Akshay Srivastav
CEO and Co-Founder LCB Fertilizers
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E-SIDBI LCB Fertilizers Private Limited, SIIC IIT Kanpur
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A Bit About Me
I am Akshay Shrivastav, born on 11th June 1998 in Basdilla, Kushinagar, Uttar Pradesh. Growing up in a lower middle class farming family, I faced many challenges to get an education.
I completed my primary education at St. Therese's High School in Padrauna.
Later, I moved to Kanpur for further studies at Heliger Borden Education Center, scoring 89.4% in both high school and 12th standard.
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In 2016, I joined the Chemical Engineering programme at Madan Mohan Malaviya University of Technology, Gorakhpur.
From my second year, I started working on bioenergy, biofuel, and other related fields. I did internships at various industries and worked as a technical intern at IIT BHU.
Akshay's Journey So Far
2016 - 2020
Studied Chemical Engineering at Madan Mohan Malaviya University of Technology, Gorakhpur.
2018
Attended a live conference with the Prime Minister of India.
2019
Selected for the RKVY Raftaar business training programme.
12th February 2020
Registered LCB Fertilizers Private Limited.
March 2021
Incubated at SIIC IIT Kanpur and received multiple grants.
2021
Mentored at REC Ambedkar Nagar, REC Banda, REC Bijnor, KNIT Sultanpur, and ATL Niti Ayog. Received the Vishwakarma Gaurav Samman award.
2021
Represented innovation at the Asian Summit in Indonesia, Y20, and G20 in IIT Kanpur. Delivered talks on Josh Talk, Ted Talk platforms, GNT News, and India Science by DST.
2018
Began research on biofertilizers and presented at a national conference.
