Hello, I’m Nivedita - a builder of innovative ventures, operating at the intersection of AI & Digital Tech, Finance and SDGs.

Born & raised in Bihar, India, and enriched at Wharton, I am defined by 4Cs: Curiosity, Courage, Compassion, and Creativity.

Over 16 years, I’ve blended digital innovation, finance, and social impact to launch and scale multiple first-in-market, category-creating products across the US, UK, and Asia, contributing $100–200M in topline revenue and winning awards 🏆 along the way.

Career Highlights:

✨ Founding Head, Microsoft Asia - Private Equity & Venture Capital Partnerships vertical (🏆)

✨ Founding Head, Asia’s 1st Digital Gold Fintech product (sold on Paytm, PhonePe, Google Pay, leading investment platforms)

✨ Prime Minister's Fellow, piloted & scaled Digital Payments & Digital Public Infrastructure for Govt. of India (🏆)

✨ Omnichannel Innovation Lead, Estée Lauder, New York

✨ Tapped for my Innovation, Strategy, Growth & GTM expertise by renowned institutions such as The World Bank US, British Telecom UK, Saison Capital Singapore, Reserve Bank Innovation Hub India, Airbus India, and several venture-backed startups from US, UK, Korea (funded by Omidyar, Richemont, Samsung)

🎓 My academic roots are in Computer Science(Distinction, ranked 1st in college), Social Impact(ranked 1st across India),and Business (merit based Joseph Wharton & Omnicom Fellowships), with professional training in Venture Capital from Stanford.

I speak Sanskrit, French, Hindi and English.

🌱 As a lifelong student of science, technology, finance, policy, and spirituality, my journey has spanned corporates, startups, public-sector innovation, and deep grassroots work — alongside a parallel engagement with the arts and spiritual studies.

Currently, I find joy in playing the piano & singing, studying ancient Vedic texts, swimming, comforting stray animals, teaching Applied AI, and building dendrons.ai - my Applied AI startup supported by Google Cloud for Startups.

I've always believed that we're all walking each other home. If you think I can support your journey, please connect at [email protected] or on LinkedIn