Gautham Palaniswamy is the Founder and CEO of cumma, a first of its kind startup facilities marketplace in India, and raised INR 21 Cr in seed round for national expansion. He was a Startup Ecosystem Enabler and Incubation Professional before building cumma. He was the Ex-Project Lead at Tamil Nadu Startup and Innovation Mission (TANSIM) - StartupTN, Govt. of TN, for Stakeholder engagements that includes Incubation initiatives and Corporate Engagements. He was part of CODISSIA Defence Innovation and Atal Incubation Centre (CDIIC) - an exclusive Incubator for Dual Use Manufacturing startups and India's First Defence Innovation Hub. Gautham Palaniswamy is a Rocheston certified Chief Innovation Officer and International Business Management Institute certified professional in Innovation Management, Marketing Management, Finance and Accounting. He is a ICTRD certified Digital Marketing Expert. He is also certified with distinction in HACCP Level 3 and a workspace ergonomic design professional. He has completed his masters in Management & Bachelors in Food Science. Gautham Palaniswamy is also part of Startup Grind Directors community of Kancheepuram and also served as a Mentor for Techstars Startup Weekend Nagercoil. He is also the Ex-Chief Executive officer of Periyar University Business Incubation Confederation, Salem - a EDII-TN, Govt of TN & DST funded Incubator and Ex-Manager of Sathyabama Technology Business Incubator, Chennai, Tamil Nadu.