Introductions That Matter
Meet mentors, investors, employers, customers, operators, and other people who can help you move forward.
South Asians are Shaping America.
Too many are still doing it alone.
ASAN at a Glance
ASAN is the national platform connecting younger South Asians in the U.S. to mentors, investors, employers, customers, visibility, opportunity, and community.
200+
Events
1,000+
Stories & Conversations
300+
Partnerships
50K+
People Reached Through Events
What You Actually Get
Career Access
Meet professionals, employers and mentors through ASAN today while helping build SANGAM into a structured pathway for internships, first jobs and career access.
Visibility
Put your work, ideas, business, and accomplishments in front of larger audiences through ASAN's media, events, and partnerships.
A Working Network
Build relationships across industries, cities, generations, and backgrounds that continue beyond a single event.
Three Programs.
Built for What Comes Next.
ASAN is turning years of events, introductions, media, partnerships and community-building into structured programs for careers, entrepreneurship and health.
Career Access
SANGAM
Building structured pathways to mentors, employers, internships, industry exposure and first jobs for students and early-career South Asians.
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Entrepreneurial Growth
Scale
Expanding ASAN’s founder and investor network into structured access to capital, customers, experienced operators, partners, talent and visibility.
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Health + Longevity
Vitality
Helping students, professionals, founders and leaders build the physical and mental health to perform, lead and thrive for the long term.
Explore Vitality →South Asian Spotlight
ASAN's media and visibility platform tells the stories, hosts the conversations, and develops the research that puts South Asians shaping America in front of larger audiences.
The INDUStry Show
Akshit Kandi
Akshit Kandi is the Founder, CEO of SkySync – the AI ROI Firm designing, implementing and managing autonomous operating agents and models to deliver measurable ROI. Previously, he was a Senior Product Manager at Salesforce.
Explore The INDUStry Show →Pulse
Akshit Kandi Is Turning Artificial Intelligence Into Measurable Business Results Through SkySync
Explore Pulse →Research & Insights
Indians are taking over corporate America, why you should believe the hype
Commentary
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Akshit Kandi Is Turning Artificial Intelligence Into Measurable Business Results Through SkySync
SkySync founder Akshit Kandi is bringing his Salesforce experience to enterprise AI, building autonomous AI agents that help businesses improve efficiency, automate…
ASAN Editorial · Oct 10, 2026Read More →
Cisco appoints Indian American technology leader Girish Rishi to board
Cisco appoints Indian American technology executive and Cognite CEO Girish Rishi to its board of directors.
ASAN Editorial · Oct 9, 2026Read More →
Indian American journalist Shradha Dinesh wins Gerald Loeb Award
Indian American journalist Shradha Dinesh wins a Gerald Loeb Award for the Miami Herald-WLRN investigation “Killer Train.”
ASAN Editorial · Oct 9, 2026Read More →ASAN in Action
Coming Up
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South Asian Investor Founder Connect: TechCrunch Disrupt
San Francisco, CA
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Brown Women on the Rise: Los Angeles
Los Angeles, California
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Investor-Founder Connect
Santa Monica, CA
RSVP →Seen and shared
A selection of community moments and leadership stories from LinkedIn and Instagram.
What Happens Through ASAN
Opportunity
“After weeks and hundreds of applications online, I got my internship at an ASAN event within minutes.”
Ali · Recent Graduate
Capital
“I met an investor at an ASAN event who went on to invest in my company.”
Aashumi · Founder
Community
“I attended my first ASAN event for the networking, and stayed for the connections I didn’t know I needed.”
Shuba · Digital Marketing Executive
ASAN Partner Network
ASAN works across businesses, community organizations, government institutions, and universities. Engagement varies by initiative.
GOVERNMENT + PUBLIC SECTOR
UNIVERSITIES
MEDIA + EVENT PLATFORMS
COMPANIES + ECOSYSTEM ORGANIZATIONS
300+ partnerships and collaborations
Partner with ASAN →Built Nationally. Activated Locally.
ASAN brings people together through events, partnerships, media and local networks across major U.S. markets.
Ready to Plug In?
Join ASAN, attend an event, or contribute what you know.
Built Across Generations
ASAN's co-founders bring different generations, careers, cultures and experiences of being South Asian in America.
Lyra
U.S.-born high school student, Indian classical dancer and K-pop enthusiast navigating multiple cultures and identity.
Mohini
Immigrant software developer building professional and community connections in the U.S.
Nimisha
Immigrant entrepreneur and mother balancing business, family and community.
Nitin
Immigrant entrepreneur bringing decades of operating, investing and company-building experience to ASAN.
Reva
U.S.-born student, Indian classical singer and student of Japanese exploring culture and identity.