Vaibhav Kaushik

Co-Founder & CEO at Nawgati | BITS Pilani

[Google for Startups @GoogleStartups]

Say hello to the new Google for Startups Accelerator: Apps cohort, announced at #GoogleIOConnect India! 👋

This cohort is building:
📚 AI-powered learning tools
🩺 Accessible health platforms
🎮 Culturally rooted games
💸 Smarter finance solutions
…and much more.

#AcceleratedWithGoogle

[Office of Chief Minister, J&K @CM_JnK]

Highlights - Mission YUVA unveiled, 1.37 lakh enterprises, 4.25 lakh jobs in 5 years.

[डीडी न्यूज़ @DDNewsHindi]

नवगति के सह-संस्थापक एवं सीईओ वैभव कौशिक ने कहा कि प्रधानमंत्री @narendramodi के नेतृत्व में पिछले 11 वर्षों में देश में ढांचागत विकास एवं डिजिटल इंडिया के क्षेत्र में अभूतपूर्व प्रगति हुई है।

उन्होंने बताया कि इन पहलों के कारण नवगति सहित अनेक स्टार्टअप्स को उल्लेखनीय लाभ हुआ है, जिससे देश का स्टार्टअप इकोसिस्टम मजबूत हुआ है।

@PMOIndia @startupindia @FinMinIndia
#DigitalIndia #StartupIndia #InfrastructureDevelopment #ViksitBharat

[Shahzad Alam IAS @Shahzad_2702]

An idea that started in Aug 2023 with 4 petrol pumps to tackle PUCC violations & End-of-Life Vehicles has scaled to 397 pumps + IGL stations in Delhi. Now mandated by CAQM for all of Delhi-NCR — a 2014 NGT order, affirmed by SC in 2018,hitting the ground!
https://t.co/3Zup5YT1kp

[CNBC-TV18 @CNBCTV18News]

IndiaEnergyWeek2025 | India's first fuel aggregator startup #Nawgati secures funding from #GAIL. Co-founder, Vaibhav Kaushik says, 'Aiming to get 5 million users on our app by year-end from 2 million users currently.

@nawgati @_vkaushik @Manisha3005 #Oil #Gas #Fuel #IEW2025

[DD News @DDNewslive]

#Watch | On the upcoming #NationalStartupDay, Vaibhav Kaushik, Co-Founder & CEO of Nawgati, discusses how the Indian startup ecosystem has transformed. With a shift towards problem-solving, increased institutional funding, and the rise of unicorns, startups are becoming key drivers of job creation and economic growth across the country

@startupindia

[Fermiverse @fermiverse]

My wonderful team developed an interactive visualization of the station data we actively maintain on the @nawgati app a few weeks ago. It is by no means perfect, but we hope to bring many incremental updates in the near future.

https://t.co/zWhiry2o8x

[Express Technology @ExpressTechie]

Nawgati: The India app that wants to simplify your fueling experience @nawgati

https://t.co/qkmJVNN6f5

[Nawgati @nawgati]

Wishing you a Diwali filled with warmth, happiness, prosperity, and hassle-free fueling, for our incredible partners, clients, and loyal customers, from all of us at Nawgati.

Here's to another glorious year of #buildingwithintent✨🎇

[V. Ramgopal Rao, Ph.D. @ramgopal_rao]

BITS Pilani does it again. This time with an innovation in the #PhD programmes. The question we asked ourselves is, why should all PhD programmes in the country be to produce university #professors?

So we devised a new PhD Programme. A #PhD Programme for the #startup track, named as PhD-DRIVE (Deep-tech Research, Innovation, Value generation & Entrepreneurship). Our senate approved this in its last meeting.

What do we propose to do under this PhD, startup track.

With Ph.D. #DRIVE , we want Ph.D. scholars to become #entrepreneurs along with becoming an innovator, and not just look for an academic career post their PhDs.

How do we plan to do this?

We will have two tracks of #admissions into the PhD startup track.

(i) One track will be to match students having a flair for entrepreneurship and #technology development and associate them with a faculty member working on a high #TRL (Technology Readiness Level) project having TRL above 3 or 4.

(ii) The second track will be to admit students who have an idea for a #deeptech startup and wish to execute their ideas using the resources and mentorship provided by #BITS #Pilani campuses.

All students will undergo training on new #venture creation, #economics, #business model writing and #team building in addition to their technology research. Idea is to orient these students from the beginning towards a start-up creation.

These students will receive 50% higher #stipend as compared to regular PhD scholarships in the country. They will also receive a generous #contingency grant for prototype building. We expect these students to file enough #patents and protect as much IP as possible. BITS #alumni and #Venturecapitalists will be involved with the students' from the beginning to groom them on the new venture Creation and identification of the problem.

What do we wish to accomplish?

It will be our endeavor to build 100 Deep-Tech / Deep Science Startups, from innovative Ph.Ds. in the fields of #Semiconductors, Human #Diseases, #Environment and #Climate Change, #Biotechnology, #Water Resources, #AI/ML #Food-technology, #quantum physics, #Space, #5G and #telecommunication, #Industry 4.0 and #Additive #Manufacturing, #Agriculture, #antimicrobialresistance, and #pharmaceuticals.

The Programme will be supported by #corporates, #alumni, and #VCs. We already have committed support from our partners Vishesh Rajaram, Managing Partner, Speciale Invest,
Suresh Kabra, Batch of 82-87 through Dr. Suman Kapur Memorial Charitable Trust and interest from many among our alumni and VC network.

Await a call for admissions under the PhD-DRIVE scheme.

The news as covered by @hChhapiaTOI, @timesofindia is attached.

@bitspilaniindia @BITSPilaniDubai @bitshyd @BITSAA @bitsgoa #BITS #bitspilani #pilani

[Vaibhav Kaushik @_vkaushik]

I feel honoured to have been featured by PIB on this auspicious Independence Day!

It's a privilege to share insights about the incredible strides our government is taking in the renewable energy sector.

🇮🇳

#PIB #IndependenceDay2023 #IndependenceDay #Nawgati

[PIB India @PIB_India]

Greetings on the 77th #IndependenceDay to all. Our country is moving towards a new milestone in the renewable energy space under the guidance of PM @narendramodi: Vaibhav Kaushik, CEO and Co-Founder, Nawgati

[Vaibhav Kaushik @_vkaushik]

@PIB_India @narendramodi Thank you, @PIB_India 🙌🏽🇮🇳

[PIB India @PIB_India]

Greetings on the 77th #IndependenceDay to all. Our country is moving towards a new milestone in the renewable energy space under the guidance of PM @narendramodi: Vaibhav Kaushik, CEO and Co-Founder, Nawgati

[CNBC-TV18 @CNBCTV18News]

One-stop, #fuel-agnostic platform, @nawgati is revolutionizing the fuel station experience in India!

Co-founder Vaibhav Kaushik tells @ShrutiMishra_ how #Nawgati saves time for fuel providers & consumers, reduces congestion - improving overall efficiency!

#petrol #CNG #EV

[Nawgati @nawgati]

Today is a celebration of sheer grit and determination, of a people ever-brave, ever-enduring. It is our endeavour to embody these values through our work. To all Indians everywhere, Happy Independence Day. Jai Hind! #builtwithintentinIndia