Nov 2022 – Dec 2023 · 1 yr 1 mo

• Supporting Innovation charter at Jamia Millia Islamia, my alma mater and one of the top Central Universities in India

Feb 2022 – Oct 2025 · 3 yrs 8 mos · Dubai, United Arab Emirates

• Heading International Expansion for Leap Scholar and Leap Finance. We started with UAE as the first country in our international growth journey in 2022 and now have students from 15 countries working with us to achieve their global education dreams.

Nov 2021 – Mar 2024 · 2 yrs 4 mos · Delhi, India

• Supporting Alumni Association activities of FMS - my alma mater and one of the top business schools in India

Dec 2020 – Present · 5 yrs 3 mos · Delhi, India

• Angel Investing in Tech companies in India and the US via own family office.
• Invested in:
• Gaming - Ubiquity6 (exited), DNABLOCK, GreenPark Sports, Nifty Games, glip, The Sandbox, Uplandme, Animoca Brands, Loco, Frost Giant Studios, Volley, Red Village, SuperWorld
• Blockchain/ web3 - WAGMI United, Coinocracy, Buildspace, Artizen, Creatify, Rarify, Cryptoslam
• Edtech - Newton School, College Guidance Network
• SaaS - Khatabook, Prescribe, WeekDay, Sturdy, BusinessOnBot, ContentFly, Airmeet
• Deeptech - MindPortal, Emerge, Sundial, Keyo
• Social - Kutumb
• Fintech - Public.com, Alt, Republic, SeedScout, Swan Bitcoin, Summer
• Payments - GoKwik, Peachpay
• Marketplaces/ Ecom/ D2C/ Consumer - CarDekho, Plume Beauty, Appbrew, Flam, Wombo

Mar 2017 – Feb 2022 · 4 yrs 11 mos · New Delhi Area, India

• Leading the team to provide exceptional services to 40,000+ students of Apeejay Stya schools, colleges, and university

Mar 2017 – Feb 2022 · 4 yrs 11 mos

• Head group companies for Apeejay Stya & Svran group, an Industrial and Investment House with interests in Automotives, Chemicals & Plastics, Distribution, Logistics & Retail, Real Estate, Pharmaceuticals & Life Sciences, across Europe, Middle East, and Asia.
• 4 companies started from scratch and scaled in the last 4 years focused on:
• 1. Valedra: Providing Value-Added Education services using tech-driven solutions to 42,000 students, 84,000 parents and 66,000 alumni of 14 schools, 10 colleges, and 1 university of Apeejay group and other school chains
• 2. Hayden & Reynott: Providing Premium Admissions Consulting and Test Preparation services via own online platform and physically to students who desire to study abroad, with teams present in India, Dubai, Mauritius, and Canada
• 3. EdSpera: Travel-Tech company providing experiential programs to institutional, corporate, and retail customers from its offices in Malta, Dubai, and India, via the world’s first platform connecting travelers with curators from across the world. We had to shut it down during Covid.
• 4. Reynott Academy: Online and offline coaching service to aspirants of Indian Engineering and Medical entrance examinations

Mar 2017 – Feb 2022 · 4 yrs 11 mos · Dubai, United Arab Emirates

• Founding CEO of Hayden & Reynott providing Premium Admissions Consulting and Test Preparation services via own online platform and physically to students who desire to study abroad, with offices in India, Dubai, Mauritius, and Canada

Mar 2017 – Feb 2022 · 4 yrs 11 mos · Delhi, India

• Founding CEO of Reynott Academy providing online and offline coaching service to aspirants of Indian Engineering and Medical entrance examinations

Mar 2017 – Feb 2022 · 4 yrs 11 mos · Delhi, India

• Founding CEO of Valedra providing Value-Added Education services using tech-driven solutions to 42,000 students, 84,000 parents and 66,000 alumni of 14 schools, 10 colleges, and 1 university of Apeejay Stya group and other school chains

Mar 2017 – Jun 2020 · 3 yrs 3 mos · Malta

• Founding CEO of EdSpera, a Travel-Tech company providing experiential programs to institutional, corporate, and retail customers from its offices in Malta, Dubai, and India, via the world’s first platform connecting travelers with curators from across the world

May 2012 – Feb 2017 · 4 yrs 9 mos · New Delhi Area, India

• Co-Founded, raised funds, grew, and exited from Shopatplaces, an online platform for authentic products from places famous for them, like Kashmiri Pashmina shawls, Banarasi sarees, and more, connecting artisans with end-customers. Mission was to provide 1 mn region-specific products from 10,000 places thereby empowering 10,000 artisans.
• Created a Platform with a Differentiated Positioning in the hyper competitive e-commerce space in India
• Ran a Profitable E-retail business with numbers beating industry benchmarks by a wide margin
• Raised funds from Indian Angel Network and built the business into a profitable entity in a capital-efficient manner
• Generated Net Revenues of INR 5.3 Crores, with a total external investment of INR 55 Lacs only (44% Gross Margins and positive PAT Margins)
• Managed a team of 20 across tech, marketing, vendor management, and operations
• Supply:
• Built a product portfolio of 12,000 unique SKUs in Apparel, Accessories, Home Décor, Personal care, and Organic foods
• Created a robust supply chain with 170+ partnerships with craftsmen, NGOs, and small businesses in 21 Indian states
• Built Quality Checking Processes of Handcrafted products which ensured customer returns of only 4%
• Built a Private Label business with margins of 75% after researching fashion trends in the women’s apparel market
• Demand:
• Set up all channels of Digital Marketing – Social Media, Search, Email Marketing and Affiliates
• Executed Guerilla Marketing strategies to boost traffic and conversions at minimum CAC
• Fulfilled ~35,000 Orders from customers across India and abroad with a 28% Repeat Rate
• Ensured that we achieved per order profitability within 6 months of the launch of the website
• Tech:
• Built a full-stack portal optimized for conversions on web and mobile and ran it for 2.5 years successfully
• Shifted to a SaaS-based platform to lower costs and improve the performance for customers on a scaled-up version

Feb 2012 – May 2012 · 3 mos · Mumbai Area, India

• Worked on deals in Consumer, Real Estate and Infrastructure space
• Advised Inalsa, a consumer durables firm on strategic sale to a multinational player
• Advised a Mumbai based Real Estate developer for raising PE funds in one its mixed use projects
• Advised a logistics player in raising funds at Hold Co level for expansion

Sep 2011 – Feb 2012 · 5 mos · Mumbai Area, India

• Worked in Real Estate Private Equity fund
• Responsible for analyzing investment proposals and getting end to end execution work done
• Advised Rustomjee Builders, a Mumbai based developer in raising funds at SPV level in various projects and providing exit of existing PE investor from the Hold-Co level
• Advised S Raheja Group, a Mumbai based developer to raise funds for a redevelopment project using Casa’s relationship with HNIs, acting both as a financial consultant as well as an asset manager on behalf of the investors
• Advised a corporate to find a Joint Development partner to unlock land value of its investment

Dec 2009 – Sep 2011 · 1 yr 9 mos · Mumbai and London

• Responsible for Investment Banking analysis and Valuation for buy side and sell side deals in Natural Resources space
• Advised Vallares on a $2.1bn merger with Genel Enerji – Largest energy deal till date in Kurdistan
• Advised a major European oil firm on buy side on a $700mn Siberian oilfield deal
• Advised GdF Suez, a French utility on a $5bn divestment of a substantial minority stake in O&G assets to CIC
• Advised Max Petroleum, a Kazakhstan based explorer, on a $85mn follow on offering
• Advised a National Oil Company on a pending elephant $100bn O&G deal
• Presented complete pitch books with transaction rationale and valuation to senior MDs
• $4.2bn Divestment of Gas distribution assets of BG in India and Brazil – Gujarat Gas, Mahanagar Gas and Comgas
• Minority stake sale in Indian Power Generation companies – Thematic idea with 12 attractive targets for PE investment
• Cross border M&A deal idea in Indian Edible Oil industry with KS Oils and Ruchi Soya as potential clients
• Advised a Spanish utility on a pending MoE – undertook target valuation, deal structuring and synergy analysis
• Advised Essar Energy on potential acquisition targets in Upstream O&G in Africa and India
• Advised various players and PEs on renewable energy deals – Wind/ Solar energy and Solar equipment manufacturers
• Achievement:
• ‘Excellent performer’ and placed in top 5 percentile of the batch in 2 continuous appraisals

Apr 2009 – Dec 2009 · 8 mos · Ernakulam, Kerala, India

• Working as part of the Growth Team on the operational side of Baring Private Equity in their investee company Inditrade JRG.
• P & L Owner: LAS & Margin Finance
• Built systems, processes for account opening, accounting & managing
• Evaluated proposals for promoter funding
• Defined Go to Market Strategy and conducted feasibility studies
• Built a loan portfolio of 50 Cr in 2009 by developing sales channels
• Modified product structure of LAS and rebranded it
• Managed sales force of 300 branches and franchisees for selling LAS & MF
• Margin Finance outstanding rose from 52 lacs to 15 Cr in 5 months

Jun 2008 – Aug 2008 · 2 mos · Delhi, India

• Worked on risk management of contingent liabilities at Department of Economic Affairs, Ministry of Finance, Government of India

Apr 2008 – May 2008 · 1 mo

• Interned in Corporate Treasury

Jan 2008 – Jan 2009 · 1 yr · Delhi, India

• Strategized and executed to get best possible placements done for each member of my senior batch

Dec 2007 – Feb 2008 · 2 mos

• Developed brand strategy for a financial services client