Rishi Srivastava

Captain
DISC Type : DS

Board Director & Co-Founder at Offgrid Energy Labs

Gurgaon, Haryana, India

Overview

Rishi Srivastava is an executive-turned-entrepreneur with 30+ years of experience scaling technology companies like Microsoft in Asia. He is a founder of Offgrid Energy Labs and AARK TechAccess, and a General Partner at BOV Capital. Colleagues describe him as a sharp, balanced professional with a talent for people development and conceptual thinking.

He is passionate about mentoring founders and helping promising startups achieve international growth. His current ventures focus on solving large-scale challenges in India, from sustainable energy storage and blue-collar employment to enhancing English proficiency for students in tier-2 cities. He provides mentorship at the SIDBI Innovation & Incubation Center at IIT Kanpur.

Unique fact: His energy storage startup, Offgrid Energy Labs, was born from a serendipitous encounter with two PhD students at IIT-Kanpur.

Personality Overview

Decisive But Calm

Long-Term Thinker

Consummate Professional

They exhibit a rare combination of being result-oriented but patient at the same time.  Reading between the lines and seeing beyond your words comes naturally to them. They might take some time to make their mind up but once they do, they don't change it easily.

Topics They Care About

Sustainable Energy
Co-founded Offgrid Energy Labs to develop safer, scalable ZincGel® batteries as a sustainable alternative to lithium-ion for electric vehicles and stationary storage solutions.
Deep-Tech Investing
As a General Partner at BOV Capital and an angel investor, he believes deep-tech in India is a long game that requires patience and a strong ecosystem.
Social Impact Startups
Invests in and co-founded ventures tackling major challenges in India, including blue-collar employment (Vahan Inc. ) and education in non-metro areas (English Gurukool).

Media Appearances

Rishi has no verified media appearances

Work History

1-2018
Board Director & Co-Founder at Offgrid Energy Labs
6-2020
Co-Founder & Director on the Board at English Gurukool
11-2018
Director on the Board & Operating Partner at Vahan Inc.
Member Board Of Directors at InsureMe.lk
1-2017
Board Director & Invester at Monsoon Credittech (P) Ltd

Education

Internationl Marketing Diploma from Indian Institute of Foreign Trade
PGDBM from Birla Institute of Management Technology

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Insights For Selling To Rishi

During A Call Or A Meeting

DO's

  • Use phrases like 'your team deserves', 'best in class' etc.
  • During followups, use phone or text if needed, they should be fine
  • You can spend time on BANT (or other qualification methodology) but keep it to the point

DONT's

  • Don't focus too much on mutual contacts or bother about other stakeholders, focus on them
  • Avoid putting conscious effort into relationship-building
  • Don't take their patience for granted, avoid long-winding sermons

When Cold Calling

When Writing An Email

While Negotiating & Closing

    The secret to closing fast with Rishi is

  • Strong proof of impact and their conviction will matter the most, but they wouldn't want to act unilaterally either
  • Will you ever get a clear answer from Rishi

  • They will say no if they are not convinced but you will have to prompt them.

Insights For Deal Planning

    How fast (or slow) will Rishi move?

  • They will want to understand things well but can move fast once they have a clear picture.
  • Can Rishi take some risk or not?

  • They have good risk tolerance but are likely to think it through once or twice.

You And Rishi

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