Launchpad Kashmir: Excitel’s Vivek Raina and 6 others unveil startup fund

Vivek Raina, co-founder and chief executive officer (CEO) of Excitel Broadband, a home internet firm, has launched an incubation fund called ‘Launchpad Kashmir’. The aim is to transform the startup and entrepreneurial ecosystem in the Jammu and Kashmir region. Raina is being supported by six other startup founders: Muheet Mehraj, founder of Launchpad Kashmir; Khalid Wani, senior director at Western Digital; Namrata Kaul, director at Vivriti Capital; Kunal Harisinghani, chief commercial officer of FlapKap; Ishfaq Mir, co-founder of Kashmir Box; and Dawood Khan, principal engineer at Thndr. Their aim is to support aspiring entrepreneurs and early-stage startups with essential resources and mentorship to accelerate their growth.