Rohit Ma

Rohit is the Co-Founder and Executive Director based in Bengaluru. An award winning, decorated entrepreneur, Rohit has played a key role in strategy, development, capital management, operations, general management, stakeholder engagement and team building. Credited with attracting marquee investors & scaling the organization to the undisputed leader in the category whilst growing a robust professional team of the highest caliber, Rohit has demonstrated leadership skills across several dimensions & is a huge inspiration in the eco-system for believers, young & old.

‍Growing up in a very enterprising family, Rohit graduated as a Gold Medalist in Computer Science Engineering, worked across product categories of Hardware Applications and ERP Solutions with Global Majors, went on to launch and grow several brands at a young age, whilst completing an executive management degree at IIM Bangalore and certifying as Independent Director from the Inst. Of Directors. He has previously served on the Confederation of Indian Industries (CII) Panel of Healthcare for Karnataka. Currently, he is a member of Bangalore Chamber of Industries and Commerce.

As part of his achievements for Cloudnine, Rohit went on to achieve several individual distinctions such as Economic Times 40 Under 40 and several noteworthy accolades from Business World, Entrepreneur India, and Inc42 amongst several other national & international recognitions. He was amongst the chosen few to participate in Hon. Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s Champions of Change initiative. An ardent believer in the startup ecosystem, Rohit has been mentoring, investing & supporting several startups across sectors from 2015 and in 2022 launched a SEBI Approved 375 Cr INR fund, better known as Capier, Capital by Peer, partly responsible for leading the entire journey with private equity investors with the likes of Matrix Partners, Sequoia Capital and India Value fund has invested into the company.