Ananya is a lawyer turned entrepreneur turned innovation specialist. At Invest India, she heads the commercialisation vertical for AGNIi, the national innovation initiative of the Office of the Principal Scientific Adviser to the Government of India. Previously, she headed the expansion drive for the world's largest women-tech startup, Sheroes- into South East Asia. Prior to Sheroes, Ananya co-founded Just Move, an award-winning health-tech startup which she then led to exit in 2016. She began her career with international law firm Clifford Chance LLP in London, with stints in Singapore and Abu Dhabi.

Ananya is an alumnus of Stanford University's Institute for Innovation in Developing Economies and National Law School, Bangalore. She has lived and worked in 8 countries.