# Ashish Bhatia

> Ashish Bhatia is the Gurugram-based Founder & CEO of India Accelerator and a cofounder of Finvolve. After corporate technology roles at Fidelity, UnitedHealth Group and American Tower, he moved into entrepreneurship and startup support. His work combines investment with mentoring and operational help for founders.

- **Role:** Founder & CEO at India Accelerator
- **Organizations:** India Accelerator, Finvolve, AppWorks Technologies, OrganIQ Consulting, Fidelity, UnitedHealth Group, American Tower
- **Education:** National Institute of Technology Kurukshetra, Management Development Institute
- **Known for:** Founded and leads India Accelerator, launched in 2017., Cofounded Finvolve with Apoorva Vora., India Accelerator won the accelerator category at the National Startup Awards 2021.

## Career timeline

- **Before 2015** — Worked in corporate technology and leadership roles at Fidelity, UnitedHealth Group and American Tower; exact employment dates are not established here.
- **2015** — Left American Tower, according to the March 2024 account of India Accelerator’s origins.
- **Before March 2017** — Worked with colleagues on AppWorks Technologies, providing technology services to startups in exchange for equity.
- **2017** — India Accelerator began in March, adopting a cohort-based startup support model and joining the Global Accelerator Network.
- **2018** — India Accelerator raised an undisclosed seed round from InvestMind Solutions and HotStart Ventures.
- **2021** — India Accelerator was selected as the accelerator-category winner of the National Startup Awards 2021; the awards were announced in January 2022.
- **2022** — Cofounded Finvolve with Apoorva Vora.
- **2026** — Finvolve announced a ₹90 crore first close of a growth fund targeting ₹250 crore in September.

## Achievements

- Founded and leads India Accelerator, launched in 2017.
- Cofounded Finvolve with Apoorva Vora.
- India Accelerator won the accelerator category at the National Startup Awards 2021.
- Finvolve announced a ₹90 crore first close toward a ₹250 crore growth fund in September 2026.

## Latest updates

- **2026-09** — Finvolve announced a ₹90 crore first close of its targeted ₹250 crore growth fund, with a stated plan to back 30-35 growth- and late-stage companies over three to four years.
- **2026-02** — In a February 19 interview, Bhatia outlined an investment focus spanning defence and aerospace, applied AI, energy and mobility, and described the India Accelerator-Saudi Arabia programme.

## Links

- Website: https://www.indiaaccelerator.co/
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/bhatia-ashish/

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