SPF acts as a vital bridge between the startup community and policymakers. We amplify the views of India’s dynamic new-age ecosystem by fostering constructive dialogue with the government, regulators, civil society and the media. 

A trusted partner to founders and policymakers.

A bridge between startups and the public policy ecosystem.

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Policy Advocacy

New-age policy advocacy for India’s new-age companies.

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Global Outreach

Position and promote Indian startups on a global stage.

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Community Building

Build a curated community of trailblazing startups and ecosystem enablers.

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Thought Leadership

Shape conversations that matter through insights, opinions, and perspectives across the startup policy landscape.

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SPF Leadership

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Shweta Rajpal Kohli
President and CEO

A public policy and media veteran with over 27 years of experience across global venture capital, technology and media companies. Shweta heads the Startup Policy Forum. She has led public policy teams in Asia for Peak XV, Sequoia Capital India, Salesforce and Uber. She has worked closely with founders, government officials and regulators to champion key issues within the startup ecosystem. An award-winning journalist, Shweta provided in-depth coverage of India’s economic policy-making landscape during her media career.

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Avantika Gode
Vice President

Avantika leads policy advocacy at SPF, focusing on government and member engagement. She focusses  on solving policy challenges and building proactive policy programs for our member community. A seasoned public policy and media professional, Avantika led public policy at Razorpay and federal affairs at Uber India. Formerly a journalist with Bloomberg TV India, she holds a Master’s in Public Policy from the National Law School of India.

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Shubhangi Poddar
Head Of Partnerships

Shubhangi drives high-impact collaborations and partnerships, creating engagement platforms for our members with diverse global stakeholders. She helps build bridges across startups, investors, think-tanks, global institutions and thought leaders. With prior experience of driving Strategic Partnerships at  the World Economic Forum, Geneva, she is now focused on amplifying the voice and impact of India’s innovation ecosystem on a global stage.