Anurag Maloo, FRSA's Linkedin Analytics

Anurag currently leads Seedstars in Asia-Pacific, and is on a mission to impact people’s lives in emerging markets through technology and entrepreneurship with a focus on supporting impact entrepreneurs and investing in solutions achieving the UN Global Goals.  At Seedstars, he focusses on new business development and sales, manages the large key accounts while building partnerships for impact to launch innovation programs within SDG framework fostering gender equity, climate action, sustainability, etc. and works closely with various UN bodies like UNEP, UN Women, UNIDO, UNFCCC, UNDP, etc., ODAs, DFIs, national & regional governments, and other bilateral & multilateral institutions. He is an entrepreneur, community builder, global facilitator, innovation and well-being coach and an ecosystem architect. Previously, he has worked with Techstars, the global platform for investment & innovation, as Regional Manager in Asia-Pacific for 6 years, to grow, develop and catalyse the regional entrepreneurship ecosystems. He has been instrumental in launching Techstars India, and Techstars Bangalore Accelerator. He is an alumna of the South East Asia Leadership Academy (SEALA) & a member of the Society of International Business Fellows (SIBF) network. Featured as #ProfessionalsOfLinkedIn, Anurag is big on nurturing authentic and deep human connections through empathy and compassion. He practices #GiveFirst mantra in life and is incredibly passionate about the “why, our work is not a job, but it’s a mission”. He actively mentors early-stage entrepreneurs globally across various organisations & networks like, Seedstars, UNLEASH, Techstars, Startup Weekend, Founder Institute, XGenesis, Global Innovation Catalyst, Bridge For Billions, Impact Collective, Startup India, etc..  Anurag is a former Teach For India fellow who was selected as 2041 Antarctic Youth Ambassador and was invited to join the polar pioneer, Robert Swan (OBE, FRGS) on the 2041 Inspire International Antarctic Expedition in 2013. An aspiring mountaineer, he hails from the hot deserts of Rajasthan, and before the world came to stillness, he has done impact journeys to over 60 countries across 6 continents. So far his journeys have taken him as far South to the cold & polar deserts of Antarctica to far North trekking to the Base of the World's highest mountain, Mt.Everest Basecamp, and in between travelling across high-altitude Himalayan Passes along the ancient trade cities on Silk Road to the vast, wild grasslands and virgin landscapes of nomadic Mongolia to the various conflict regions around Asia.