Ambika Pande

Product Manager

Bengaluru, Karnataka, India13 yrs 7 mos experience

Key Highlights

  • Top 5 tennis player in India and Top 200 globally.
  • Venture partner at Atrium Angels, investing in ISB alumni startups.
  • Former Partner at Campus Fund, focused on student-led startups.
Stackforce AI infers this person is a Fintech and Sports industry expert with strong investment and product management skills.

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Business AnalysisFinanceFinancial AnalysisMarket ResearchMarketingMicrosoft ExcelMicrosoft OfficeMicrosoft PowerPointMicrosoft WordPublic SpeakingSpanishSports CoachingStakeholder ManagementTennisWriting

About

Ex-athlete & former Top 5 in India, and Top 200 (juniors) for tennis. Have worked in the past in media & entertainment. Am now working in the fintech domain, where I started off in strategy, and transitioned to product roles within Zestmoney & Razorpay. I currently work in product at Setu (Pine Labs company). I am also a venture partner at Atrium Angels, which is a micro VC by ISB alums, for ISB founders. I am passionate about the start-up space and was formerly a Partner at Campus Fund ($10M +) which is India's first Dorm Room fund, through which we focus on investing in student led start-ups. My portfolio companies include ExMyB, Arrowhead, DLC, Plutus (formerly Unicohub), Sama, & GreenGrahi and I am an investor in BharatSure, Sarla Aviation, Axitrust & Two Brothers Organic Farms I run a newsletter (link in my bio) called The Painted Stork, which publishes data driven insights & the latest trends in sports & fintech. Hit me up if you want to chat about start-ups, sports, or fintech!

Experience

Setu

Product @ Setu

Apr 2025Present · 11 mos · Bengaluru, Karnataka, India

  • All things data

Atrium angels

Venture Partner

Apr 2024Present · 1 yr 11 mos

  • Along with my full time role as a PM, I am also a venture partner at Atrium Angels. AA is an ISB focused angel fund, by the ISB community for the ISB community. We invest in start-ups founded by ISB alumni. If you're an ISB founder and building something interesting, reach out at ambika@atriumangels.com!

Razorpay

2 roles

Product @ Razorpay

Promoted

Oct 2023Mar 2025 · 1 yr 5 mos

  • Part of the UPI Infra Platform team, worked across checkout experiences, credit on UPI, and alternate authentication

Corporate Strategy @ Razorpay

Oct 2022Oct 2023 · 1 yr

  • Consultant in Razorpay's corporate strategy team, working on company wide problem statements. Projects spanned across App strat, CX, marketing stack (now engage), affordability (online & offline BNPL), and UPI

Campus fund

3 roles

Partner

Promoted

May 2022Aug 2023 · 1 yr 3 mos

  • Asia’s first cross campus fund investing in student led startups (fund size: $10M +)
  • Portfolio companies: ExMyB, Sama, DLC, Plutus (formerly Unicohub), Green Grahi
  • Angel Investor @ HealthySure

Associate - Lead

Promoted

May 2021Apr 2022 · 11 mos

Investment Associate (Founding Batch)

Jul 2020Apr 2021 · 9 mos

Zestmoney

Corporate Strategy @ Zestmoney

Aug 2021Oct 2022 · 1 yr 2 mos · Bangalore

  • I looked at the repeats & retention business of ZestMoney, and managed the revenue, profitability and growth of various Zest products within the portfolio. I drove metrics such as reactivation % of churned customers, loan taken rate (%), credit line utilization, and cross category transactions.
  • ZestMoney is India’s largest and fastest-growing Buy Now, Pay Later platform. We are changing the way credit is delivered in the country, making life more convenient and affordable for millions of people, whilst helping retailers drive better quality growth and margin. We do this via a platform built on best-in-class AI-driven technology that embeds credit in payments.

Sportz & live entertainment pvt. ltd

2 roles

Manager : Strategy

Promoted

Jun 2018Mar 2020 · 1 yr 9 mos

  • 1. Operated in a Chief of Staff capacity & assisted Top Management in Investment, Fund-Raising Activities, Franchise Sales of Leagues, and Strategic Initiatives.
  • 2. Built financial model under top management’s supervision for Indian Boxing League, and Boxing League Franchises
  • 3. Evaluated new projects and potential business opportunities in Sport, Media & Entertainment, Tech, and Fantasy Sport for Sportzlive
  • Leagues Executed:
  • 1. Cue Slam Season 1
  • 2. Premier Badminton League (PBL) Season 3, 4 & 5
  • 3. Big Bout - Indian Boxing League Season 1
  • 4. Bharat Super League (Rural Kabaddi League) - 4 Cities

Associate : Strategy

Jun 2017Jun 2018 · 1 yr

  • 1. Assisted Top Management in Investment, Fund-Raising, and Growth Strategies for Sportzlive.
  • 2. Marketing Strategy & Implementation for the Sports Leagues with Major Stakeholders
  • 3. BARC Software
  • 4. Assisted legal in drafting contracts with Broadcasters, Federations and Franchises

The coca-cola company

Marketing Associate

Jul 2016Aug 2016 · 1 mo · Gurgaon, India

  • 1. Researched and analyzed the role of Coca-Cola India in Sports Development in India, with a special focus on the International Premier Tennis League (IPTL).
  • 2. Comparison of the IPTL with other sports leagues in India like the IPL, PKL, ISL and PBL
  • 3. Way forward for Coca-Cola in Indian Sport

Wholistic tennis academy

Tennis Professional

Jun 2015Aug 2015 · 2 mos · Westhampton, New York

  • 1. Conducted tennis lessons in accordance with the Tennis program.
  • 2. Participated and conducted events of the Wholistic Tennis Academy

International tennis federation

Professional Tennis Player

Jan 2011May 2016 · 5 yrs 4 mos

  • https://www.itftennis.com/en/players/ambika-pande/800312297/ind/jt/s/overview/#pprofile-info-tabs
  • I played on the AITA and ITF junior and Senior Circuits. I was ranked in the top 10 in India U-16, U-18 and held a global junior ranking (ITF) of 194. Key performances:
  • 1. Won the Canadian Open in Vancouver in 2011
  • 2. Won the ITF junior tournament in Amman, Jordan in 2011
  • 3. R-UP in India Nationals U-16 Doubles in 2012
  • 4. Multiple wins on the AITA circuit

Education

Indian School of Business

Master of Business Administration - MBA

Jan 2020Jan 2021

Nicholls State University

Bachelor’s Degree

Jan 2015Jan 2017

University of Tennessee, Knoxville

Bachelor’s Degree

Jan 2013Jan 2014

National Institute Of Open Schooling

High School

Jan 2011Jan 2012

The Shri Ram School

High School

Jan 2009Jan 2010

Sishya

High School

Jan 2006Jan 2008

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