Building Industrial decarbonisation technologies from Labs in India to global scale with a mission to cut down 1GT CO2 within a decade.
At Indus DC, we’re not bystanders – we’re architects and founders in catalysing technologies from labs to profitable ventures for industries.
Unparalleled innovation funnel
Proprietary venture building playbook
Global partnerships with industries
We provide expertise in building and scaling startups via the venture studio.
Founded by a team with a proven
track record of operations, technology management, incubation, venture
investing, and entrepreneurship.
Dr. Kushant Uppal
At IndusDC, Kushant drives venture creation with a focus on capital efficiency and execution. Leads new product rollout, pilot deployment, GTM, and fundraising across the portfolio.
Built Intelizon ventures with 3–5X ROI and scaled JDSU products from concept to revenue in 18 months. Brings 10+ years in global product and ops at SDL/JDSU.
Holds a BTech from IITM and PhD in Materials Science from USC.
Professor Satya Seshadri
A professor at IITM, Satya bridges academia, industry and venture building to commercialise technology. Leads IndusDC’s grant strategy, university partnerships, and lab funnel.
Founded TRIGeN DC (₹6.5Cr raised, ₹2Cr revenue) and led Wankel to MVP and ₹8Cr funding.
Formerly with GE and Forbes Marshall in product development.
Holds a PhD in Applied Mechanics from Texas A&M.
Kaustubh Hanmantgad
An experienced entrepreneur with a background in building and coaching high-performing teams, he drives EIR hiring, playbook design and strategic partnerships while setting up the Decarb Club at IndusDC.
Built two profitable ventures—Zag (EdTech) and Kindling (CXO coaching for Big4, Apple, Google). Ex-CEO at Breakthrough, advising PE-backed firms.
Holds a pre-law degree from Bangalore University.
Advisors
Manjesh Krishnamurthy
Mahesh Panchagnula
Sohini Mandal
Raghuram Madabushi
As a venture builder, we are the first founders in each entity, focusing on sourcing cutting-edge technologies, bridging the gap between science and application, and scaling ventures for globally.
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We are on the way to reduce 1 gigaton of CO2 emissions
