Team
Shemeer Babu (Co-founder)
Shemeer is passionate about supporting change makers working in social good and has 15+ years of experience in leadership, design thinking and impact technology.
Chhabil Gadia (CFO)
Experienced in Financial Controlling, P&L Management, developing Annual Operating Plans, Financial Planning & Analysis, Financial Modelling & Forecasting, Risk assessment & mitigation, Fundraising, and Investor Relationship Building. (Ex-Lenovo, Microsoft, Tata, Start-ups).
Jinso Raj (aikyam fellow, 2023)
The quiet, unassuming tech superhero; Jinso brings a single-mindedness to his work as a full stack developer as he does for his weekly movie outings.
Greeshma Thottingal (aikyam fellow, 2026)
Greeshma works on aikyam jobs helping people find meaningful work in the social sector. Beyond curation, she supports various community initiatives focused on social growth and impact.
Vivek (aikyam fellow, 2026)
Vivek manages aikyam space and works with people and organisations to build strong community connections.
Jasentha (Chef & Tiny Entrepreneur)
Jasentha whips up the most delicious food at aikyam space, making sure your stay is a memorable one. You will love chatting with her if you like home remedies.
Haseena (Facilities & Tiny Entrepreneur)
Haseena ensures that the garden, spaces are well maintained. She also loves cooking.
Shabana K H (Community Coordinator)
Shabana supports community building, outreach, and livelihood programs at aikyam. Her work centres on connecting people and enabling sustainable opportunities.
Aparna R (Communication Associate)
Aparna leads communications and storytelling at aikyam. She focuses on articulating our work through an inclusive and accessible lens.
We are looking to hire social entrepreneurs, technologists, storytellers, advisors — spanning experience in program design, fundraising, writing, finance, and grassroots engagement.
Advisors
Deepali Kulkarni (Co-founder)
Deepali is passionate about projects where technology is used for the greater good. She helps aikyam stay close to our mission and guides us with her leadership and mentoring.
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Ramya Sundararajan (Director, Board Member)
A storyteller at heart, Ramya is CEO at WeLive Foundation and is associated with Azim Premji University’s English Language Support Centre.
Veena Gadia (Director)
A post-graduate in Chemistry, Veena volunteers with organisations that support children with special needs, offering counselling and support to parents.
Arunabha Bhattacharya (Co-founder)
Arunabha is passionate about bridging worlds, connecting silos, diffusing ideas and creating human connections for the greater good.
If you are passionate about contributing to the work done by social impact organisations through volunteering your skills in design, technology, strategy, fundraising, storytelling, talent management, finance, etc - please do write to us at shemeer@aikyamhq.com