Rahul Bhagchandani is an entrepreneur and a start-up ecosystem enabler. At the age of 17, he founded Youth Connect, India’s first youth media house. He is currently the Group CEO at Gujarat University, leading Gujarat University Start-up and Entrepreneurship Council (GUSEC), Gujarat University Park for Industrial Extension &Research (GUPIER) & University Office of Strategy. Rahul has over 9 years of experience across various industries & also chairs the Youth Connect Foundation. He has played a pivotal role in convincing the Government of Gujarat to introduce the Student Start-up & Innovation Policy (SSIP), which provisions a Rs. 200 crore fund for enabling and supporting young, student innovators and enablers.

Gujarat University Startup and Entrepreneurship Council (GUSEC) is one of India’s leading startup support systems, which has set an unprecedented benchmark by facilitating at zero-cost. Right in the heart of Gujarat University, with an ever-growing infrastructure, 100+ innovative tech and non-tech startups, GUSEC has played a pivotal role in shaping and nurturing the startup ecosystem in Gujarat.