Hitesh Sachdev
Head – Startup Engagement & Investments ICICI Bank Limited
Hitesh Sachdev is a veteran banker with ICICI Bank. He has spent more than 20
years at ICICI Bank building and leading diverse verticals including Innovation,
Fintech, Private Equity and Investment Banking.
Hitesh currently heads the Startup Engagement and Investments team at ICICI
Bank. He has played an instrumental role in setting up the team and executing
cutting-edge technology projects for ICICI Bank in collaboration with startups.
As part of his current role, Hitesh manages the Startup Investment for ICICI Bank.
The Bank invests its’s own capital into promising startups. Currently, the Bank has
made more than 20 investments into startups including CarDekho, Open, Refyne,
Kredit Bee, Fingpay, EQL Fintech and Credgenics.
Hitesh is a mentor and guides founders actively on domains including Payments,
Digital Lending, SaaS, API Banking, Banking applications of emerging technologies
such as Artificial Intelligence, Metaverse and Blockchain.