Manikantan Chetan
Private Equity Investor at Defacto
Profile
Chet is a software engineer and serial entrepreneur.
He currently serves as the chief of product and technology at Ompay (fintech).
He serves on the board of advisors at EverBloom.io, MCG.ai, Skinary.app, among others.
Chet recently co-founded Tengu, a Fintech venture, later acquired by a Boston-based Fintech company.
Chet advises and mentors at Techstars NYC, InnovateBU, and has judged competitions such as MIT $100K and MIT hackathons.
Chet also served as the Global Entrepreneur in Residence at UMass, Boston.
In this role, he provided teaching assistance to professors, mentorship, and guidance to the students of various disciplines.
He also functioned as UMass VDC entrepreneurship ambassador.
Chet earned an electronics engineering degree from BIT Bangalore.
He went on to work at Microsoft in various software and business development roles.
Later, Chet co-founded several successful start-ups.
At Echrome, Chet led a team that built India's first smart electronic display system and electronic energy meters.
At SinformatiX, he signed an exclusive multi-year partnership valued at over $20M with Pitney-Bowes for the APAC region.
At mySpark Technologies, he successfully closed over $5M in sales and built a pipeline of over $10M in just the first year of operation in India.
In 2012, Chetan co-founded Guru-G, a software company that has pioneered education in the developing world.
Guru-G has received numerous awards and wide recognition, chief among them being ‘The Best Start-Up of India’ award granted by the Indian Government’s Ministry of Commerce and Industry at the Start-Up India event in 2016.
Chet has regularly contributed to mainstream news media, appearing in The Times of India's expert column, and as a guest speaker at various radio talk shows, podcasts both in India and in the USA.
Manikantan Chetan active positions
| Companies | Position | Start |
|---|---|---|
Defacto
 Defacto Internet Software/ServicesTechnology Services Defacto provides a 1-click financing solution for B2B transactions. The company is based in Paris, France. The French company's platform allows buyers, sellers, and partners to seamlessly connect their API and access capital without the need for paperwork. The company was founded by Jordane Giuly, Marc-Henri Gires, and Morgan O'hana. | Private Equity Investor | 01/03/2020 |
Dex, Inc.
 Dex, Inc. Air Freight/CouriersTransportation Everbloom provides block chain technology services. The company was founded by Andrew Rollins and Scott Pirrello in 2017 and is headquartered in Boston, MA. | Consultant / Advisor | 01/08/2018 |
Former positions of Manikantan Chetan
| Companies | Position | End |
|---|---|---|
| Israeli Blockchain Association | Consultant / Advisor | 31/12/2019 |
Government Blockchain Association
 Government Blockchain Association Miscellaneous Commercial ServicesCommercial Services The Government Blockchain Association is an American company that offers a demo slot for playing online slot games. The non-profit company has partnered with a trusted Indonesian online demo slot provider called Pragmatic Play, which allows users to play using a demo slot account. The company also offers free online slot game machines. | President | 30/06/2019 |
inspHIRE IO Corp.
 inspHIRE IO Corp. Packaged SoftwareTechnology Services Insphire Io Corp. develops software-as-a-service (SaaS) solutions for student debt repayment for employers, platforms and users. The company was founded by Laurel Taylor in 2015 and is headquartered in Boston, MA. | Chief Tech/Sci/R&D Officer | 30/09/2018 |
MIT Innovation Initiative
 MIT Innovation Initiative Miscellaneous Commercial ServicesCommercial Services MIT Innovation Initiative operates as an innovation infrastructure. It engages in the development of innovation and entrepreneurial community at Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT). It supports innovation and entrepreneurship programs to reach more students and external partners. The company was founded in 2013 and is headquartered in Cambridge, MA. | Director/Board Member | 30/09/2018 |
Lagniapp Clear Technologies, Inc.
 Lagniapp Clear Technologies, Inc. Real Estate DevelopmentFinance Lagniapp Clear Technologies, Inc. operates a co-working space that caters to designers, artists, writers, freelancers, and business owners. The American company was founded by Manikantan Chetan. | Founder | 31/12/2016 |
Training of Manikantan Chetan
| Bangalore Institute of Technology | Graduate Degree |
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| Private companies | 11 |
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Aegis
 Aegis Miscellaneous Commercial ServicesCommercial Services Aegis used to provide pharmaceutical research services. It developed new pharmaceutical products for the treatment of immunological and infectious diseases. It was on the development front of a new protein therapy for allergies (including asthma) and auto-immune disorders. The company was headquartered in Bristol, UK. | Commercial Services |
Guru-G Learning Labs (India) Pvt Ltd.
 Guru-G Learning Labs (India) Pvt Ltd. Packaged SoftwareTechnology Services Guru-G Learning Labs (India) Pvt Ltd. develops mentoring applications for teachers. The company was founded by Amruth Ravindranath, Anand Joshi and Shivanandra Salgame and is headquartered in Bangalore, India. | Technology Services |
Companyon Ventures Management LLC
 Companyon Ventures Management LLC Investment ManagersFinance Companyon Ventures Management LLC (Companyon Ventures) is a venture capital firm founded in 2016 by Thomas John Lazay and Parthib Srivasthsan. The firm is headquartered in Boston, Massachusetts. | Finance |
Dex, Inc.
Dex, Inc. Air Freight/CouriersTransportation Everbloom provides block chain technology services. The company was founded by Andrew Rollins and Scott Pirrello in 2017 and is headquartered in Boston, MA. | Transportation |
inspHIRE IO Corp.
inspHIRE IO Corp. Packaged SoftwareTechnology Services Insphire Io Corp. develops software-as-a-service (SaaS) solutions for student debt repayment for employers, platforms and users. The company was founded by Laurel Taylor in 2015 and is headquartered in Boston, MA. | Technology Services |
MIT Innovation Initiative
MIT Innovation Initiative Miscellaneous Commercial ServicesCommercial Services MIT Innovation Initiative operates as an innovation infrastructure. It engages in the development of innovation and entrepreneurial community at Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT). It supports innovation and entrepreneurship programs to reach more students and external partners. The company was founded in 2013 and is headquartered in Cambridge, MA. | Commercial Services |
Government Blockchain Association
Government Blockchain Association Miscellaneous Commercial ServicesCommercial Services The Government Blockchain Association is an American company that offers a demo slot for playing online slot games. The non-profit company has partnered with a trusted Indonesian online demo slot provider called Pragmatic Play, which allows users to play using a demo slot account. The company also offers free online slot game machines. | Commercial Services |
Lagniapp Clear Technologies, Inc.
Lagniapp Clear Technologies, Inc. Real Estate DevelopmentFinance Lagniapp Clear Technologies, Inc. operates a co-working space that caters to designers, artists, writers, freelancers, and business owners. The American company was founded by Manikantan Chetan. | Finance |
| MySpark Technologies, Inc. | Technology Services |
| Israeli Blockchain Association | |
Defacto
Defacto Internet Software/ServicesTechnology Services Defacto provides a 1-click financing solution for B2B transactions. The company is based in Paris, France. The French company's platform allows buyers, sellers, and partners to seamlessly connect their API and access capital without the need for paperwork. The company was founded by Jordane Giuly, Marc-Henri Gires, and Morgan O'hana. | Technology Services |
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