About

Santosh Kotnis is a growth-oriented CEO and tech entrepreneur with extensive experience in IT services and global sourcing, venture capital and investment, global growth strategy, start-up mentoring, and board membership and advisory roles. He has a solid track record of IT and business management experience that involves strategic planning, operations and financial management, program execution, and complete P/L responsibility for business units and organizations ranging from innovative start-ups to international leading organizations. Santosh has a keen interest in VC/Angel activities and has experience in establishing and managing P&L of an organization with focused service, sales, and operations divisions by implementing strategies and overseeing division heads to maximize profitability and ensure the best customer experience. He has played a leading role in establishing IT infrastructure and cloud operation practice, which grew up to the size of $20 million, through effective sales and marketing initiatives, sustained delivery efforts, and by bringing out differentiated offerings to customers. Santosh has experience in setting up offshore delivery centers to offer IT services, leveraging offshore advantages and building streamlined processes to maximize profitability. He has been a key enabler in increasing the topline and bottom line by innovative products and services aided by technology-optimized business processes. He has also developed and executed global sales/business strategies and managed multicultural teams across multiple geographies. Santosh has been very active in the startup community and advises/mentors startups of different stages. He believes in building the ecosystem and network, which enables different stakeholders. He has experience in establishing and managing P&L of an organization with focused service, sales, and operations divisions by implementing strategies and overseeing division heads to maximize profitability and ensure the best customer experience. Currently, Santosh is an Adjunct Professor of Enterprise Risk Management and Mentor at the Indian Institute of Management Nagpur, where he mentors students for a unique value-driven course. He has also founded SpringUp Labs, a digital-focused technology outsourced company with an innovative business model aiming to help improve profitability and help in quick scalp. Additionally, he has worked as a mentor at DigitalWell Ventures, a dual-location accelerator in Sweden and Norway supporting Nordic & Baltic digital health and welfare businesses. Santosh holds an M.Tech in Mechanical Engineering from the Indian Institute of Technology, Bombay, and an Executive MBA in Business Management and International Business from the University of Akron. He has relevant experience of 4.36 years and has a tech stack that includes infra.