Paula Mariwala is a pioneering figure in India\u2019s early-stage startup ecosystem since 2006. She is the Founding Partner of Aureolis Ventures, an early-stage venture fund focused on investing in bold and innovative companies which create impact. She is the Founder\/President of Stanford Angels & Entrepreneurs India and was Managing Director of Seedfund, one of India\u2019s first venture funds. As Promoter Director of the Hinditron Group, Paula has a deep experience in technology and innovation.<\/p>\n
Her pathbreaking career also spans education, science, the arts and social impact, through roles at KREA University, Somaiya College of Engineering, and advisory boards of several incubators and industry bodies like IMC, TiE, and CII.<\/p>\n
Internationally, she sits on the board of Stanford SEED, which partners with entrepreneurs in emerging markets to build thriving enterprises that transform lives, advises Stanford\u2019s Centre for Human Rights, and serves on philanthropic boards such as Team4Tech, The Gender Lab, Katalyst India, Maker Bhavan Foundation and Eidelgive Foundation. She supports initiatives like the UN Women Entrepreneurship Network and Asia Society India. Paula\u2019s diverse and impactful work has been recognised in media like Mint and Economic Times.<\/p>\n
Paula is frequently listed among India\u2019s top women VCs and angel investors. She holds a Master\u2019s in Applied Physics from Stanford University and a B.Sc. (Hons) from St. Xavier\u2019s College, Mumbai. She lives in Mumbai, enjoying painting, poetry, and nature in her personal time.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":7217,"menu_order":91,"template":"","team_designation":[],"team_department":[48],"class_list":["post-7221","team","type-team","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","team_department-startup-forum-2025"],"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/et-edge.com\/conferences\/gsa\/annual-meeting\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/team\/7221","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/et-edge.com\/conferences\/gsa\/annual-meeting\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/team"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/et-edge.com\/conferences\/gsa\/annual-meeting\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/team"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/et-edge.com\/conferences\/gsa\/annual-meeting\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/et-edge.com\/conferences\/gsa\/annual-meeting\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/7217"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/et-edge.com\/conferences\/gsa\/annual-meeting\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=7221"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"team_designation","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/et-edge.com\/conferences\/gsa\/annual-meeting\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/team_designation?post=7221"},{"taxonomy":"team_department","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/et-edge.com\/conferences\/gsa\/annual-meeting\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/team_department?post=7221"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}