Namish Baranwal

Incoming VC @ Mount Judi Ventures | DebSoc | CEL, BITS Pilani

Gorakhpur, Uttar Pradesh, India

About

I'm an Electronics and Instrumentation Engineering undergraduate at BITS Pilani, Pilani Campus. I have a strong interest in the startup ecosystem, and I love writing. I'm also a competitive debater. Joining Mount Judi Ventures as an intern during July 2026 - December 2026.

Experience

  • CEL, BITS Pilani (2 yrs 6 mos)
    • Vice President, Internal Growth & Project Lead, Summer in a Startup
      Nov 2025 - Present · 8 mos

      - Leading the team building a complete web portal for SiS, starting with a Product Requirements Document (PRD) - Managing partnerships with early-stage startups, enabling them to source talent from BITS Pilani - Managing sector-wise learning sessions for members of BITS Pilani’s Entrepreneurship Cell

    • Member
      Jan 2024 - Present · 2 yrs 6 mos

      - Worked in a team of 13 shortlisted from 400+ applicants to organise E-Week—BITS Pilani’s entrepreneurship week - Built the EWeek 2024 website - Led Marketing and Sponsorships at Conquest, BITS Pilani—CEL’s flagship initiative

  • The Debating Society, BITS Pilani (On-site)
    • President
      Jul 2025 - Present · 1 yr

      - Streamlined recruitments for the 2025 batch by building a new Recruitments Application that helped the team shortlist 23 people from over 300 applicants - Building the training pipeline for the 2025 freshers' batch - Convener for BITS Pilani's upcoming 2026 BP debate tournament

    • Member
      Dec 2023 - Present · 2 yrs 7 mos

      Active debater with 3+ speaker/adjudicator breaks in national intercollegiate debate tournaments, including one national victory as speaker

    • Head of External Relations
      Aug 2024 - Jan 2025 · 6 mos

      - Revamped the outreach process for BITS Pilani’s Debate Tournaments, introducing automated messaging and automated payments tracking - Led a 15-member outreach team for BITS Pilani’s 2024 Tournament, onboarding 200+ participants and making a revenue of over INR 1,00,000

  • Conquest, BITS Pilani (Full-time · 1 yr 6 mos)
    • Lead, Marketing & Sponsorships
      Feb 2025 - Aug 2025 · 7 mos

      - Led sponsorship efforts in 2025, raising INR 45 lakhs from VCs, and part of the team that raised INR 53 lakhs in 2024 - Rebuilt Conquest’s Marketing Strategy, increasing online impressions by 60% in a year with 4M+ impressions in 2025 - Managed Conquest's partnerships with top-tier media houses

    • Web Content Writer — The Conquest Communiqué
      Mar 2024 - Aug 2025 · 1 yr 6 mos

      Wrote full-length informational articles to increase stakeholder engagement on The Conquest Communiqué, Conquest’s blog page.

    • Investments Associate
      Mar 2024 - Feb 2025 · 1 yr

      Secured partnerships with 50+ Venture Capital & Private Equity firms through targeted outreach.

  • Intern at Industrial47
    May 2025 - Jul 2025 · 3 mos

    Developed an Internal Communications Tool to streamline communications