
Our Story
Unlike many countries (e.g., USA, China, Bangladesh, etc.), mass entrepreneurship (ME) is an underleveraged job creator in India. GAME – The Global Alliance for Mass Entrepreneurship founded by Ravi Venkatesan, Madan Padaki and Mekin Maheshwari, was officially launched in August 2018, to unlock ME’s potential and as a convening body that brings alignment within the ecosystem and mobilises action to address systemic challenges.
Why Mass Entrepreneurship
The 'Missing Middle'
Self-Employed
Mass
Entrepreneurs
who hire or improve the incomes of 5 plus people, use local inputs or solve local problems
11% ME in India compared to a global average of 30–40%
Fast Growth Start-Ups
40%
Increase in the number of active incubators and accelerators in 2016 with impetus from government and corporates
30
New academic incubators established under ‘Start-up India Stand-up India’ initiative in 2016
350
Start-ups founded by young students in 2016
650
Total number of start-ups funded in 2016 by dedicated institutions
$40 Billion
Secretariat and Advisors
The team that’s making it possible
Advisory Board

Anjuly Chib Duggal
Advisory Board Member
Bhairavi Jani
Advisory Board Member
Gyanendra Badgaiyan
Advisory Board Member
Debasish Mitter
Advisory Board Member
Deepali Khanna
Advisory Board Member
Anjani Bansal
Advisory Board Member
Murli Ramachandran
Advisory Board Member
PG Raghuraman
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Organizational Culture & Values
Be Entrepreneurial | Diversity & Inclusion | Constant Learning | Agility & Change | Transparency & Trust |
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Live their Dreams & Aspirations | Mix of Gender & Experience in Hiring | Task Forces to be cross functional | Build Time bound programs | Share Plans , Objectives and Results with Teams |
Address,Challenges,& Develop Risk Taking Ability | Spread operations across the Country and Sectors | Collaborate with Institutions & Universities | Tweak , Remodel and revise Strategies on the Go. | Drive all Task Forces in tandem and holistically. |
Spend Frugally | 50% of ME should be women | Build Pilots, Test , Replicate.. Playbooks | Core Team is Lean and Speed to Action | Create,environment of feedback and coaching |
Encourage Creativity,and Innovation | Target nano and small entrepreneurs | Events, Workshops , Conferences and Seminars | Set Milestone checks to test results and change directions | ONE GAME.. Several players .. |