Mandar Joshi currently serves as Chief Brain at Left Brain Consulting since September 2024 and has been a Partner and Shareholder at Venture Catalysts++ since September 2019, contributing to the firm’s growth as Asia's largest integrated incubator and one of the world's most active early-stage investors. Mandar is also a Partner and Mentor at 9Unicorns, India's first regulated idea-stage fund. Other notable roles include Trustee and Governing Council Member at Community Aid & Sponsorship Programme, and multiple angel investment positions across various startups such as Papa Pawsome and Pied Parker. Mandar holds a Chartered Accountant degree from ICAEW and The Institute of Chartered Accountants of India, alongside an MBA from The ICFAI University and a Master of Commerce from Savitribai Phule Pune University.