BusinessClass with Shantanu Prakash | Pankit Desai, Sequretek | Bhaskar Majumdar, UIV

Pankit Desai, Co-founder & CEO of Sequretek, a Mumbai based cyber security company was launched in 2013 with an aim to provide enterprise clients an end to end cyber security platform. Pankit, a veteran of IT industry, brings 20+ years of hardcore technology and leadership experience from the information technology industry to lead Sequretek. Prior to Sequretek, he was with Rolta as the President of Business Operations. He has also served in senior leadership capacity with NTT Data Inc, Intelligroup, Wipro and IBM India. His vast experience has given him the ability to manage and scale global business units and service lines rapidly and efficiently. Pankit has diversified business operations and created an organization that has a multidimensional growth, understanding of business support functions, Financial Planning and Analysis, Recruitment and Operations, Internal IT, Quality, Marketing and Alliance.   Bhaskar Majumdar is the Founder and Managing Partner at Unicorn India Ventures, a Mumbai based VC fund. He’s had a seat at both the tables by being a seasoned media & technology executive and entrepreneur as well as an established early stage investor and advisor, within the UK and India. Through Unicorn Ventures, he has invested in over 20 businesses with a combined Equity Value of $ 3 billion and growing rapidly. Prior to being an investor and entrepreneur, he has held senior corporate positions with Times of India, Zee Telefilms and Altavista UK. A native of IIT Kharagpur and an AMP from Harvard, Bhaskar’s career trajectory is as vast and diverse as they come.  He has recently added another notch to his belt, having authored a book that’s to be published in Jan of 2021 entitled- “Everything starts from nothing" in which he endeavours to capture the essence of the start-up ecosystem from his first-hand experience and help navigate those who wish to get their foot through the door.  About BusinessClass:  It is a chat show in which host, Shantanu Prakash in conversation with startup founders and subject matter experts, will give viewers an unscripted peep into the culture of startups, discuss the biggest challenges faced by them, and offer advice from his extensive experience along with some of India’s most renowned investors.