SACHIN K SHEORAN, Founder & MD, HBF Direct Limited | Venture Studio & Capital Ecosystem Builder | Founder Bharatpreneurs
As the Founder and MD of HBF Direct Limited, Sachin runs one of India's few venture studio platforms that doesn't just invest in companies — it co-builds them. From structuring capital to execution, branding to IPO readiness, his team gets into the trenches with founders and stays until the job is done.
HBF Direct holds formal partnerships with BSE (Bombay Stock Exchange) and ICICI Bank — bringing institutional credibility to early-stage company building. 27+ Portfolio Companies, Strong Network for Family Offices and LPs & AIF
Under his Founders Club India initiative, he has launched and scaled multiple companies across technology, fashion, energy, and compliance sectors. Sachin is a core believer that capital without structure destroys value. Structure without capital limits growth. SIVESH KUMAR, CEO & Director, Franchise Rock | Serial Entrepreneur | Angle Investor |Founder of StartUp Monk | LinkedIn Top Voice 2024 Known as "The Startup Guy" in India's entrepreneurial ecosystem, He has built his credibility not through pedigree but through execution — across multiple ventures, sectors, and stages of business.
He has built & scaled profitable brands like Coffea and PiRo, Founding partner at O2 VC Fund. A mentor, jury member, speaker, and advisor for IITs, IIMs, TEDx, Startup India, and Techstars — He is one of the most well-connected operators in India's founder ecosystem. Sivesh brings reach, real-world execution, and operator-level clarity to every room he walks into. NIVIN JOSEPH, Angle Investor | Head of Community & Partnerships, Founder Startup House (formerly Draper Startup House) | Bangalore
Nivin Joseph has spent the last 5+ years doing one thing most people overlook — reducing founder isolation. As Head of Community and Partnerships at Founder Startup House India, he has built one of Bangalore's most active founder-first spaces — focused on peer learning, immersive programs, and a community that pushes founders to grow faster.
A Bangalore startup ecosystem veteran, Nivin brings deep local roots, a global network through the Draper ecosystem, and an authentic understanding of what founders actually need, because he has been one himself. Along with Sachine, Sivesh, and Nivin, 5 more investors will be joining the session. No keynotes. No fluff. Just real conversations. A panel discussion where the audience asks more questions than the host — because the best insights come from the room, not the stage.
A few select founders will pitch directly to the panel and walk away with feedback they can actually use.
Networking over tea and coffee keeps the conversation going after. One room. One goal — help founders learn, connect, fix, grow, raise, and scale.
