Outrive Trails
Outrive Trails

Meet the Mentors.

“The best journeys are made with the right people beside you.”

Aditya Arora

Aditya Arora

CEO, FAAD Capital | $40M SEBI-Registered CAT I AIF

CEO, FAAD Capital ($40M SEBI-Registered CAT I AIF)
Top 15 Startup Investor | Inc42 Top 10 Active Investors (2024)
Author – Startups of Bharat
Shaped Entrepreneurship Mindset Curriculum for Delhi Govt
Contributor to Atal Innovation Mission under NITI Aayog

About

Investor. Ecosystem builder. Founder ally. As CEO of FAAD Capital, he leads a $40M SEBI-registered Category I AIF backing India's most ambitious early-stage founders.

What they bring to the table

Founder coaching, capital strategy, fundraising clarity, and deep access to India's startup ecosystem.

Not just capital. Context. Pattern recognition. And perspective that compounds.

Rakhi Pal

Rakhi Pal

Co-Founder, EventBeep | Shark Tank India

Co-founder of EventBeep – India’s largest student community platform
Featured on Shark Tank India
TEDx Speaker & women-in-tech advocate
Built student communities across 100+ campuses in India

About

Rakhi Pal is the co-founder of EventBeep, India’s largest student community platform, featured on Shark Tank India.

What they bring to the table

Community building at scale, grassroots execution, youth-focused product strategy.

Empowering the next generation begins with listening to their stories.

Saurabh Mangrulkar

Saurabh Mangrulkar

Founder, EventBeep | TED Speaker | Shark Tank India

Founder at EventBeep
TED Speaker
Featured on Shark Tank India
Global Student Entrepreneur Award

About

Founder of EventBeep, TED speaker and Shark Tank India entrepreneur, recognised with the Global Student Entrepreneur Award.

What they bring to the table

Community building at scale, student-focused product strategy, and storytelling that wins the room.

Build for the people you understand best.

Yogesh Nogia

Yogesh Nogia

Cofounder & CTO @ Beep | 15+ Years in Product & Tech

Cofounder & CTO at Beep
15+ years in Product & Tech
Advises startups on AI, MVPs & scaling

About

Yogesh Nogia is the Cofounder & CTO of Beep, with 15+ years of experience in product and technology. He advises startups on AI, building MVPs, and scaling.

What they bring to the table

Product and engineering leadership, AI strategy, MVP development, and scaling technical teams.

Niharika Jain Agrawal

Niharika Jain Agrawal

Co-founder at Broomees | Shark Tank India S2

Co-founder of Broomees (featured on Shark Tank India S2)
Acumen Fellow | GP Birla Fellow | Antler India Alumna
Backed by 2AM VC, Magic Fund, 100X.VC
Featured speaker on Josh Talks & Wisdom Whispers

About

Co-founder of Broomees, a tech-enabled domestic staffing startup transforming access to verified help across India.

What they bring to the table

Product-market fit insights, early-stage brand storytelling, scaling trusted platforms from scratch.

Sometimes all it takes is one mentor who truly listens.

Vaibhav Agrawal

Vaibhav Agrawal

Founder & CEO, Broomees | Shark Tank India S2

Founder & CEO, Broomees (Shark Tank India S2)
Backed by 2AM.vc, 100X.VC, Magic Fund & Riverside
Antler BLR02 alumnus & Social Alpha grantee
Featured in 100X.VC founders' interviews

About

Founder & CEO of Broomees, a tech‑enabled domestic staffing startup. Antler BLR02 alum and Social Alpha grantee.

What they bring to the table

Hands‑on experience building a platform from idea to implementation, navigating VC-backed product-market fit.

Founders don't just build companies — they solve realities others overlook.

Swapneel Bawsay

Swapneel Bawsay

Co-Founder, Sivnaa

Co-Founder at Sivnaa

About

Co-Founder at Sivnaa.

What they bring to the table

Founder experience building and growing a startup from the ground up.

Start, then refine.

Vikrant Varshney

Vikrant Varshney

Founder, SucSEED

Founder at SucSEED

About

Founder at SucSEED.

What they bring to the table

Vikrant has spent 10 years building one of India's most active early-stage ecosystems

Start, then refine.

Sushanto Mitra

Sushanto Mitra

Founder & CEO, Lead Invest | TiE Charter Member | Author

Founder & CEO of Lead Angels
First CEO of SINE at IIT Bombay
Co-Author of 'Funding Your Startup and Other Nightmares'

About

Founder & CEO of Lead Angels, India's first privately owned angel network. Former first CEO of IIT Bombay's incubator SINE.

What they bring to the table

15+ years of early-stage investment and ecosystem building pattern recognition.

He didn't wait for angel investing to become mainstream — he built the infrastructure.