Dr. Ritesh Malik is a medical graduate who deviated from conventional medicine to pursue his passion for entrepreneurship. In 2016, he founded a coworking platform called Innov8. What began as a venture driven by Ritesh’s passion to promote entrepreneurship in the country has now become one of the leading names in India’s coworking ecosystem.

Innov8, a Y-Combinator backed coworking space, serves as a platform to connect communities of freelancers, entrepreneurs, corporates, tech innovators, and investors under one roof in a social environment. In 2019, Innov8 Coworking was acquired by the Softbank-backed OYO Group. Innov8 now has a presence in over 14 cities in India, with over 30 campuses.

Dr. Malik has emerged as one of the most active angel investors in the country, having invested in over 50 companies in the last six years. His investment portfolio includes WittyFeed, Sarva Yoga, Sheroes, Sattviko, Josh Talks, PeeSafe, SectorQube, Inc42, QDesk, Leverage Edu, CivilCops, Pesto, OrangeWood (YC), Inito (YC), StylDotMe, TapChief, Asimov Robotics, and Ketto.

Dr. Malik’s leadership and contributions to the Indian startup ecosystem are widely recognized by the startup industry and media fraternity. He has received numerous accolades, including Forbes 30 under 30 Asia (2016), Fortune 40 under 40 India (2018), PWC & SPH 40 Influential Indians, Business World 40 Under 40 (2017), Entrepreneur Magazine 35 Under 35 India (2017), Star of Delhi award by Hurun Report, CEO of the year (Real Estate Tech) by Economic Times, and the title of ‘The Coworking Wonder’ by Entrepreneur Magazine, among others.