Leader, Product Lifecycle and Partner Management

Shankar Krishnan
CISO | Group Head of Information Security, Boost
FinTech Advisor (PCI DSS), SME – Regulatory Regimes (SWIFT, BNM, MAS, HKMA)

Raj Kulkarni
Sr. Partner SA Security, Amazon Web Services (AWS)
Cloud Security SME, Advisor to security startups

A Shiju Rawther
Head - Information Technology, SBI MUTUAL FUND
IT Transformation Leader, Digital Roadmap Strategist

Bhupender Bhardwaj
AVP - Cyber security and Compliance, Network18 Media & Investments Limited
Cyber Leader, Advisor and Innovator

Taslimm Quraishi
GFRC-IT, Amazon
Board Member, Advisor to International Govt., Startup Advisor

Satya Nayak
Venture Advisor, Dallas Venture Capital Scrut Automation
Product Development, Team Builder

Sivarama Krishnan
Leader, Risk Services (India) and Leader, ASIAPAC Cyber-Security, PwC
Thought Leader, Speaker, Product Strategist

Burgess Sam Cooper
Partner - Deputy Cyber Leader - Consulting Services, EY
Cybersecurity Evangelist. Technology Enthusiast, CISO Certification Trainer

Anurana Saluja
Vice President - Global Head of Information Security, Privacy & Business Continuity, Sutherland Global
Security Startup Consultant, Global Team Lead, Fighter Pilot

Ankur Ahuja
Senior Vice President, Billtrust
Security Leader, Security Strategy & Roadmap, Fraud Prevention

Dhruv Khanna
CEO & Co-Founder, Desksight.ai, Desksight.ai , DataResolve
Serial Entrepreneur, Startup Mentor, Cybersecurity Product Management

Divakar Prayaga
Mentor/Advisor for Cyber Security startups, T-Hub
Risk Management, Security Content Development, Red & Blue Teams

Smita Yedekar
Co-Founder & CEO, 1Mobility
Serial Entrepreneur, Solutionist

Ameya Sathye
Vice President & Head, IT Security, IIFL Group
Technical Advisor & SME - Cyber Defence, IT Security, SOC, Architecture, Detect and Respond

Seema Bangera
Principal Consultant, InGroup consulting Services LLP
CISO, Director, Guest Columnist

Rahul Aggarwal
Partner, PwC
Security & Privacy Strategist, Public Sector Initiatives Specialist

Suresh Sankarna Srinivasan
Group Head - Cyber Security & Privacy, Axiata
Information Security Leader, Speaker, Cyber Defence Implementation

Mohan Yelnadu
Group Head, Application Security, Prudential Services Singapore
DevSecOps Enthusiast, Startup Mentor, International Speaker

Amit Ghodekar
SVP1 - Information Security, Axis Bank
BFSI & Security Operations Advisor, Mentor - Next Gen Cyber Security Training

Ravi Mankikar
Consultant, BFSI Sector and Founder, RKM Consultants
Cyber Security Evangelist, Digital Banking & Information Security Advisor

Dr Rajendra Deshpande
Partner, INGROUP CONSULTING SERVICES LLP
Visual Thinker, Service Delivery, Enterprise Architecture

Siddarth Razdan
Founder, Indianivesh Firstbridge Fun
Group CFO, Entrepreneur, Business Consulting
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