Real visionary leaders impact far beyond the corporate and industry confines of their particular domain. Tushar Kansal, a ‘Thought Leader,’ a ‘Thought Influencer,’ an accomplished VC advisory expert and Founder and CEO of Kansaltancy Ventures, is one of the most popular visionary leaders to watch from India. The reasons are numerous.
The Deep Impact
This is the most powerful transformational aspect of exemplary leaders like Tushar, who has supported startups and companies in various tech and non-tech sectors. Tushar has over 80 recommendations on LinkedIn and has been honoured with
The ‘Best Startup Supporter’ award at the ‘IndiaFirst Tech Startup Conclave’ by the ‘All India Council for Robotics Automation — AICRA,’ presented by Dr Kiran Bedi.
Additionally, he was bestowed the ‘Business Leader of the Year in Investment Management’ award by the ‘Asian African Chamber of Commerce Industry.’
Tushar was also recognized as the ‘Entrepreneur of the Year’ by Business Connect magazine.
Tushar completed executive education at Harvard Business School, holds an MBA in Finance from the University of Delhi, and earned a B. Tech degree from ‘The Technological Institute of Textile Sciences,’ affiliated with the ‘Textile Institute Manchester, UK,’ and a part of the renowned industrial and educational conglomerate in India, ‘The Birla Group.’
In 2016, when he founded Kansaltancy Ventures, Tushar’s MBA college senior, Mr V Swaminathan, invited him to serve as a judge at a university event sponsored by his VC fund during a meeting at his home. “I accepted the offer, and following the event, I was approached by numerous individuals seeking my involvement in similar capacities, which I found highly appealing.” Subsequently, Tushar was approached by another platform to judge their event. In due course, the team at Venture Capital TV in Singapore reached out to him, inviting Tushar to participate in panel discussions on their television show. Once again, he accepted, leading to his involvement in 51 episodes covering various sectors for VCTV. Since 2016, Tushar has engaged in over 300 webinars, talks, and events, collaborating with prestigious institutions such as IITs, IIMs, Ivy League colleges, prominent corporate organizations like TIE, FICCI, and the PHD Chamber of Commerce, as well as media platforms like CNN News 18 and Business World.
On Tata Play’s channel number 510, named ‘Har Ghar Startup,’ partially owned by Mr Sunil Shetty, Tushar’s life story has been featured under the title ‘The Hustler — Tushar Kansal’ for the past six months. Additionally, a series of nine episodes titled ‘Business ki Pathshala,’ in which Tushar discusses various sectors and topics in each episode, is also airing on the channel. This series, along with Tushar’s life story, is accessible through the Tata Play app/ website and on YouTube channel https://www.youtube.com/@TusharKansal
The Philosopher of the Biz World
Reflecting on his journey, Tushar says, “My journey as an entrepreneur recommenced in 2013 when I launched a startup focused on hair extensions. In 2016, I initiated my foray into the financial services sector by establishing Kansaltancy Ventures. Since then, we’ve provided support to over 5,000 startups worldwide, and today, Kansaltancy Ventures stands as a leading brand in the realm of venture capital.”
Tushar currently serves as a Venture Advisor at Loyal VC, the INSEAD-led Canadian VC Fund, which boasts a portfolio of over 300 investments across 15 sectors in more than 60 countries.
