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Ragini Das Named Head of Google for Startups India

She disclosed the move on LinkedIn following a pause at her women-focused startup.

Ragini Das co-founded Leap.club in 2020.
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Overview

  • Das announced her appointment on October 6 in a post calling it a “full-circle” moment after an earlier rejection by Google in 2013.
  • In the new role, she says she will help early-stage founders in India access people, products and best practices through Google for Startups.
  • Her career includes six years at Zomato across sales, growth and international expansion, culminating in work on the Zomato Gold global growth team before departing in 2019.
  • She co-founded Leap.club in 2020 as a professional network for women, and the platform paused operations in June 2025 due to financial challenges.
  • Das holds a BBA with First Class Honours from Lancaster University and chairs FICCI’s Women in Startups Committee, advocating greater visibility and capital access for women-led ventures.