Core Area
Entrepreneurship, Innovation & Institutional Ecosystem Strategy
Expertise
Ecosystem Design | Public Policy & Strategy | Incubators & Accelerators | Digital & Financial Inclusion | Ecosystem Diagnostics
Policy and ecosystem strategist enabling governments & institutions to design, finance, and scale innovation-led growth
Location
New Delhi, India
Role
Founding Partner
About

Adarsh Kalia is a policy strategist and ecosystem builder working at the intersection of entrepreneurship, innovation, and institutional development. His work spans government advisory, global ecosystem research, accelerator & incubation design, with a focus on translating policy ambition into execution-ready programmes, stronger institutions, and technology-led economic opportunities.

He has worked across government, multilateral, academic, and institutional contexts in India and internationally, contributing to entrepreneurship policy, incubation systems, innovation governance, and regional economic development. His experience combines comparative policy research with the practical design of ecosystem diagnostics, financing frameworks, institutional partnerships, and implementation roadmaps.

He is also developing the Bharat Next Acceleration Ecosystem, an emerging and deep technology acceleration ecosystem designed to help Indian startups become globally investable, commercially viable, and internationally scalable.

Adarsh has been closely associated with flagship policy and research initiatives, including work with NITI Aayog and Atal Innovation Mission, as well as engagements spanning international ecosystem benchmarking and comparative policy analysis across leading global innovation hubs. His approach combines analytical rigour, global perspective, and implementation discipline, with an emphasis on measurable public value and sustainable economic development.

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