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Kousik Mandal

Kousik Mandal

Serial founder & CEO — entrepreneur, mentor, and investor

Kolkata, West Bengal, India
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Joined November 2025
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Summary

Serial entrepreneur and operator based in Kolkata who founds and runs multiple ventures (Crystal Tech Lab, DRGREP, Business Heroes) and leads EastWind Group activities. His work centers on building digital products and platforms for fintech, agritech and commerce, and managing early-stage ventures. tracxn+2
Investor and mentor: active as a seed investor and advisor (SocialWise) and as a business mentor with Crystal Tech Lab Academy, indicating a focus on mentoring founders and building go‑to‑market capabilities for early-stage teams. socialwise+1
Product and business-development background: earlier roles include product and systems analyst / product SME positions at Cognizant and director-level international business development at Beabloo, giving him product, GTM and cross-border business experience that he applies to his startups. rocketreach+1
Educated in engineering and business: holds a BE in Electrical Engineering (IIEST, Shibpur) and an MBA from ESADE (2013–2015), blending technical and commercial training in his ventures and advisory roles. rocketreach+1

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Accounts Payable Best Practices

January 1, 2018

Long-form article / LinkedIn Pulse post on accounts-payable best practices and technology providers (author listed as Kousik Mandal on LinkedIn).

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Crystal Tech Lab — CTL Overview (Slideshare)

Company overview deck describing CTL's services (digital business services, product engineering, analytics, fintech and agritech solutions).

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