Shri Amit Paranjape is a technology entrepreneur based in Pune, with three decades of experience in software, manufacturing, consulting and other industries.

Amit has a wide variety of interests in software, science & technology, history, economics, geo-politics and public policy. He writes blogs on a regular basis and is active on social media such as X (@aparanjape). A wide range of industry and government leaders follow and interact with him on social media.

Amit completed his BTech in Mechanical Engineering from IIT Bombay and his Master’s in Manufacturing from the University of Wisconsin, Madison. He worked in the United States for over a decade in the software & consulting industry.

Amit is the Co-Founder of ReliScore, a company providing online skills assessment solutions for the IT & Software industry. Amit is also active in the tech & startup community in Pune, and is involved in startup mentoring, advising and angel investing.

Amit is a member of the Regulating Council of the Bhandarkar Oriental Research Institute. He is a member of the Board of Governors of the COEP Technological University. He is also involved in different alumni and other outreach initiatives of IIT Bombay and IISER Pune.

Amit has until recently served as the Chairman of the Software & IT Committee of the MCCIA, and now serves on their Executive Committee. He is also an active Charter Member of the TiE (The Indus Entrepreneur), Pune, and of the Pune International Center.