Vinay is a Managing Director in the New Delhi office and is part of the Valuation Advisory practice.

He has over 17 years of experience in business valuation, intangible assets valuation, valuation of illiquid securities, etc. He has overseen a variety of engagements involving M&A transactions, fund raise, restructuring, fairness opinions, disputes and settlements, etc.

Vinay has been advising corporates clients on valuation matters for strategic decision making, financial reporting, i.e., purchase price allocation, impairment assessment, financial instrument valuations (Ind AS, US GAAP, IFRS), regulatory filings (Income tax, RBI/FEMA, SEBI), etc. He has also advised banks and financial institutions in assessing valuation of companies in distress and/or undergoing liquidation.

Further, he has been assisting AIFs including venture capital funds, private equity and credit funds with portfolio monitoring and valuation as per IPEV.

During the course of his career, Vinay has served clients across US, Middle East, South Africa, Japan, Korea, UK, and India across broad range of industries, including, technology, consumer and retail, life sciences, healthcare, infrastructure, media and telecom, among others.

Vinay has co-authored ‘Corporate Valuation’ and ‘Control Premiums in India’ publications. He has been a speaker at Business Valuation summit 2019, VC Circle – Start up Valuation  Workshop 2024, numerous workshops/conferences organized by professional bodies like ICAI, ICMAI, Banks, Law firms, B-schools.

Prior to joining Kroll, Vinay has worked with the Valuation practice of PwC, Deloitte and Grant Thornton.

He received a Master in Business Administration in Finance from IBS-Hyderabad and holds a Bachelor’s degree in Business Administration in Finance from Guru Gobind Singh Indraprastha University, Delhi.

Navodit Mittal is a Director in the Mumbai office of Kroll, and part of the Portfolio Valuation service line within the Alternative Asset Advisory business unit.

Navodit joined Kroll (formerly Duff & Phelps) post completing his MBA and has over 7 years of valuation experience, providing an array of valuation advisory services to corporate clients and alternative asset managers, including credit funds, hedge funds, venture capital funds and private equity funds worldwide. Navodit specializes in mark-to-market valuations across diverse portfolios of illiquid and privately held securities including common equity, debt, convertible debt, distressed investments, preferred equity, options, warrants, derivatives and other structured products under the guidelines of ASC§820 or the equivalent local GAAP standard. He also has extensive experience with valuing early-stage and growth companies across industries including e-Commerce, Financial Services, IT consulting, Healthcare and Consumer Services.

He has contributed to thought leadership on preferred equity valuation, including co-authoring a whitepaper published in April 2025 that examines the role of liquidation preferences in today’s market environment.

Navodit received his MBA from Narsee Monjee Institute of Management Studies (NMIMS), Mumbai, India and his Bachelor of Technology (Mechanical) from Malaviya National Institute of Technology (NIT), Jaipur, India. He is also a CFA Charterholder and a member of the CFA Society of India.

Nehal Gupta is the Founder and Managing Director of Accelerated Money For U (company name is AMU Leasing Pvt. Ltd.) , a technology-driven Non-Banking Financial Company (NBFC) that focuses on encouraging sustainable development. Nehal, a seasoned entrepreneur with expertise in the Banking, Financial Services, Insurance (BFSI), and FinTech industries, has quickly made her mark in the EV Financing ecosystem.

Under Nehal's guidance, AMU has experienced unprecedented growth, currently supervising Asset Under Management (AUM) of $18 Mn with 100 members team. AMU's mission is quite simple: creating a fair, transparent, and impactful financial support system in India for sectors that do not have access to formal credit from large financial institutions. Nehal's vision is deeply rooted in fostering financial self-sufficiency and building independent mechanisms that promote growth and inclusion.

Nehal is a fierce proponent of environmental and operational sustainability. This belief is clearly visible in AMU's dedication to supporting India's Green Energy initiatives by financing or leasing over one million electric vehicles by 2030 and becoming one of the key players in the renewable energy sector.

In addition to her role at AMU, Nehal acts as the Director of the Electric Mobility Financiers Association of India (EMFAI) where she plays a crucial role in forming its future course and driving sustainable and inclusive growth across India. Through EMFAI, she serves on several committees that help set future policies related to electric mobility financing and influence practices across the industry. Her leadership extends beyond AMU, influencing broader industry practices and advocating for policies that help with sustainable and inclusive growth.

Nehal’s academic background includes a Bachelor’s degree from Indiana University’s Kelley School of Business, where she sharpened her skills and developed a firm foundation in business management. She gained invaluable business management training that has served her well when leading AMU and its mission forward.

Nehal's journey is a testimony to her firm belief in technology's potential to transform the financial landscape. She has proven her ability to merge visionary thought with tangible implementation, guaranteeing AMU meets and exceeds stakeholders’ expectations.

Nehal Gupta is dedicated to maintaining principles of honesty, justice, and sustainability in her pursuits. Her leadership at AMU continues to motivate and facilitate transformation, establishing a commendable standard among NBFCs in India. With a clear focus on the future, Nehal is poised to lead AMU and the broader financial sector towards a more sustainable tomorrow.

Jay Gandhi is a Partner with Shardul Amarchand Mangaldas & Co based out of Mumbai office. Jay’s practice encompasses Mergers & Acquisition, Private Equity, Joint Ventures and Investment Funds and he has extensive experience across these areas both on cross-border and domestic deals.

For close to two decades, Jay has been advising several large international and domestic private equity funds, banks and financial institutions, multi-national corporations and Indian business houses on various types of complex M&A deals, private equity and venture capital investments and leveraged buyouts. Jay has led large multi-disciplinary teams within the firm on complex acquisition transactions requiring simultaneous management of transactional issues alongside nuances arising from sectoral challenges and regulatory constraints.

Jay also leads the investment funds practice of the Firm and regularly represents international and domestic fund managers in relation to structuring, formation and regulation of all kinds of alternative investment funds, Real Estate Investment Trusts, Infrastructure Investment Trusts, mutual funds, domestic funds and India focused international funds. He has been involved in strategic joint ventures for setting up several funds and negotiates fund documents on behalf of the GP as well as the LPs. Jay frequently advises on the nuances of a dynamic regulatory regime and evolving trends around pooling vehicles and financial intermediaries in India. 

Manu Iyer runs Bluehill Capital, an early-stage VC fund, focusing on hardware, clean-tech and deep-tech startups, through which capital has been deployed for 8 investments in the space to date. He is also Partner in Bluehill Retail, a retailing and distribution business that partners with several international and Indian electronics, lifestyle and apparel brands. He is a B.Tech Electrical Engr from IIT Madras and has completed his MBA from Duke University in the US. After working in Financial Services in the US, he had shifted base to India, to start off on his own. He is an active angel investor, through Indian Angel Network and Inflection Point Ventures, and a TIE Charter Member. He serves on a board of several startups and also works closely with various startups in the ecosystem to guide and mentor them.

Manu Iyer is the Co-founder and General Partner at Bluehill.VC, a SEBI-registered ?400 Cr venture capital fund investing in deep-tech startups across defense, space, semiconductors, energy, water, materials, IoT, industrial tech, and agri-tech in India. The fund has already backed two startups: one developing a reusable medium-lift launch vehicle, taking on SpaceX in the process and another building counter-drone defense systems with contracts signed with the Coast Guard and Army. Prior to this Manu has actively invested in various deep-tech ecosystems and incubators including the IITs, IISc, NITs and others.  An IIT Madras Electrical Engineering alumnus and Duke MBA, Manu has a strong focus on the EV and energy ecosystem, with investments in Raptee, AutoNXT, Plugzmart, The Energy Company, Fyn Mobility. Post his MBA, he worked in Financial Services in the US and later in India founded an algo-trading platform and has invested in 30+ startups as an active angel investor, also being part of The Chennai Angels, Indian Angel Network, and a TiE Charter Member.

He serves on boards of companies like Detect Technologies, Raptee, Pi Beam, Mage, Mobiveil, Skillveri and sits on the Advisory Committee and Investment Committee of Immersive Technology Entrepreneurship Labs (ITEL), a a deep-tech lab (section 8 company) led by Prof. Ashok Jhunjhunwala of IIT Madras, supported by leaders like Kris Gopalakrishnan, Sanjeev Bikhchandani, Anand Deshpande, Arun Jain and Mukesh Bansal.

Aniket Tapre is a seasoned entrepreneur, AI evangelist, and product visionary having experience spanning over three decades to build, scale, and exit technology ventures in global markets. Founder and CEO of Neural Arc, Aniket is pioneering Helium AI to make it the most trusted enterprise-layer AI partner for industries globally. His leadership style combines entrepreneurial resilience with a deep passion for shaping how AI can augment rather than replace human potential.

Aniket currently spearheads Neural Arc's global expansion strategy across the US, UK, UAE, and India, concurrently managing the next wave of fundraising to increase valuation toward the $100M-plus mark. Before Neural Arc, he created and exited successfully from five technology ventures, each building on his capability to find future-defining opportunities and translate them into scalable businesses. In his stride with Neural Arc, he has built a lean yet powerful team of innovators, obtaining patents for enterprise AI orchestration and launching Helium AI, a platform that already boasts 200+ enterprise integrations, securing early wins in cybersecurity and fintech. His vision has placed Neural Arc on an unambiguous path to achieving unicorn status within the next three years.

Aniket’s entrepreneurial path traverses Australia, the UK, India, and the US, endowing his truly multicultural perspective that underpins an inclusive style of leadership and a global strategic vision. He opines that efficient leadership is a matter of having vision and empowerment and the fortitude to execute: by using first-principles thinking, he strikes a balance between striving for product depth and business scalability.

His 2025-27 priorities count toward growing Neural Arc to 40+ enterprise deployments and 15,000+ individual users cementing Helium AI as the de facto enterprise-first AI worldwide, pushing extensively for responsible AI adoption in regulated industries, and steering the company toward its unicorn valuation milestone.

Widely recognized as an AI thought leader, Aniket is positioned as an AI evangelist shaping global adoption narratives.  His personal values of vision, credibility, innovation, and execution guide his leadership and entrepreneurial journey. Passionate about ethical AI, the future of work, and scaling AI for the good of humanity, he sums up his philosophy in one phrase: Intelligence in Motion - where human intent meets the execution of AI. 

Sourabh Deorah is the Co-founder and CEO of AdvantageClub.ai, an AI-powered employee engagement, rewards, and well-being platform with offerings like rewards and recognition, flexible benefits, wellness, surveys, moments that matter, and communities on a single platform. In his current capacity, he is responsible for the strategic direction, product development, and overall business success. A University of California (UCLA) computer science Master’s degree holder with an engineering background, Sourabh majored in machine learning and data mining. He started his professional journey with Amazon and Microsoft in the US before setting off with his first entrepreneurial venture, AdvantageClub.ai, in 2016.