# Shishir Gupta

> Shishir Gupta is the co-founder and CEO of StartupLanes, an entrepreneur, investor, startup adviser and author of Startup Easy. Based in Panaji, Goa, he works across founder guidance, fundraising and SME IPO services. His career began with family-business sales and software development before he launched early ventures in 2001.

- **Role:** Co-founder and CEO at StartupLanes
- **Organizations:** StartupLanes, SL Angels, The Placement Enterprise
- **Education:** Doctorate in entrepreneurship, specialising in venture capital (self-reported), École Supérieure Robert de Sorbon, Bachelor of Laws (LL.B.), Dr. Bhimrao Ambedkar University, Bachelor of Commerce (B.Com), University of Delhi, MBA in finance; author biography also specifies marketing
- **Known for:** Co-founded and leads StartupLanes., Authored Startup Easy - Part 1: The Essentials., StartupLanes reports a footprint of 56 cities across 15 countries.

## Career timeline

- **1997** — Developed an inventory-control and billing application for MS-DOS, according to his author biography.
- **2001** — Launched salah4u, fashion4india and jamunapaar.com; his author biography says all three failed by year-end.
- **2015** — Began angel investing, according to his StartupLanes consulting biography, including participation in CNBC Young Turks TiE the Knot.
- **2016** — Co-founded StartupLanes; launch date listed as 16 January.
- **2017** — Startup Easy - Part 1: The Essentials published on 29 August.
- **2026** — Hosts StartupLanes: Building Business and Raising Funds; public podcast listings include September episodes on branding, documentation and remote teams.

## Achievements

- Co-founded and leads StartupLanes.
- Authored Startup Easy - Part 1: The Essentials.
- StartupLanes reports a footprint of 56 cities across 15 countries.
- StartupLanes reported $111 million facilitated investment across 136 startups and six stock-market listings in its January 2026 company account; these are company claims, not personal investments.

## Latest updates

- **2026-09** — Public podcast listings show episodes on branding and intellectual property, documentation tools and remote-team management dated 6 September.
- **2026-01** — StartupLanes published a company account restating its one-million-job ambition and reporting $111 million facilitated investment in 136 startups.

## Links

- Website: https://www.startuplanes.com/ceo/
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/dr-shishir-gupta/
- Twitter/X: https://x.com/shishirmba

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Last updated: 2026-10-22