Anuj Batra is a distinguished strategic investor and commercial architect with 34 years of C-suite leadership experience across Tata, Birla, and Wave. In his current chapter, he represents a US-based family office, deploying Investments in Indian deep-tech startups while serving as an active Board Advisor and Director across his portfolio of 10+ companies and helping these companies scale.

His unique ‘Commercial Co-Pilot’ model bridges the gap between groundbreaking technology and market impact, providing not just capital but hands-on commercial architecture for health-tech innovation. At the India Health Council, Anuj will share his frontline experience guiding portfolio companies through Agentic AI transformations – specifically drawing from his work with Aikenist AI (Agentic gen AI for enterprise knowledge management) and health-tech ventures, showcasing the journey from digital tool to measurable healthcare impact.

Health-Tech & AI Focus:

Aikenist AI: Board Observer & Strategic Advisor for Agentic gen AI solutions transforming enterprise knowledge management

Centella AI Therapeutics: Board Advisor for AI-driven drug discovery platform

Active investor in 10+ deep-tech startups including iHub Robotics, Abyom SpaceTech, SellerGeni, Rezler Systems, StockPe, Pluto Money, Octanom Tech, and Erkey Motors

Portfolio companies demonstrate 3.2x average valuation growth through operational partnership

34-year track record of scaling businesses across healthcare, pharma retail, and wellness verticals

Regular mentor at IIT/IIM ecosystems and Visiting Faculty at NIFT Delhi on entrepreneurship, innovation and scaling

Anuj’s work is driven by his mission of #TaggingIndia – marking India’s presence in global deep-tech innovation while building sustainable, scalable businesses that create real-world impact.

For the “App to Impact” panel, Anuj brings the rare combination of an operator’s execution mindset, an investor’s strategic lens, and a mentor’s passion for translating digital health tools into tangible patient outcomes, with specific expertise in AI-driven healthcare transformations.