New York City, New York, USA: The INDVest Forum held in New York City on November 20 placed a major emphasis on Ai Palette co-founder and CEO Somsubhra GanChoudhuri, highlighting his structured approach to building institutions, his data-led strategies, and his philosophy toward long-term exits.
Under GanChoudhuri’s leadership, Ai Palette created a massive data network capable of analysing billions of real-time consumer insights—from restaurant menus and reviews to e-commerce data, social media behaviour, and patent activity—covering 61 countries and 36 different languages.
During the session, speakers reviewed his journey from launching a lean, self-funded startup to successfully executing a strategic exit to Global Data. This transition was presented as a key example in conversations about India’s development pathway toward 2047.
Speaking about his views on resilience and exits, GanChoudhuri noted,
“Resilience isn’t the absence of challenges; it’s the determination not to stay defeated. My greatest return wasn’t the exit valuation—it was the experience, the strengthened team, and the renewed ambition that flowed back into India’s entrepreneurial ecosystem. A good exit isn’t about taking value out—it’s about reinvesting it.”
INDVest founder and India 2047 Coalition co-chair Ravi Karkara praised him, saying,
“Som is the kind of founder who treats every achievement as a building block for national progress. His exit didn’t pull resources away from India—it accelerated them.”
He added that this mindset is exactly what INDVest aims to promote—turning individual achievements into momentum for India’s march toward a $35 trillion economy by 2047.
StartoPreneur founder Shubham Dhoot echoed this view, saying,
“In a world fixated on unicorn valuations, Som reminds us that the real unicorns are the founders who repeatedly build, learn, and return stronger.”
He further noted that Ai Palette was not just a startup—it became a model showing how Indian founders can lead global categories, plan exits wisely, and reinvest their experience and capital immediately into new ventures.
The discussion reinforced a central IND2047 belief: Indian companies must be designed for both large-scale growth and high-quality exits that raise standards of governance, ambition, and execution.
Speakers also emphasised that India moves closer to its long-term economic goals when experienced founders reinvest their post-exit wisdom and capital into fresh ventures.
The event, co-hosted with StartoPreneur under the “The India Moment” series, concluded with a commitment to continue spotlighting such leaders and creating frameworks that support India’s sustained economic expansion.
