Rishav 'Bunny' Goyal
I help Web3, gaming and AI teams build partnerships, reach new markets and explain why their products matter.
Eight years across entrepreneurship, enterprise consulting and founder communities. Today, I'm a Venture Partner at The Basement Labs, curate Web3 Adda and create stories through AI film.
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TOP 50
ISB Venture and Investor Initiative
Selected for Cohort 4, April to September 2026.
$1.2M
milestone funding structured
For coBox, a client project at CPG Technologies.
₹40L
investor capital repaid
Repaid in full after Mavens. Every rupee.
$350K+
cloud and infrastructure support
For Xeur AI, involving Microsoft Azure, Google Cloud and NVIDIA.
Now
2026 to presentVenture Partner · The Basement Labs
May 2026 to present- At The Basement Labs, I help early-stage teams develop partnerships, sharpen their commercial positioning and build the operating processes needed to follow through.
- I support teams including Nuke, SettleX, KlineO and Fortress, managing relationships across founders, investors, infrastructure providers and ecosystem partners. My work spans introductions, partnership development and access to relevant programs and networks across India and APAC.
Curator & Host · Web3 Adda
March 2026 to present- I curate Web3 Adda, an invite-only community for founders and developers across India and APAC.
- I bring builders, ecosystem teams and program organisers together, facilitate introductions and help people find relevant collaborators and opportunities.
Building CPG Technologies
2020 to 2026Co-founder & Chief Operating Officer · CPG Technologies
2020 to 2026Operations and partnerships across client work and our own products.
- I co-founded CPG Technologies and led its business operations, financial planning, partnerships and production processes. Our work covered client game development and products we developed internally.
- My responsibility was to keep teams, clients and partners aligned, connect delivery with commercial priorities and build the processes behind the work.
coBox · Client project
2022 to 2024- coBox was a Web3 gaming project we delivered through CPG Technologies. I led the game-development pipeline and business operations, coordinated stakeholders and worked on partnerships and funding.
- I structured $1.2M in milestone-based funding for the project.
Xeur AI · Internal project
2025 to 2026- Xeur AI was our own initiative within CPG Technologies, exploring AI tools for game creation, software development and research workflows.
- I led business operations, systems, automation and partnerships. I secured $350K+ in cloud and infrastructure support involving Microsoft Azure, Google Cloud and NVIDIA, and helped the initiative access NVIDIA Inception and Google for Startups Cloud.
Consulting and growth
2022 to 2025Technology Consultant · PwC India
July 2022 to May 2025- At PwC India, I worked on enterprise analytics and technology consulting in regulated environments. My work involved reporting, data governance, operating processes and coordination across business and technical stakeholders.
- I held this role alongside my work at CPG Technologies. It taught me how large organisations manage risk, structure decisions and turn technical information into something leadership can act on.
Growth Lead · Akari
2025- Worked with Akari on growth campaigns for AlphaBlockZ and CoralApp, supporting community participation and campaign reach.
Earlier ventures
2018 to 2020Co-founder · Mavens
January 2019 to December 2020- I co-founded Mavens, an FMCG venture selling flavoured popcorn under the Popups brand in Ranchi. We raised ₹40 lakh and ran sales and distribution directly into local shops.
- COVID disrupted the business. We kept selling until the full ₹40 lakh invested in it had been repaid.
Co-founder & CMO · CareerGeeks
September 2018 to March 2019- I co-founded CareerGeeks during my first year at Jadavpur University. We created competitive-exam preparation content, including a JEE test series distributed through YouTube.
- I led marketing, content, distribution and early user acquisition. It was my first experience of turning an idea into something people could discover and use.
Education
Indian School of Business
April to September 2026Venture and Investor Initiative, Cohort 4. Selected among the Top 50 Founders.
Jadavpur University
2018 to 2022Bachelor of Engineering, Chemical Engineering. Kolkata, India.
Skills
- Partnerships and ecosystems
- Business development, infrastructure partnerships, ecosystem programs, market access
- Company operations
- Financial planning, production processes, milestone funding, stakeholder management
- Storytelling and community
- Commercial positioning, community curation, AI video production, public speaking
- Enterprise and systems
- Enterprise analytics, data governance, process design, business automation