About Us

About Us

Established in 1996 by Jaishree and Gururaj ‘Desh’ Deshpande, the Deshpande Foundation strives for impactful change. Operating across the United States, Canada, and India, our mission is to ignite innovation and entrepreneurship.

Deshpande Startups, took flight in 2016 and proudly stands as India’s largest platform for startups. Acknowledged as a Technology Business Incubator.

Based in Hubballi, Karnataka, our unique insight into rural India’s challenges fuels our mission to foster tech-driven entrepreneurship in rural and semi-urban areas.

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Why Choose Us

Founder Focused

  • Providing unwavering assistance across the entrepreneurial journey, offering personalized attention, guidance, and collaboration.
  • Offering stage-appropriate programs and access to a network of experts, mentors, investors, and partners throughout the entrepreneurial cycle.

 Market Focused

  • Understanding the caution of customers towards new solutions, emphasizing market acceptance.

  • Aiming to increase startup success rates while driving economic growth and livelihood opportunities in local communities.

Bharat Focused

  • We acknowledge the immense potential in non-metro regions of India, harbouring vast talent and untapped markets.
  • We offer personalized guidance, investor access, mentorship, and market insights, accompanying entrepreneurs from ideation to market entry.

Our Founders

Gururaj “Desh” Deshpande

Founder

Jaishree Deshpande

Founder

Board Members

Raju Reddy

Chairman

Ramanathan Narayanan

Director

Rachit Parekh

Director

Leadership Team

Manish Jaiswal

Chief Executive Officer

Sandeep Hanchanale

Senior Director

Varadh Kulkarni

Marketing & Communication

Nitin Patil

Finance

Meet Our Mentors

Amal Kiran

Anand K V

Deepak K T

Dr. Ish Anand

Dr. Suneel Kunamaneni

Dr.Priya Nagaraj

Hanisha Vaswani

Karthik Sankaran

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