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MR. GAURAV SHARMA

Ex-Accenture, Top 1% Analyst, GCC Enabler, Unicorn Clients, Community Builder with Data, Business, Research Analyst, Build communities : Online, Offline with 800k+ Tribe, Leadership Roundtables - 150+

Gaurav Sharma, the Founder and CEO of Flexi Analyst, is a recognized expert in martech and business analytics, with over 14 years of industry experience. Known for executing 150+ industry roundtables and pioneering a community-based approach for business with world largest tribe of 400k+ on Linkedin, Gaurav has also positioned Flexi Analyst as a pivotal partner for Global Capability Centers (GCCs) looking to scale their presence in India. Strategic partnerships with top media platforms like YourStory have amplified Flexi Analyst’s reach, further establishing it as a key player in India's tech and startup ecosystem.

Their clients include 13 unicorns which take their sentiment analysis services.

Flexi Analyst: Enabling GCC Expansion and Community-Driven Analytics
Under Gaurav’s direction, Flexi Analyst supports GCCs by leveraging a community of data, business, quality, research, and content analysts to provide tailored, high-impact insights for market expansion. This approach offers GCCs the local expertise needed to integrate smoothly into the Indian market while aligning with global standards. With a strong focus on community, Flexi Analyst enables both startups and established firms to achieve data-driven growth and operational efficiency.

Proven Success in Fundraising and Strategic Partnerships
Gaurav is skilled in securing funding to drive business growth, demonstrated by raising angel investments from prominent figures, including founders of GOAT Brand Labs and Shopflo. His proven fundraising abilities make him a top choice for growth-stage founders who are building or scaling their communities, leveraging his network and insights to accelerate their growth.

Accenture Foundation: Recognized for Excellence
Prior to Flexi Analyst, Gaurav worked as a Senior Business Consultant at Accenture, where he was awarded Employee of the Year for his exemplary work on Analytics projects across banking, telecom, and insurance sectors. His responsibilities included process design, requirements analysis, and stakeholder engagement, laying a strong foundation for his client-centric, results-oriented approach.

Leadership in Community Building and Strategic Memberships
Gaurav's leadership extends into various industry memberships and ambassador roles that strengthen his influence:

 .Ambassador at Thapar Institute of Engineering & Technology: Bridging academia and  industry, supporting future tech leaders.
  .IAMAI Member (Internet and Mobile Association of India): Actively contributing to    digital transformation policies and advancements in India.
  .BCIC Karnataka Young Leadership Team (2024-2025): Collaborating with business  leaders to promote growth and innovation in Karnataka.
  .Partner at Flexi Meetups: Organizing invite-only networking events for CXOs, fostering exchanges that drive strategic growth.

Skills and Specializations
With expertise in Martech, Business Strategy, Product Development, Data Analysis, and Community Building, Gaurav is a leading choice for founders and mentees seeking guidance on scaling businesses, raising capital, and fostering thriving communities. His hands-on approach makes him an invaluable resource for founders aiming to navigate the complex landscape of data and analytics, while his mentorship in fundraising and community setup continues to drive success for emerging businesses.

Testimonials

Amrita TBI is the rarest of the rare among the various startup incubators in India. I am particularly happy that Amrita TBI is recently ranked among Top 5 prolific incubators in India and mentored more than 200 startup ideas. I am delighted to see that Amrita TBI nurtures, supports and facilitates startups and also helps a lot of young startups and entrepreneurs. I wish Amrita TBI to scale up and support many more startups.
Krishna Chandra Dey

Amitabh Kant

CEO, NITI Aayog

We have been tremendously benefited from the incubation including the network, funding and value they brought on to the table. Amrita TBI has been always start-up friendly in their terms of engagement and investments. I can confidently say Amrita TBI stands among top incubators in India
Subrahmanya Rao

Subrahmanya Rao

Discover Dollar Consulting

The ecosystem Amrita TBI offers and most importantly advantage of incubating inside a university helped us to get constant guidance from professors and a continuous knowledge. It has been a wonderful experience and simply the best spent year I could have imagined for taking steps to start my own business
Prashanth Reddy

Prashanth Reddy

StudyOwl Education

Amrita TBI is the only one incubator which very effectively supports hardware startups in India. Acceleron Labs couldn’t think of any other better physical incubation other than Amrita TBI. The way Amrita TBI executes their plans are awesome and physical incubation space available at Amrita TBI Kollam, Bangalore and Coimbatore are excellent
L.K. Prasad

L.K. Prasad

Acceleron Labs

We greatly benefitted from technical and business mentorship provided. We started getting recognition and traction after we won Amrita TBI Pitchfest

Santhosh Patil

MiQasa

AmritaTBI was the first incubator we got into before we knew anything about the startup ecosystem. They recognized the potential of our product before we had acquired customers. They continue to support us today with connects and all the ancillary assistance required to run a company in India

Kodandarama M. A.

Preksh Innovations

Amrita TBI helps us to be instrumental in shaping my startup with their mentoring and feedback. We can very confidently share that, Amrita TBI has only one purpose which is to support STARTUPS for their success. It provides access to valuable resources as and when required without any agenda. This has proven by winning the National Award. We look forward to resourceful engagement with Amrita TBI for all our future endeavors

Rakesh Meladath

Meladath Auto Components

Amrita TBI has a large pool of mentors across the world. They helped us to fine tune and scale the product. We are grateful that mentors have supported us in deep tech areas such as Machine Learning to complete the product on time. It was an exciting journey for us with Amrita TBI

BKP Sharma

Founder- Agilean

Amrita TBI, a place of innovation, Where ideas are born, with a gentle rotation. A hub of creativity, and a beacon of hope, Inspiring young minds, to reach and to cope.
 
A place where technology meets with the heart, Where innovation is driven, by love from the start. A bridge between worlds, a path to success, Where new ideas are born, with no limit or stress.
 
With mentors and leaders, who guide the way, Amrita TBI, leads us each day. To a future so bright, and full of potential, Where our ideas can grow, and be instrumental.
 
So let us embrace, this place of wonder, Where we can find, our own path and adventure, With Amrita TBI, as our guide and friend, We can achieve greatness, that knows no end.

Incubatee