Divanshu Kumar Email & Phone Number

Chennai, Tn, In

Taramani, Tamil Nadu, In

We build solutions for the water and sanitation industry that affect climate change across us. We solve for water contamination, leakages in pipelines and elimination of manual scavenging.

Chennai, Tamil Nadu, In

We have now scaled to working with 200,000 students across Bangalore, Madhya Pradesh, Chattishgarh, Bihar & UP. We work directly with the system to influence policy and student engagement.

Chennai, Tamil Nadu, In

At Involve, we believe in the power of student agency and are committed to developing that. We use models of peer-based learning to build ownership in students and help them make informed decisions. We have worked with 20000+ students in the last five years and aspire to reach a million in the next five years.

Chennai, Tamil Nadu, In

Update: merged this with Solinas IntegrityA spin-off from my final year project at IIT Madras to develop robots for Septic Tank cleaning and management. Developed HomoSEP and SEPoy, two products to tackle the challenges. Led a team of 5 engineers to take the prototype to market!- Won award from Prime Minister Narendra Modi on the invention- Won the National Bio Entrepreneurship Competition 2019 by CCAMP in partnership with BIRAC competing against 2500+ applicants- Winner of the Bhagyashri and Krishna Ayengar Award 2019, IIT Madras- Selected as top 20 innovations under the Carbon Zero Challenge 2018

Bengaluru, Karnataka, In

- Part of the 2018 cohort of 8 teams picked from a pool of 713 applications, , including from academic institutions such as IIT, IIM, UC Berkeley, Harvard Business School and London School of Economics, among others.- N/Core is a tech incubator created in partnership with Cisco Systems, which focuses on solving social and economic problems using technology

Singapore, Sg

I represented Involve which was selected among the top 47 teams globally to attend the YSE workshop by SIF, Singapore. Got selected as the top 16 teams to be a part of 9 month fellowship Program.

Greater Chicago Area, Il, Us

Chennai, Tamil Nadu, In

• Led a team of 15 students including editors, correspondents, and managers to foster entrepreneurship in the Institute• Launched the first ever startup magazine "Entrepreneurship Insider", for the students and faculty of IIT Madras• Partnered with TIE Chennai & identified opportunities to promote awareness through various form of media like blogs, newsletters

Evanston, Illinois, Us

- Was selected as one of the 40 student changemakers from around the world- Networked with social entrepreneurs from 19 countries & engaged in small group discussions and workshops- Won the Global Pitch Competition for my work for Involve

• Brakes engineer in a 14 membered founding team for FSE Germany 2017, representing IIT Madras • Designed the complete brakes subsystem & ideated upon the hand controlled variable brake bias technology• Worked on rotor materials, pedal designs and cylinder mount to further increase the braking force and optimize the length of the car

Mumbai, Maharashtra, In

• Spearheaded a team of 40 members to assist underprivileged students receive quality higher education• Devised an effective plan to combat stress of students while preparation• Restructured teaching methodologies to promote collaborative learning and improve mentor-mentee relationships• Mentored 22 students of XI standard and helped the previous batch secure 8 seats in the IITs in 2016

Chennai, Tamil Nadu, In

a) Correspondent in Chennai36, the official alumni blog of IIT Madras• Part of 20 membered networking team which prepared creative content & interviewed alumni like Prof. R Srikant & Suresh Kalpati• Articulated the experiences of alumni & their journey for Chennai36, and volunteered for several alumni reunionsb) Script Writer & Director for the IITM TV, IITM’s official media channel. Covered the Terry Fox run 2016

Dual Degree, Mechanical Engineering

Education record

Junior High/Intermediate/Middle School Education And Teaching