"Startup is beyond business. Innovate & Disrupt!"


Pavan Kumar
Founder & General Partner

Sprintx is founded by Pavan Kumar, ex-founder, investor, author, speaker and startup advisor. He spent over three decades in corporate leadership roles in strategy, sales, operations, customer services and partnerships. He has extensive experience of diverse georgraphical markets in India, Middle East and USA. A rare combination of technology, business and startup skills makes him most sought after investor and advisor by early stage startups for strategy, GTM, advise and traction. His investments include GigWage.com, MishiPay.com, Hidrent.com, NewsBytesApp.com, inmovidutech.com, Flutin.com, Xane.AI, Connaizen.com(acquired by Paytm, India), GetFitso.com(acquired by Zomato, India). Advisory startups include Shabodi.com, CassiniPLM.com(acquired by Altair,USA), WatchRx.io. He is associated with MassChallenge, CoMotion(Univ. of Washington), Alchemist, ForumVC and many other accelerators as mentor or judge. His professional network includes entrepreneurs, founders, investors, thought leaders and domain experts across geographies. (LI : Pavan Kumar)


Roger Sanford
Advisor | CEO, Hcare, USA

Roger Sanford is a serial entrepreneur, international marketing "guru", thought-leader + sought after entrepreneur in Silicon Valley. He has launched multiple startups + helped numerous entrepreneurs in their startup journey. An exponential problem solver + solution provider, he's "Confident playing in the unknown & uncharted." He advises + mentors startup founders. Today, he is on a mission to build sustainable + impactful Certified B-Corp companies. He is the CEO of Hcareâ„¢, a B-Corp committed to disrupt healthcare, making it affordable, patient driven + reduce suffering. (LI : Roger Sanford). As he always says, "Stay Tuned!".


Sayeed Ahmed
Advisor, USA

Sayeed Ahmed is an Entrepreneur, Mentor and Advisor to Startups. He has 20 years in Product Management in the Telecom, Streaming Video, Blockchain & Crypto. Sayeed worked across global markets, building new product lines, driving intrepreneurship & innovation. (LI : Sayeed Ahmed)


Shashi Shirole
Venture Partner, Kenya

Shashi is the co-founder & CEO of Blue Quadrant, a successful startup providing technology solutions to aviation sector in Africa. Before turning an entrepreneur, Shashi held numerous leadership roles in India & Kenya. His work includes Renewable Energy, Agri Tech and Hospitality. He worked in Africa for more than 15 years and strongly believes, Africa is the next growth frontier. (LI : Shashi Shirole)