Founder, Bundelkhandi

Ankur Mishra

Entrepreneur · Technologist · Community Builder

A computer science engineer from Sumerpur, Bundelkhand, who builds technology platforms and the communities around them, and is now putting both to work for his home region.

  • 3 platforms founded
  • 40+ cities in his community network
  • 16 languages on platforms he built

Entrepreneur. Technologist. Community builder.

Entrepreneur

Builds ventures from zero and scales them nationally.

  • Founded Kavishala and grew it from a digital portal into a national platform
  • Added a publishing business and large-scale festivals to the platform
  • Founded Bundelkhandi and launched BundelSetu for Bundelkhand's founders

Technologist

An engineer who designs platforms for people, not just for screens.

  • Computer Science Engineering graduate with an IT background
  • Built a tech-enabled ecosystem for creators at national scale
  • Designed regional-language products supporting 16 languages

Community Builder

Turns online audiences into real, local communities.

  • Built an offline network that meets in 40+ cities
  • Reached tier-1, tier-2, and tier-3 cities, not just metros
  • Hosts conversation series and mentors first-time creators

The story

Ankur Mishra was born on 15 October 1990 in Sumerpur, a small town in the Hamirpur district of Bundelkhand. He trained as a computer science engineer and began his career in technology.

As an entrepreneur, he took a simple digital portal and grew it into a nationwide, multilingual platform: a tech-enabled ecosystem with its own publishing arm, large festivals, and an offline network that meets in more than 40 cities, from metros to tier-2 and tier-3 towns.

That journey taught him what he now brings home: technology reaches people only when a real community forms around it. Bundelkhandi is his effort to give Bundelkhand a digital home for its history, people, and stories, and BundelSetu is its bridge for the region's founders, helping ideas from Bundelkhand become businesses.

At a glance

Platforms he has built

  • Bundelkhandi (Founder) – A digital home for Bundelkhand: its history, 14 districts, people, and stories, in English, Hindi, and Bundeli.
  • BundelSetu (Founder) – Bundelkhand's entrepreneurship platform: idea submission, startup directory, mentorship, build support, and opportunities.
  • Kavishala (Founder & CEO) – A national, multilingual creator platform with a publishing arm and an offline network across 40+ cities.

Also an author and host

Author of 7 books, including Quitting should not be an Option, Let's be alive Again. Hosts Big Journeys, BaatCheet, Chaar Log Kya Kahenge?.