At the helm

Shweta Rajpal Kohli

Managing Partner

Shweta brings deep policy and technology expertise, having spent 25+ years across venture capital, technology, media and public policy, including Sequoia Capital India, Uber, and Salesforce. She currently leads an industry body representing 75+ high-growth startups with a combined valuation of over $100Bn, while also serving on advisory boards of India's capital markets regulator SEBI and World Economic Forum.

Avantika Gode

Director

Avantika leads policy advocacy at SPF, focusing on government and member engagement. She focuses on solving policy challenges and building proactive policy programs for our member community. A seasoned public policy and media professional, Avantika led public policy at Razorpay and federal affairs at Uber India. Formerly a journalist with Bloomberg TV India, she holds a Master’s in Public Policy from the National Law School of India.

Shubhangi Poddar

Director

Shubhangi drives high-impact collaborations and partnerships, creating engagement platforms for our members with diverse global stakeholders. She helps build bridges across startups, investors, think-tanks, global institutions and thought leaders. With prior experience of driving Strategic Partnerships at  the World Economic Forum, Geneva, she is now focused on amplifying the voice and impact of India’s innovation ecosystem on a global stage.