Areas of Expertise: Technology Entrepreneurship, Start-ups, Innovation Management
Dhanesh Kothari is a serial technology entrepreneur and expert in innovation, digital and AI transformation, and sustainable business models. As Founder of pi2Life, he builds digital platforms focused on impact investing, responsible consumption, and sustainable innovation.
Previously, he spent over 20 years in international IT and consulting roles at JP Morgan, Credit Suisse, Accenture, and Syntel (now Atos), leading large-scale digital transformation initiatives across financial services, telecom, insurance, and fintech in Europe, the US, India, and Switzerland.
Today, he supports startups and scale-ups as a mentor, advisor, and jury member in leading European innovation and accelerator ecosystems. He has evaluated 500+ startups and actively mentored more than 65 ventures, focusing on business strategy, fundraising readiness, scaling, and growth positioning. His core mission is to help founders turn ideas into scalable, sustainable businesses.
““Mentoring means empowering founders with strategy, network, and clarity to build and scale meaningful ventures.”