FluxGen Technologies
Ganesh Shankar has a diverse work experience, starting in 2010 when they worked as an R&D Engineer at SELCO India. Ganesh then served as an Adjunct Faculty at B. M. S. College of Engineering from 2013 to 2014. From 2017 to 2019, they held the position of Managing Director at FluxGen Engineering Technologies. In the same year, they also became an Adjunct Faculty Member at the Indian Institute of Science (IISc). In 2017, Ganesh co-founded AirProbe, where they served as the Executive Director until 2021. Ganesh also worked as a Mentor at Founder Institute from 2017 to 2018. In 2018, they founded The Sustainability Mafia, a platform for discussing sustainability. More recently, Ganesh became the Founder and CEO of FluxGen Technologies in 2019. Additionally, they have served on the Executive Committee of the Indian Institute of Science Alumni Association since 2022. Throughout their career, Ganesh has been involved in various roles related to energy, engineering, education, and sustainability.
Ganesh Shankar completed their pre-university education at The National College from 1999 to 2001, majoring in physics, chemistry, maths, and electronics. Ganesh then pursued a Bachelor of Engineering degree in telecommunication engineering from RV College Of Engineering from 2001 to 2005. Later, from 2006 to 2008, they attended the Indian Institute of Science (IISc) and obtained a Master of Science degree in electronics. In 2018 to 2019, Ganesh enrolled in the Haas School of Business at the University of California, Berkeley, where they completed an executive education program in entrepreneurship.
FluxGen Technologies
"Indian industries are huge consumers of water—and are facing increasingly stringent regulations to reduce water consumption, and even production downtime due to water scarcity. Large buildings and campuses in various parts of India increasingly have to buy tanker water which is expensive and often, low quality water. Water stress will only increase in coming years, not because we have a water shortage, but because we use water irresponsibly and manage it poorly. Water distribution pipelines in cities, for example, have leakages equal to 25-40%. Not only does this waste water, but also the energy that is needed to lift and transport water long distances. The True Cost of water is, indeed, very high. FluxGen's Water Intelligence SaaS Platform AquaGen leverages IoT, AI and Distributed Ledger to tracking, measure and analysing water consumption data, and uses to identify ways to reduce usage and wastage. Thus, we reduce the cost of water for our clients and help industries become more responsible and sustainable, and well as de-risking from water crisis. The system is operating at 60+ industrial site—our clients include food processing plants, metals and mining sites, pharmaceutical factories and commercial buildings. Installing AquaGen takes only a few days and clients get detailed data and recommendations which can be used to meet statutory reporting requirements as well. We have helped clients save up to 30% of their water consumption, and we have a vision that companies will become water positive in the future. Our near-term goal is to help save 1 Billion litres of Water per day! "