Meet our founders


  • Founder

    Gautam Kapur is the co-founder of India Rising. He spent six years at the National Basketball Association (NBA), focused on league-wide strategy initiatives across the NBA, WNBA, G League, and NBA Academies. Gautam was also chair of the NBA’s Asian Diversity Network (NBA APEX) and an advisory board member for the NBA’s Social Justice Coalition. Prior to the NBA, Gautam lived in India, Singapore, and Australia.


  • Founder

    Navin Ramharak brings an experienced pedigree to the team, having built In The Lab into a global basketball brand. Navin has proven himself to be a next-generation brand builder and has amassed more than 300 million views across content and social platforms. His experience executing brand deals with the NBA, Adidas, Jordan, Uber, and more are just the tip of the iceberg for what Navin brings to the team.