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Manish Dugar

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Founding Advisor at The/Nudge Institute
📍 Bengaluru, Karnataka, India

Manish Dugar is the Group Chief Financial Officer at Gameskraft, bringing over 25 years of experience in finance and strategy across the technology, fintech, and healthcare sectors. An MBA from IIM Calcutta, he is skilled in driving operational efficiency and financial transformation. People who have worked with him describe him as a resilient and humble leader.

He is passionate about nurturing the startup ecosystem, serving as an investor and advisor to various early-stage companies in fintech, healthcare, and e-commerce. He is also a founding advisor for The/Nudge Institute, a non-profit focused on poverty alleviation, reflecting his commitment to social impact alongside his corporate and investment activities.

His personal motto is: "Never let a recession go to waste, " viewing economic pressure as a prime opportunity for transformation.

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Experience
10 Years
Current Role
Founding Advisor
Location
Bengaluru, Karnataka, India
Personality Overview

How Manish shows up

Thorough Evaluator
Hard To Convince
Quality Focused

They focus on the results, but can still be quite procedural and analytical about how to get there They are not very likely to become strong advocates of your product or service They have a unique set of diverse traits where they are decisive and methodical but can sometimes be extra cautious and skeptical

Priorities

Topics Manish cares about

Startup Investing
Serves as an active angel investor and advisor for startups in sectors like fintech, consumer retail, and healthcare, as mentioned in his professional history and investments.
Financial Strategy
As a multi-time CFO for large tech companies like Mphasis and Gameskraft, he focuses on financial frameworks, profitability, and operational efficiency to drive growth.
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Career

Work history

10-2021
Founding Advisor
The/Nudge Institute
7-2015
Founding advisor
The/Nudge Institute
2-2016
Advisor
ToneTag
6-2025 - 12-2025
Group Chief Financial Officer
Gameskraft
8-2024 - 6-2025
Advisor, Investor
Self.
In the press

Media appearances

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Education
1997 - 2000
MBA
Indian Institute of Management, Calcutta
1996 - 1998
DBF
Institute of Chartered Financial Analysts of India
Social presence
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Behavioral profile

DISC profile (public)

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Steadiness (S)

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