Tushar Kansal: Indian Business professional & Finance Mogul

Tushar Kansal (12^th September 1976) is an Indian Business professional and a Spiritual Life Coach, Founder, and CEO of Kansaltancy Ventures. He is said to be an accomplished Finance professional, a "Thought Leader," & "Thought Influencer" in the Global Startup ecosystem – hailed as the topmost authority on Finance, Venture Capital, Business dynamics, and Spirituality with a dedicated base of followers from around the world.

Early Life and Education

Tushar Kansal was born in the city of Meerut, Uttar Pradesh, India, to Virendra Kumar Kansal (Father) and Chandra Kansal (Mother). His early years were in cities in the Himalayas, which brought him close to nature. He and his elder sister Akshi had a very good bonding and beautiful childhood. His father is an Engineer from the Indian Institute of Technology (IIT)-Delhi, one of India's top institutions and a great inspiration for Tushar. He completed his schooling at the Montfort School in Delhi. He is a gifted singer, especially of Hindi music, and was awarded “Tansen” for his musical achievements at the time of graduating from school. For his undergraduate degree in B. Tech (Engineering) in Textiles, he went to the Technological Institute of Textile & Sciences, Bhiwani, affiliated to the "Textile Institute Manchester, UK" and part of the leading Industrial & Education house in India "The Birla Group.”

After his Bachelor's, he preferred to have a Master's in Financial Studies (Master of Finance & Control); from the Department of Financial Studies, University of Delhi and got his M&A division campus placement in the SBI Capital Markets. He was Treasurer in the Placement Committee of the Student body of the Department. In 2020, he completed an Executive course in Leadership at Harvard Business School.

Career

Tushar Kansal's career spans multiple sectors, from Venture Capital (Brand Capital), Big 4 Consulting (Deloitte & Touche), and LSE-listed Sistema's India unit (MTS India)

After MBA, he started an Education company “IITS” which went on to have offline brick-and-mortar centres with 800 students being trained each year. He successfully exited the Company to a National player in the IIT-JEE Engineering entrance preparation space
In 2007, he joined Deloitte & Touche in their Financial Advisory practice
He was poached by Brand Capital (previously called “Private Treaties”), which is the Venture arm of the biggest Media house in India, the “Times of India group” (Bennett Coleman). It is pioneer of a unique Business model that funds long-term brand building efforts of a company allowing it to focus its capital on building operations, distribution and other key capabilities that supports the imminent growth trajectory.
For a brief while, he was in Central Treasury of USD 5 billion telco “Aircel”, owned by Maxis group, Malaysia
He headed Debt and Treasury functions of the Indian arm of leading Russian Telecom London Stock Exchange(LSE)-listed company Sistema, owner of the brand “MTS”. Tushar Kansal was instrumental in arranging USD 3 billion of debt for the company in difficult times of regulatory overhang and media scrutiny
He was CFO (Chief Financial Officer) of USD 200 billion Guggenheim Partners-owned company “DLI”.
In 2013, he founded Indus B2C Global – a Consumer B2C Startup offering Hair Extensions. Because of his lack of experience, his Startup wasn't so successful initially. He felt that he should continue working in the area of Finance, in which he has been trained and has long years of experience. So he executed vertical integration of the Business and gave Management control to his co-Founder.
Then he founded a consultancy firm named Kansaltancy Ventures. At Kansaltancy Ventures, he has helped leading Companies in Technology space (including EdTech, FinTech, Consumer B2C, B2B & D2C, AgriTech, Disruptive, Web3, Metaverse, Blockchain & DeepTech), as well as non-Tech sectors. He has worked as Venture Advisor with Loyal VC, the INSEAD-led Canadian VC Fund, helping them invest in more than 220 companies in 46 countries^.

Kansaltancy Ventures

To teach wannabe-Founders about the basics of starting a business and assist them in how to approach investors and become Funding-ready, he created Kansaltancy Ventures. He made the best of his career through Equity fundraising, Debt, Mergers, Acquisitions, and Mentoring. The company has a partnership with more than 1000+ Global investors and has advised more than 5000+ Startups and Growth-stage companies.

Kansaltancy Ventures is a Global company born out of the Startup movement culture, which has diversity and inclusion as its guiding tenets. It is also helping some great companies in Impact field, thereby promoting UN SDG’s (Sustainable Development Goals) including Environmental preservation, women-participation and Corporate Governance compliances

Kansaltancy Ventures is helping change-makers accelerate their dreams by means of Venture Capital, Angel Investment and Strategic Services. It is facilitating growth across Global Tech and non-Tech sectors by its Network, Domain specialisation and investments from Global VC/ Investor relationships. The Company’s primary network spans US, UK, Singapore, UAE and India

The Company was awarded "Best Startup Supporter" at "IndiaFirst Tech Startup Conclave 2022", Le Meridien New Delhi by "AICRA-All India Council for Robotics & Automation" from Dr Kiran Bedi, India’s first Female IPS Officer and Governor of Puducherry

Furthermore, he also founded Saffron First, an Angel network. Through Venture Capital and funding networks, he has built an ecosystem that provides enterprises with ultra-fast scalability.

Kansaltancy Ventures is opening a Venture Builder/ Accelerator in India/ Dubai and a USD 100 million VC Fund based in Singapore targeting Tech Startups in APAC region

Recognition

Tushar Kansal’s Blog 'Indus Churning' (on Nationalism, Corporates and Spirituality) had hit the mark of 2.6 million in 2013-14. However, hackers corrupted the blog, which unfortunately led to the crashing of his website which never recovered

He is a star invitee at Global Marquee Institutions, Corporates firms, and Universities to give lectures on Life challenges and creating everlasting Business Models with unbeatable moats.

Top International Business Associations, Corporates and Marquee Educational institutions invite and request Tushar Kansal to give a talk at their platforms and address their members. A search of his name on Google and YouTube throws up hundreds of videos of his work as a motivational Speaker, Life Coach and Financial wizard. His mastery covers all areas of Finance, Entrepreneurship and Global Economy.

Mentorship

Tushar Kansal is a Mentor and Judge of Startup pitch events at Entrepreneurship cells of top Academic Institutions - the Indian Institutes of Technology (IITs) in Mumbai, Delhi, Chennai, Kharagpur, Kanpur and the Indian Institutes of Management (IIM). He has expertise in Financial & Business advisory, Fundraising & creation of docs/ collaterals for VC Funding.

Leading business news channels and publications like CNN-News18, VCTV (Venture Capital Tv), Business World, Business & Economy, Qrius, and Digital Market Asia have also sought out his expert advice. He has done more than 200 webinars, many videos can be found on YouTube and the Company’s website Kansaltancy.com.

His Podcast on Business titled “Right! By Tushar Kansal” in under Beta phase

Personal Life

Pooja Kansal and Tushar Kansal have a happy marriage. Pooja has worked in senior roles in investment banking throughout her whole career. She is the youngest ever Vice President (VP) in the history of SBI Capital, having become a VP at the age of 29. She oversaw the capital markets section as Senior Vice President (SVP) for Axis Capital, the top investment bank in India, as well as the project finance division for SBI Capital Markets. Son Aryav and daughter Aradhya are their two children.

According to him,

I want my followers to know that I am a deeply spiritual man who has been reading & contemplating 3 hours daily since more than 30 years. I am a proud practitioner of teachings of Sadhguru, Sister Shivani, Sri Sri Ravi Shankar, Eckhart Tolle, Thich Nhat Hanh, Access Consciousness and ISKCON. I also practice Yoga, Pranayam, Meditation, Naturopathy and Ayurveda. My role models are Lee Kuan Yew, Narendra Modi, Sardar Vallabh Bhai Patel, Steve Jobs and Osho Rajneesh

He is drawn to spiritual principles behind many religion and philosophies. His spiritual podcast “Aradhya by Tushar Kansal” is work-in-progress

Awards and Accolades

Tushar Kansal was Awarded "Business Leader of the Year in Investment Management" at the "Asian African Business Summit," which was held by the "Asian African Chamber of Commerce & Industry" in 2021. In 2022, he was awarded "Entrepreneur of the Year 2022" by Business Connect magazine.

Dr. Kiran Bedi, the first Female IPS of India and Governor of Puducherry, awarded his company “Kansaltancy Ventures” as "Best Startup Supporter" at "IndiaFirst Tech Startup Conclave 2022" by "All India Council for Robotics & Automation - AICRA^."

Quotes

'It is high time we humans see ourselves as a product of nature rather than the product of a Digital World. Sustainability is not an option, but an imperative now.'
‘Industry 5.0 will be about Digital Detox, Nature travels, Earth preservation, Plant-based Foods, a balanced life and giving much-needed breathing space to Mother Earth’
‘Correct just one thing in India – contract enforcement! And ensure the value of INR vis-à-vis other currencies is high and see India becoming top Global economy in no time!’
From the Bhagwad Geeta – ‘What happened was good, what is happening is good, and what will happen will also be good.'
'Knowing the "Why" behind an action is of utmost importance in a world where tons of data bombards us from various screens.'
‘India needs a strong INR (Indian National Rupee)! It’s a shame for the 3^rd biggest economy in PPP terms and consuming lowest Debt vis-s-vis GDP, to not allow a great home for the Rich and the owners of large Businesses. The day our polity and Economists acknowledge and act on that, we will be sitting in the top comity of Nations in the Globe, including a permanent seat in the UN Security Council’