BRINDA
KOTAK
I build, back, and un-stick startups — from lab bench to term sheet.
Studies the brain at UPenn. Decides behavior is the real technology.
Learns how health systems actually move at Carnegie Mellon.
Adds an MTech from IIT Hyderabad. Finally, a degree the relatives recognize.
Does her time in the corporate world. Learns how big machines run — and why she'd rather build her own.
Co-leads a wellbeing research lab at IIT Bombay for 4+ years. Reads the papers for fun. Yes, for fun.
Starts four ventures. Three are alive and thriving — a better hit rate than most portfolios.
Realizes the nerd thing isn't a phase. Working with researchers isn't a pivot; it's a personality.
Now: builds & backs the ideas everyone else calls too weird.
Raising? Send the deck. I read everything that comes through this door.
Start →Yes, I'll do it for free. Bring your current draft and your thick skin.
Start →Existential crises welcome. Startups optional. Chai counts.
Start →Researcher with something sellable? Let's plot its exit from the lab.
Start →DD support for funds and angels. Tell me about the deal.
Start →
…she reads everything — fiction, non-fiction, comic books (this website is not a coincidence), and research papers, recreationally. Plays and watches cricket with strong opinions about field placements. Award-winning bathroom singer (self-awarded). Volunteers with NGOs. Currently on page one of several plotlines.