CloudSEK combines the power of cyber intelligence, brand monitoring, attack surface monitoring, infrastructure monitoring and supply chain intelligence to give context to its customers’ digital risks. CloudSEK’s AI-powered external threat intelligence platform delivers unmatched protection by predicting and mitigating cyber threats before they happen, helping businesses safeguard their digital ecosystems and quantify the dollar value of cyber risks.
Cybersecurity expert Rahul Sasi co-founded CloudSEK in 2015, when he realized there was not a comprehensive solution to monitor external cyber threats. Rahul then set out to build intelligent machines that can emulate human cognition, providing contextual threat intelligence before an incident occurs. He began his cybersecurity journey with Garage4Hackers, an online community of cyber security researchers back in 2006, later working for iSIGHT Partners, which has since been acquired by Google.
VentureClash India 2025 Presenters
Rahul Sasi
CEO & Co-Founder, CloudSEK
Jinali Mody
CEO & Founder, Banofi
Banofi Leather is a material science start-up pioneering innovation by creating sustainable plant-based leather from discarded banana crop waste. The material looks, feels, and smells like animal leather but is vegan, sustainable, and cruelty-free, offering a 95% reduction in water use, a 90%+ reduction in carbon emissions, and a 100% reduction in toxic waste compared to traditional leather. With India’s banana industry producing an astounding 120 million metric tons of waste each harvest, Banofi Leather transforms this crop waste into valuable material.
Jinali Mody is the founder of Banofi Leather, leading the company’s efforts to revolutionize sustainable fashion putting together her expertise in chemistry, environment and business. Jinali pursued a master’s in environmental management at the Yale School of the Environment. Prior to Yale, Jinali worked for three years at McKinsey & Company, contributing to projects in industries such as steel, banking, agriculture, renewable energy, the public sector, and pharma. Jinali has also served as Chief Strategy Officer at a plastic recycling start-up, where she led sustainability initiatives.
Jinali Mody is the founder of Banofi Leather, leading the company’s efforts to revolutionize sustainable fashion putting together her expertise in chemistry, environment and business. Jinali pursued a master’s in environmental management at the Yale School of the Environment. Prior to Yale, Jinali worked for three years at McKinsey & Company, contributing to projects in industries such as steel, banking, agriculture, renewable energy, the public sector, and pharma. Jinali has also served as Chief Strategy Officer at a plastic recycling start-up, where she led sustainability initiatives.
Asheesh Chanda
Founder & Global CIO, Kristal.AI
Kristal.AI is redefining private banking by combining access, advice, and technology to bring private banking services and institutional-grade investments to everyone. With its team of 100+ professionals licensed and regulated across Singapore, Hong Kong, UAE, and India, thousands of investors across the world trust Kristal.AI. Today, the company actively manages over $2B in AUM + AUA.
Kristal.AI founder and IIT-IIM alumnus Asheesh Chanda has over 20 years of financial expertise. He has held leadership roles at Citi, BNP Paribas, and J.P. Morgan, where he led fixed income and currency solutions across South and Southeast Asia. Before founding Kristal.AI in 2016, he led a global macro hedge fund at KrisCapital, managing multi-asset investments with systematic and algorithmic trading strategies. Asheesh is passionate about tech, AI and financial markets, and combining finance and technology to democratize access to institutional-grade investments.
Kristal.AI founder and IIT-IIM alumnus Asheesh Chanda has over 20 years of financial expertise. He has held leadership roles at Citi, BNP Paribas, and J.P. Morgan, where he led fixed income and currency solutions across South and Southeast Asia. Before founding Kristal.AI in 2016, he led a global macro hedge fund at KrisCapital, managing multi-asset investments with systematic and algorithmic trading strategies. Asheesh is passionate about tech, AI and financial markets, and combining finance and technology to democratize access to institutional-grade investments.
Nishant Verman
CEO & Founder, Bzaar
Bzaar, founded in 2020, is an exports-focused manufacturing network for consumer goods, powering the 'China+1' manufacturing shift to India. Bzaar combines India manufacturing expertise, with U.S. consumer insights and deep experience in managing a global supply chain, to deliver a seamless diversification experience for brands and retailers. Its team includes cross-functional experts from Flipkart, Walmart, Williams-Sonoma, Amazon and Groupe Casino. The company is headquartered in the U.S, with offices in Minneapolis, Delhi and Bangalore.
Nishant Verman is the Founder & CEO of the cross-border commerce company Bzaar. Motivated by the global disruptions of the pandemic, Nishant has emerged as a staunch advocate for India's pivotal role in global manufacturing. Through Bzaar, he empowers U.S. retailers to seamlessly access India's diverse product offerings, ranging from paper goods to home and kitchen. His career has included leadership roles at Flipkart, where he served as the Vice President of Corporate Development, leading strategic initiatives, culminating to the company’s acquisition by Walmart in 2018 for $20B.
Nishant Verman is the Founder & CEO of the cross-border commerce company Bzaar. Motivated by the global disruptions of the pandemic, Nishant has emerged as a staunch advocate for India's pivotal role in global manufacturing. Through Bzaar, he empowers U.S. retailers to seamlessly access India's diverse product offerings, ranging from paper goods to home and kitchen. His career has included leadership roles at Flipkart, where he served as the Vice President of Corporate Development, leading strategic initiatives, culminating to the company’s acquisition by Walmart in 2018 for $20B.
Srinath Ravichandran
Co-Founder, Agnikul
Agnikul Cosmos is an Indian space technology startup, incubated by the IIT-Madras and headquartered in Chennai. The company offers flexible launch solutions to small satellite manufacturers across the globe. Agnikul’s launch vehicle, Agnibaan, is a multi-stage orbital launch vehicle powered by single-piece 3D-printed semi-cryogenic engines. Agnikul successfully completed its maiden launch from its own launchpad in Sriharikota on May 30, 2024. The launch demonstrated all the critical technologies that will enable Agnikul to deploy commercial satellites in space. Its team consists of over 200 engineers and is guided by 50 former scientists from the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO), who bring invaluable expertise to the endeavor of democratizing access to space.
Co-founder of AgniKul, Srinath Ravichandran, is a Wall Street trader, turned aerospace engineer with over 15 years of experience in engineering, finance and project management. He has a bachelor's degree in electrical engineering from the College of Engineering, Guindy, and master’s degrees in financial engineering from Columbia University and aerospace engineering from the University of Illinois at Urbana Champaign. He is deeply passionate about space and started AgniKul with the simple idea that getting to space shouldn't be the hardest part of living and working from there. He likes to spend his free time following the cinema industry and writing screenplays.
Co-founder of AgniKul, Srinath Ravichandran, is a Wall Street trader, turned aerospace engineer with over 15 years of experience in engineering, finance and project management. He has a bachelor's degree in electrical engineering from the College of Engineering, Guindy, and master’s degrees in financial engineering from Columbia University and aerospace engineering from the University of Illinois at Urbana Champaign. He is deeply passionate about space and started AgniKul with the simple idea that getting to space shouldn't be the hardest part of living and working from there. He likes to spend his free time following the cinema industry and writing screenplays.
