Gaurav Kachru

Gaurav is an entrepreneur & early stage investor, who founded & runs 5ideas Startup Superfuel along with Pearl Uppal. 5ideas Startup Superfuel is an $10 Million seed fund which invests a blend of financial, human & social capital to help put promising startups onto an accelerated growth path. He is very passionate about building innovative & practical solutions for growing the digital eco-system in India. Gaurav previously helped found & build two ecommerce businesses in India with Pearl (fashionandyou.com & dealsandyou.com). Prior to his becoming an entrepreneur, he was a Regional Director for Asia for Manpower Inc. and has spent a decade with GE across businesses, leading their locomotive business in West Asia in his last role. Gaurav has also led over 16 successful transactions spanning investment, divestment & fund raising across sectors & serves on the board of several startups.