Pratik Gauri

Pratik Gauri is the Co-founder and CEO of 5ire, a blockchain startup accelerator. Pratik is also the founder of the World Web3 Association, a non-profit organization that promotes decentralized technologies.

Pratik has over 10 years of experience in the entrepreneurship and startup ecosystem. Pratik was previously the Managing Director of Startupbootcamp, one of the largest startup accelerators in Europe. Pratik also founded 5ireChain, a blockchain venture studio, and WOCstar Fund, a $10M fund for women and minority-led startups.

Pratik is an active angel investor and has invested in over 50 startups, including Entrepreneur Media, Dream Tank, AltCtrl, and Let's Do This Global. Pratik is also a founding member of 5th Element Group PBC, a social impact investment firm.

Pratik Gauri completed their Bachelor of Technology (B.Tech.) in Electronics and Communications Engineering from Guru Gobind Singh Indraprastha University. Pratik then went on to complete their Master of Business Administration (MBA) in Marketing and Strategy from the Indian Institute of Foreign Trade. After working for a few years, they decided to further their education and completed a course in Strategic Management of NGO and Non Profit Organisations from the Harris School of Public Policy at the University of Chicago. Pratik also attended the Skoll World Forum in Social Entrepreneurship at the Saïd Business School, University of Oxford. In addition, they have completed the Entrepreneurship Essentials course from Harvard Business School Online. Pratik was also awarded a scholarship for full tuition fee waiver in grade 11 and 12 from Ryan International School.

Dhanraj Dadhich - CTO, Ken Ahunbay - CFO, and Utkarsh Dubey - Head of Marketing report to Pratik Gauri.