Laxmi, an entrepreneurship evangelist, believesentrepreneurship drives economies. She brings her expertise to the MAP team asa founder, program designer, and investment consultant through her roles atStartupbootcamp, The Talent Institute Australia, and Villgro India to helpstartups see endless possibilities and succeed.

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Laxmi oversees the MAP Startup Accelerator Program andworks closely with our startup, mentor and investor communities to drivesuccess. Laxmi is also passionate about empowering diverse communities throughentrepreneurship. She mentors migrant and refugee entrepreneurs through theYGAP First Gens program and runs startup skill-building programs for studentsin Australia in her spare time.

Laxmi holds MBA majoring in Entrepreneurship fromMacquarie Graduate School of Management (MGSM). She is also a CPA.