A Chartered Accountant by qualification and an Investment Banker by profession, Gaurav Singhvi is a first generation serial entrepreneur and the Founder of “The Financial Supermarket Group”. Over the last two decades, The Financial Supermarket Group has served 4,000+ satisfied SME & Corporate clients from 65+ sectors. The Group has expertise in the areas of Corporate Structuring, Fund Raising through Debt & Equity Syndication, SME IPO Planning & Listing and Start-up Mentoring & Fund Raising.

Gaurav is the National Director and a stakeholder of Venture Catalyst – India’s 1st Integrated Incubator and Early Stage Startup Investment firm. As an Angel Investor, Gaurav, through his family office - Gaurav Singhvi Ventures (GSV), has invested in 60+ promising startups from across India. He is on advisory board of multiple early stage companies, helping them scale-up and accelerate growth.

Gaurav is the Executive Director of BNI - Surat. With 1,650+ members, BNI Surat is the fastest growing in member count in 1080 regions and the No. 1 region in the world (out of 74 Countries where BNI operates). BNI Surat also has the honor of World’s largest Chapter Launch and three Centennial chapters in the region. Gaurav also holds a Master Franchise for Corporate Connect (CC) in India. As National Director of CC - a global community of successful business executives, Gaurav has successfully spearheaded the launch of three chapters in three cities in India with a combined membership of 60+ corporate leaders as members in the first year itself.

Gaurav is the President-elect and founder Charter Member of TiE Surat Chapter that provides a platform to investors and startups by fostering entrepreneurship globally through mentoring, networking, education, funding and incubation.

Gaurav Singhvi’s contribution towards consistently delivering incubation, mentoring, industry expertise, networking and support services to young entrepreneurs, especially in non-metro cities in India, has been unparalleled. With his forward-thinking approach to identify business opportunities, his uncanny ability to analyse inherent risks and his ability to successfully implement next-generation business ventures, Gaurav is committed to the idea of making India a vibrant startup nation.