Harsha Vikas Dhanalakota

Experienced incubator manager and startup mentor focused on early-stage growth — plays a hands-on role in program design and founder support, helping startups with pitching, fundraising, negotiation strategies, and leveraging AI for business communications. iimvfield+1

Founder-director building local capacity — founded 24MIXEDFRUITS CCD CONSULTING LLP to develop emotional intelligence and entrepreneurial thinking among school students and to offer consulting support to women-led, student-led and social ventures in Visakhapatnam. tofler+1

Program delivery and training practitioner — regularly delivers workshops and cohort sessions (MVP thinking, customer acquisition, business communications) and creates practical, tool-driven content for entrepreneurs. youtube+1

Management and engineering background with a transition to entrepreneurship support — academic credentials in management (IIM Bangalore) and engineering (NIT Warangal) underpin a shift from corporate roles (Hero MotoCorp, Amazon, AskmeBazaar) to incubator leadership and ecosystem building. iimvfield+1