About

Prachi Chavda is an experienced Senior Manager in the Banking industry with a strong background in Project Management, LaTeX, and Matlab. She is a B Tech+ M Tech (Integrated) alum from Indian Institute of Technology, Bombay. Currently, she is working as a Senior Associate at ciie.co, the Innovation Continuum that spreads across incubation, acceleration, seed and growth funding, and research. Her primary responsibilities include InsurTech sector & Deep Tech startups research. She has been associated with CIIE.CO since its inception in 2002 and has been instrumental in conceptualizing and hosting India’s first accelerator. She has also created India’s first and only cleantech-focused fund, accelerated over 1000 entrepreneurs, invested in over 163 startups, and inspired over 700000 with their publication - *Stay hungry stay foolish*. Prior to joining CIIE.CO, she worked at RBL Bank in various roles. As a Product Manager in the Digital Banking and Acquisitions department, she was responsible for tablet-based digital account opening for corporate salary accounts, normal savings account, and current account-sole proprietorship. She was also involved in partnership meetings, responsible for writing BRDs, and handling end-to-end product delivery. As a Senior Manager in the Business Analyst department, she was responsible for the NEFT & RTGS payments recon automation project. She was responsible for new business requirement gathering, writing BRD, and creating project delivery plans. She prepared and performed technical and functional test cases for new applications both in UAT & live environments and identified application issues and responsible for implementing the bug fixes in all environments. Prachi Chavda has a diverse educational background. She completed her B.Tech and M.Tech (Dual Degree) from the Indian Institute of Technology, Bombay in Engineering Physics with specialization in Nanoscience. She also holds a Master of Technology and Bachelor of Technology from the same institute. She completed her 12th grade from Kendriya Vidyalaya with 95% in Physics, Chemistry, and Maths. Her TechStack includes Research Scientist, Product Manager, and Test. With 5.78 years of relevant experience, Prachi Chavda is a skilled and accomplished professional who has a passion for innovation and making a positive impact in the world.