Co-founder who believes the best infrastructure—like the best growth—happens when you build with intention.
I'm Srishti Baweja—COO & Co-Founder of E2E Networks, mother to a 14 year old girl and author of a book "Half Empty to Half Full- The Mindset Pivot". I've spent two decades building systems that work, and more recently, writing about the inner work that makes the outer work possible. Welcome to my corner of the internet.
Est. 2009
E2E Networks
"If someone had told me twenty years ago that I'd go from auditing spreadsheets at PwC to co-building India's largest GPU cloud company, I probably would have laughed. But that's the thing about journeys—they rarely look like the map you started with.
I'm a Chartered Accountant by training, a builder by choice, and an author by accident (or maybe necessity—more on that later).
At E2E Networks, I wear many hats: COO, co-founder, and the person who worries about whether our systems can handle the 3 AM model training run from a college student in Indore. I think about scale, yes—but not in the way you might expect. To me, scale is about reliability. It's about the quiet confidence that things will just work. It's about removing friction so builders can focus on building.
Before E2E, I spent years in finance—at PwC, at Treasury Division of HPCL and then deputed to PPAC, an arm of Ministry of Petroleum and Natural Gas. I learned how systems work, how money flows, and how institutions are built. Then I got restless. I wanted to build something, not just audit it.
Along the way, I also wrote a book. Not about business or cloud computing, but about something harder: the inner journey. The mental clutter we carry. The pivot from half-empty to half-full. It turns out, building a company and building yourself aren't that different—both require patience, intention, and the courage to keep showing up.
Started my career at PwC's audit division, gaining foundational experience in global accountancy practices.
Worked in Treasury department of HPCL, then got deputed to PPAC under Ministry of Petroleum and Natural Gas
With a ₹30,000 check and a vision for Indian cloud infrastructure, my husband and I started what would become India's AI infrastructure pioneer.
Built finance, legal, and compliance functions from the ground up. Established the operational backbone for scaling.
70x oversubscribed. A milestone that validated our approach and unlocked the next phase of growth.
Graduated to mainboard—a testament to consistent execution and governance standards.
Overseeing operations, strategy, HR, governance, and risk management. E2E Networks valued at ₹6,500 Cr+, powering India's AI builders.
Half Empty to Half Full: The Mindset Pivot — reflections on resilience, clarity, and the inner journey.
Over twenty plus years of building things—companies, teams, systems, and myself—I've learned what really matters to me. Here's what I keep coming back to:
The best infrastructure investments compound quietly. They're measured not in announcements but in builder success stories. Not in growth rates but in uptime records. Not in funding rounds but in problems solved. I've come to love the unsexy work—the systems that just work, the processes that run smoothly, the reliability that nobody notices until it's gone.
Being a woman in deep-tech a decade ago was far from easy. In fundraising conversations and tech architecture debates, there were biases—sometimes subtle, sometimes overt. I've learned to navigate these spaces, and now I want to make them easier for the women coming after me. Every barrier we break makes the path clearer for someone else.
There's something special happening in Indian tech right now. We're not just consumers of global technology—we're creators. At E2E, we're building sovereign AI infrastructure: designed in India, for India, but capable of competing anywhere. I believe deeply that this country can—and will—build world-class deep-tech companies.
This one took me years to understand. You can't build sustainable success on a foundation of burnout and chaos. The mental clutter, the emotional baggage, the half-empty thinking—it all shows up in your work. The most important systems I've learned to build are the internal ones: clarity, resilience, the ability to pivot when needed.
The Mindset Pivot
People often ask why a COO would write a book about mindset. The honest answer? I needed to.
Somewhere between board meetings and balance sheets, I realized that the biggest challenges I faced weren't in spreadsheets—they were in my head. The mental clutter. The guilt I carried. The patterns I kept repeating. I started writing as a way to make sense of it all, and somewhere along the way, it became a book.
If you've ever felt stuck, overwhelmed, or like you're running on empty while everyone else seems to have it together—this book is for you. It doesn't promise quick fixes. It offers something better: honest company on the road to clarity.
Get the Book on AmazonI enjoy talking about the things I care about—building companies in India, navigating deep-tech as a woman, the intersection of mindset and leadership, and the unglamorous reality of operational excellence. Here are some recent conversations:
Podcast
Powering India's Sovereign AI: The E2E Blueprint
A deep conversation with Karthik Reddy about E2E's journey from a ₹30,000 check to India's AI infrastructure pioneer. We talked about building for the long term, co-founder dynamics, and why sovereign AI matters.
Article
Cloud Infrastructure Designed in India, for India
A candid chat about my journey in deep-tech, the biases I've navigated, and my vision for empowering Indian innovators through AI-first infrastructure.
Interested in having me speak? Drop me a note or connect on LinkedIn.
I'm always happy to connect with fellow builders, aspiring founders, women navigating tech, or anyone who wants to chat about the things we're both working through.
"The best conversations often start with a simple hello. Looking forward to hearing from you.