UnfilteredX

SACHIN K SHEORAN, Founder & MD, HBF Direct Limited | Venture Studio & Capital Ecosystem Builder | Founder Bharatpreneurs

​As the Founder and MD of HBF Direct Limited, Sachin runs one of India's few venture studio platforms that doesn't just invest in companies — it co-builds them. From structuring capital to execution, branding to IPO readiness, his team gets into the trenches with founders and stays until the job is done.

​HBF Direct holds formal partnerships with BSE (Bombay Stock Exchange) and ICICI Bank — bringing institutional credibility to early-stage company building. 27+ Portfolio Companies, Strong Network for Family Offices and LPs & AIF

​Under his Founders Club India initiative, he has launched and scaled multiple companies across technology, fashion, energy, and compliance sectors.
​Sachin is a core believer that capital without structure destroys value. Structure without capital limits growth.
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​SIVESH KUMAR, CEO & Director, Franchise Rock | Serial Entrepreneur | Angle Investor |Founder of StartUp Monk | LinkedIn Top Voice 2024
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Known as "The Startup Guy" in India's entrepreneurial ecosystem, He has built his credibility not through pedigree but through execution — across multiple ventures, sectors, and stages of business.

​He has built & scaled profitable brands like Coffea and PiRo, Founding partner at O2 VC Fund. A mentor, jury member, speaker, and advisor for IITs, IIMs, TEDx, Startup India, and Techstars — He is one of the most well-connected operators in India's founder ecosystem.
​Sivesh brings reach, real-world execution, and operator-level clarity to every room he walks into.
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​NIVIN JOSEPH, Angle Investor | Head of Community & Partnerships, Founder Startup House (formerly Draper Startup House) | Bangalore

​Nivin Joseph has spent the last 5+ years doing one thing most people overlook — reducing founder isolation.
​As Head of Community and Partnerships at Founder Startup House India, he has built one of Bangalore's most active founder-first spaces — focused on peer learning, immersive programs, and a community that pushes founders to grow faster.

​A Bangalore startup ecosystem veteran, Nivin brings deep local roots, a global network through the Draper ecosystem, and an authentic understanding of what founders actually need, because he has been one himself.
​Along with Sachine, Sivesh, and Nivin, 5 more investors will be joining the session.
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​No keynotes. No fluff. Just real conversations.
​A panel discussion where the audience asks more questions than the host — because the best insights come from the room, not the stage.

​A few select founders will pitch directly to the panel and walk away with feedback they can actually use.

​Networking over tea and coffee keeps the conversation going after.
​One room. One goal — help founders learn, connect, fix, grow, raise, and scale.