LEADERSHIP THAT BUILDS INSTITUTIONS, NOT JUST START-UPS
- BEdge Correspondent
- 6 days ago
- 3 min read
InnovHer’s momentum is being shaped by a leadership collective that values discipline, governance, and long-term credibility over short-term noise
At the heart of InnovHer’s evolution is a leadership bench that brings rare depth in execution, capital literacy, governance maturity, and ecosystem intelligence. In a landscape where many Tier 2 venture platforms are still chasing relevance, InnovHer is focused on building something far more enduring: institutional muscle.
What sets the platform apart is not merely the stature of the individuals who have aligned with its mission, but the precision with which they contribute. Each leader strengthens InnovHer’s ability to convert ambition into structured, scalable, and credible institution-building.
Onkar Bagaria: Where Capital Discipline Meets Capability Creation
As Strategic Partner for InnovHer, Onkar Bagaria brings a perspective shaped by investment banking, institutional leadership, and generational business wisdom. His grounding in structured finance and capital markets, coupled with his role as CEO of Vivekananda Global University (VGU), one of Rajasthan’s leading private universities, allows him to bridge two worlds that often remain disconnected: financial discipline and capability building.
Within InnovHer, he plays a key role in strengthening investor-readiness frameworks, capital structuring confidence, governance orientation, and long-term planning. His generational business lens emphasises not only growth, but also reputation, credibility, and risk stewardship. For Tier 2 ventures seeking institutional trust, his involvement ensures that capital ambition is balanced with financial prudence.
Mandar Shrikant Joshi: Global Standards for Local Ambition
As Strategic Partner for Global Venture Building and Ecosystem Design, Mandar Shrikant Joshi introduces a strong international calibration layer to InnovHer’s mission. His experience spans venture creation, startup ecosystems, investor preparedness, and strategic alignment across markets and geographies.
At InnovHer, his focus lies in aligning venture-building frameworks with global benchmarks, strengthening cross-border linkages, and preparing founders for international markets and capital expectations. This is particularly relevant for aspirational sectors such as D2C, luxury, and lifestyle, where brand ambition must be supported by robust execution systems.
Through his lens, InnovHer reinforces a central belief: Tier 2 origin is not a limitation. With the right discipline, founders from emerging ecosystems can compete on a global stage.
Anish Maheshwari: Governance as a Growth Enabler
In a startup culture that often prioritises speed over structure, Anish Maheshwari, Director at VSure Investments, Mumbai, brings a stabilising force of governance maturity and capital stewardship. As Strategic Partner for Corporate Governance and Capital Stewardship, he anchors InnovHer’s leadership bench with boardroom-grade seriousness.
His work focuses on governance frameworks, compliance sophistication, investment structuring, and investor confidence building. He ensures that ambition is supported by institutional safeguards, enabling founders to scale without exposing themselves to avoidable risks.
At a time when investors are increasingly demanding transparency, ethical capital management, and disciplined operations, his presence offers an essential layer of credibility. For InnovHer, governance is not a box to be ticked—it is foundational.
Digvijay Singh: Shaping Trust in the Digital Age
While InnovHer represents institutional maturity, it is also deeply rooted in lived mentorship and human evolution. Digvijay Singh, Director at InnovHer, embodies this philosophy. Once mentored by the platform’s founder, he has grown into a core execution pillar and narrative custodian.
With a deep understanding of digital ecosystems, content strategy, and platform storytelling, he strengthens how InnovHer and its portfolio ventures communicate trust, relevance, and authority in today’s attention-driven economy. His work spans brand architecture, digital strategy, founder communication frameworks, and narrative discipline.
More than a strategist, his journey from learner to leader reflects InnovHer’s belief in compounding human capital, not just financial capital.
When Experience Aligns with Purpose
What truly distinguishes InnovHer’s leadership is not individual brilliance, but strategic complementarity. Capital markets expertise, governance strength, global venture intelligence, digital strategy, and institutional vision converge into a single operating philosophy: build ventures that are execution-ready, capital-credible, and governance-led from day one.
With leaders such as Onkar Bagaria, Mandar Shrikant Joshi, Anish Maheshwari, and Digvijay Singh aligned with Dr Shweta Choudhary’s vision, InnovHer’s trajectory has shifted from being founder-driven to institution-anchored.
From Jaipur, InnovHer is quietly redefining what Tier 2 entrepreneurship can represent in India. Not through spectacle or rushed scale, but through trust-building, disciplined systems, and a deep respect for the seriousness of entrepreneurship.
