Mittu Tigi
Director @ Merstra | Enabling Startup Ecosystem | ex-CEO @ AIC IIITK | Entrepreneur | Startup Mentor | Keynote Speaker | MBA Visiting Faculty | ex-Founder @ Zhooyi | Yatri @ Jagriti
- Role
- Visiting Professor at Xime Kochi - Official Page
- Location
- Kochi, KL, IN
- LinkedIn followers
- 500 followers
About Mittu Tigi
Mittu Tigi is an entrepreneur and startup ecosystem enabler with 10+ years of contribution to the Indian startup ecosystem, currently serving as Director at Merstra Foundation and State Chapter Lead at Headstart Network. He has mentored 500+ startups and supported fundraises of over ₹20 Cr through grants, CSR, and VC channels. Formerly the CEO of AIC and Founder of Zhooyi, he also teaches Entrepreneurship at XIME Kochi and AIMER Business School.Mittu has been recognised among India’s 50 Most Influential Incubator Leaders, nominated to Startup20 Taskforce Interest Group (G20 South Africa 2025), and has published teaching-case studies on Entrepreneurship.He has spoken at global and national platforms including the World Incubation Summit in Belgium, Rashtrapati Bhavan, Invest Odisha Summit, Startup ka Mahakumbh, and over 100+ entrepreneurship workshops across India.#EnablingStartups
Experience
Visiting Professor
Feb 2026 — Present · Kochi, IN
Teaching a 3 Credit course on Entrepreneurship for MBA Batch 13••••27)
Education
Amal Jyothi College of Engineering Autonomous
B. Tech, Electronics and Communications
2006 — 2010
Indian Institute of Management, Kozhikode
Master of Business Administration - MBA, Business Administration and Management, General
International Indian School, Riyadh
Senior Secondary Certificate, Science Group
1996 — 2006
Bethany Academy, Vennikulam, Kerala
Primary School
1994 — 1996
Skills
- Marketing
- Web Design
- Management Consulting
- Social Media Marketing
- Marketing Strategy
- Digital Marketing
- Advertising
- Website Development
- Social Media
- Team Management
- Graphic Design
- Photography
- Brand Development
- Photoshop
- Dreamweaver
- Management
- Online Advertising
- Css
- Wordpress
- Web Development
- SEO
- Web Analytics
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