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Venture Builder
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Akhil was a venture builder at Mission Studio, where he and the team conceptualised and built start-ups designed to deliver both global impact and strong financial returns.
With a proven track record of founding, scaling, and successfully exiting ventures across sectors such as media, enterprise IT services, and artificial intelligence, Akhil is adept at turning ambitious ideas into industry-shaping businesses. An alumnus of leading startup accelerators like Antler and Entrepreneur First, he has raised substantial venture capital to drive innovation and growth. His background in computer science engineering, along with a deep commitment to integrating impact into the tech ecosystem, makes him an expert in building and scaling ventures while supporting founders in developing transformative solutions.
Outside of work, Akhil is an avid reader, runner, and aspiring writer, currently working on his first book exploring the concept of compassionate capitalism.
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