What We Help You Build
Startup Readiness & Growth
Move from ideas to investable businesses through guidance, validation frameworks, and expert insights.
Strategic Guidance & Direction
Refine business models, sharpen go-to-market plans and avoid early-stage pitfalls.
Investor Readiness & Capital Access
Investor-ready pitches backed by clarity and confidence.
Founder & CEO
Anish Thomas
I’m Anish Thomas, a serial entrepreneur and investor with a passion for turning bold ideas into thriving businesses. Having backed 10 startups, I focus on innovation, market growth, and sustainable models. I’m now building an Acceleration Fund to empower early-stage founders with capital, mentorship, and networks to scale their vision.
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Natalia Duke
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Mentors
At The StartUp Mitra, we believe that funding alone doesn’t define success, it’s the right guidance, network, and strategic direction that truly shape a startup’s journey.
Our mentors are seasoned leaders who bring decades of cross-industry expertise, having built, scaled, and advised some of the most impactful businesses in India and beyond.
With deep knowledge in fundraising, brand building, digital innovation, and market strategy, they walk alongside founders to ensure they are not only investor-ready but also equipped for sustainable, long-term growth.
Together, our mentors empower entrepreneurs to make smarter decisions, avoid costly pitfalls, and unlock opportunities that accelerate both vision and value creation.
An entrepreneur at heart; currently, helping build CRED. Previously, co-founded a education start-up, joined an early stage e-commerce start-up with a successful exit.
I am a public policy and communications professional with over two decades of experience at the intersection of policy, strategy, and storytelling.
Manoj Sabu is a visionary leader and the strategic force driving ECOWRAP's brand, growth, and strategic market penetration as its Co-founder, Director, and Chief Marketing Officer (CMO).
Mentor with 30+ years of expertise in fundraising, strategy & scaling startups across diverse industries.
Marketing strategist with 11+ years of expertise in brand building, customer engagement & growth.
Q-Com & E-Com expert with 15+ years in scaling startups and building high-impact growth strategies.
Advisors
Behind every successful funding round lies a series of right choices. From structuring the pitch to refining business models and aligning with investor expectations.
At The StartUp Mitra, our Advisors are experienced professionals who specialize in guiding founders on what it truly takes to secure investment and scale effectively.
We work closely with startups to:
- Strengthen their fundraising strategy
- Refine their go-to-market approach
- Build investor-ready financial and operational models
- Leverage TSM’s platform for networking, visibility, and growth
We help founders build investor-ready startups with clarity and confidence




Startup Strategy & Readiness
100%
Mentorship & Advisory Support
100%
Investor Preparedness & Capital Access
100%
We help startups at every critical stage – from refining business foundations to capital raising. We combine strategic mentorship, advisory expertise and investor access to help you scale sustainably.
More than just an accelerator platform, but a community
We enable you with experience, strategy and capital to help you build businesses that investors trust and back.
Expert-Led Ecosystem
Mentors, Advisors & Investors that bring real-world experience across startups, finance, and growth.Investor-First Readiness
Pitch structure to financial clarity, we ensure you enter investor round prepared, confident and credible.Strategic Leadership & Direction
We offer direction, execution and insights that help you avoid early-stage mistakes.

