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Ati Priye

Ati Priye

Product Advisor

CEO, VentureNest J TBI

Building and scaling high-performing entrepreneurial ecosystems with 15+ years of experience. Passionate about startup valuation, venture capital, and early-stage investing across AgriTech, FoodTech, AI/ML, SaaS, and Impact sectors.

About Ati

Ati Priye builds and scales high-performing entrepreneurial ecosystems — and is now expanding her focus into startup valuation, venture capital, and early-stage investing. With 15+ years of experience across strategy, incubation leadership, innovation design, and government partnerships, she has worked with more than 100 founders, built incubation centres from zero, and generated consistent deal flow across AgriTech, FoodTech, AI/ML, SaaS, and Impact sectors.

As the CEO of VentureNest (CGC University), Ati leads a rapidly expanding incubation ecosystem supporting 80+ startups, backed by 50+ strategic alliances with VC funds, accelerators, corporates, and government bodies. Her role spans founder enablement, investment readiness, ecosystem partnerships, and early-stage pipeline creation.

Her work sits at the intersection of venture creation, innovation policy, and founder development. She contributes to India's national innovation landscape as a mentor with Startup India (MAARG), NITI Aayog, Startup Punjab, CII, PHD Chamber of Commerce & Industries, TiE Chandigarh, and Delhi Government's Business Blasters.

Areas of Expertise

Startup Valuation
Venture Capital
Early-Stage Investing
Incubation Leadership
Innovation Design
Government Partnerships
Founder Development
Investment Readiness

Focus Sectors

AgriTech
FoodTech
AI/ML
SaaS
Impact

National Mentorship Roles

Startup India (MAARG)
NITI Aayog
Startup Punjab
CII
PHD Chamber of Commerce & Industries
TiE Chandigarh
Delhi Government's Business Blasters

Key Achievements

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15+ years of experience across strategy, incubation leadership, innovation design, and government partnerships

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Worked with more than 100 founders and built incubation centres from zero

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Generated consistent deal flow across AgriTech, FoodTech, AI/ML, SaaS, and Impact sectors

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Leading VentureNest (CGC University) with 80+ startups and 50+ strategic alliances

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Evaluated hundreds of pitches as jury member and ecosystem partner across IITs, IIMs, and major platforms

Advisory Role at Foundr Flow

As a Product Advisor at Foundr Flow, Ati brings her wealth of experience in product strategy and execution to help our portfolio companies build products that truly resonate with their target users. Her focus is on helping founders achieve product-market fit and scale their products efficiently.

Ati works closely with our portfolio companies on various product challenges, from defining product strategy and user research to implementing data-driven decision making processes. She particularly enjoys working with early-stage founders who are trying to find their initial product-market fit and need guidance on building the right product for the right market.

Get in Touch

Ati is passionate about partnering with visionary founders and forward-thinking investors who are building meaningful, sustainable, and scalable impact. If you're shaping the future of innovation or investing in the next wave of entrepreneurs — let's connect.