Gaurav is the CEO & Co-founder of Slate.ac, whose objective is to drive adoption of financial technologies in day-to-day operations of the Indian SME ecosystem.

Prior to this, Gaurav ran an early stage venture capital fund, Epiphany Ventures, where he provided several high multiple exits to his investors. Most prominent among these was his investment in Cartrade.com, which is India ’s leading platform for buying and selling new & used vehicles. Besides his work in the Indian tech industry, he has also served in senior management positions of his family-owned businesses in the manufacturing sectors of Steel, Mining and Machining.

Gaurav has a B.Sc in Electrical Engineering from University of Pennsylvania, and M.Sc in Finance from City University, London. He is a former Board Member of TiE Mumbai, and an active member of EO Mumbai.