Harsh Jain and Haptik CEO Aakrit Vaish to chair its eight-member governing council in its inaugural elections starting from April 1 for a two-year term.
Other members of the newly elected governing council include Vishal Gondal, cofounder and CEO of GOQii; Dhruvil Sanghvi, founder and CEO of LogiNext; Akanksha Hazari, founder and CEO of LoveLocal; Mayank Kumar, cofounder and MD of upGrad; Naiyya Saggi, cofounder of The Good Glamm Group; and Vivek Khemani, cofounder of Quantiphi.
“Mumbai as a tech hub has been thriving and we are making sure the world knows about it,” Jain said. “TEAM will play a key role in contributing towards India’s Techade and our hon’ble PM’s vision of a $1-trillion tech ecosystem. It is an honour to co-chair this organisation and work closely with the government and industry to keep growing Mumbai’s tech ecosystem exponentially.”
Formed in October 2022, TEAM comprises 46 founders from Mumbai-based tech companies including BillDesk, BookMyShow, CitiusTech, Dream11, Eruditus, Fino, Games 24x7, Haptik, Hungama, Nazara Technologies, Pepperfry, PharmEasy, Pine Labs, Purplle, Route Mobile, Shaadi.com, Upstox, and Zepto, among others.
“The first year of TEAM was simply putting Mumbai tech on the