Director, Angel Investor and Chief MentorSantosh Huralikoppi
Director of Physics Motors, CEO of NS INFOTECH LTD, Chief Mentor at FUEL (Friends Union for Energizing Lives Memberships, Trustee – TiE Global, Founding President and current Charter Member of TiE Hubli, Advisory Member of KDEM (Karnataka Digital Economy Mission) under Govt. of Karnataka, Board Member of Indo American Chamber of Commerce (IACC), Karnataka, Member of National Academy for Skill Development, Karnataka and Joint Secretary of Hubballi Dharwad Development Forum.
Mr. Santosh Huralikoppi is serial Entrepreneur, Investor, and Mentor for over 2 decades. Began his entrepreneurial journey at the age of 22, with Mechanical heat treatment industry. Then, pursued technology space catering to global clients and have presence in Bangalore, Pune, Hubli and Atlanta. Over the last decade, he has been mentoring FUEL, a social enterprise and it has impacted over 1 million youth on education and skill development with the support of global corporate and foundation under CSR / Sustainability. Few of FUEL’s partners are Citibank, Standard Chartered, HSBC, Shell, LinkedIn, Dell, HDFC Bank, BPCL, Coal India, Hero Motocorp, Honda, Castrol – British Petroleum, Cap Gemini, Yes Bank and many more. FUEL is marching towards setting up FUEL SkillTech and Entrepreneurship University in Pune, Maharashtra. Further, FUEL has been appreciated by Hon’ble PM Modi as Champions of Change and President of India.
Educational Background
B – Tech at NIT, Surathkal, Master of Management from McGill University, Canada, Diploma in Management, INSEAD, (France), Advanced Management Program from Wharton Business School, USA. Dr. D. C. Pavate Fellow to Cambridge University, UK, Currently Pursuing Ph.D. on the topic of Role Of Mentoring In The Sustainability And Scalability Of Startups. Also is honorary visiting fellow to Cambridge Judge Business School.