Rajat Kukreja: Sustainability Mafia and the Indian climate tech scene [2025]

India faces many challenges related to climate change. But it's also a powerhouse of innovation and engineering.

Rajat Kukreja is Entrepreneurship Manager at the ⁠University of Toronto India Foundation⁠ in Mumbai, enabling connections between science, government and startups to build new collaborative projects around urban planning and climate resilience.

He has also been instrumental in developing the ⁠Sustainability Mafia⁠ network, currently gathering almost 100 climate tech founders in India. The ambition is to grow exponentially over the coming years, making sustainability "the default choice".

Heja Framtiden met Rajat during his participation in Swedish Institute's yearly ⁠Impact Pioneers⁠ programme in Stockholm.

Podcast host: ⁠Christian von Essen⁠ // Learn more at ⁠hejaframtiden.se⁠