Shashank Murali

CEO

Bengaluru, Karnataka, India11 yrs experience

Key Highlights

Generated over $10Mn+ in revenue.
Raised over $25Mn+ in venture capital.
Built products with a user base of 4Mn.

Stackforce AI infers this person is a SaaS and EdTech entrepreneur with strong leadership in product development and business growth.

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Skills

Core Skills

Product ManagementMarketingProduct DevelopmentEntrepreneurshipBusiness Development

Other Skills

AnalyticsBusiness PlanningCustom ScrapingEarly-stage StartupsLive SoundMergers & AcquisitionsStart-upsStrategyTeam ManagementValuationVenture Capital

About

Passionate and innovative leader with a proven track record of success as a founder and CEO, adept at spearheading the growth of consumer-focused companies. With multiple successful cash-rich acquisitions by unicorns under my belt, I bring a dynamic vision to the table. Throughout my career, I've consistently driven strategic growth, generating over $10Mn+ in revenue and fostering the development of products that have amassed a user base of 4Mn. I thrive in leading cross-functional teams, having effectively managed over 1000 professionals, including senior executives across diverse disciplines. My ability to cultivate strong teams and align them with strategic objectives has been instrumental in achieving organisational success. In addition, I have a strong track record of securing venture capital, having raised over $25Mn+ from reputable institutional investors such as Blume Ventures, Paytm, 500 Startups, AngelList, and over 50+ prominent angel investors within the Indian startup ecosystem. My expertise and achievements have been recognised by various media outlets, including CNBC, Times of India, Business Standard, Mint, and Entrepreneur India. I am driven by a passion for innovation and a commitment to driving tangible results in every endeavour.

Experience

Airlearn

Chief Growth Officer

May 2024 – Present · 1 yr 10 mos · Bengaluru, Karnataka, India · On-site

Building Airlearn from India for the world :)

Career break

Health and well-being

May 2023 – Apr 2024 · 11 mos

After a decade of building startups and multiple exits, decided to take some time off to be with family, travel the world and play cricket. Only to realise what I enjoy doing most with my life is building impactful products that users love!

Relevel by unacademy

CEO

Apr 2021 – Mar 2023 · 1 yr 11 mos · Bangalore Urban, Karnataka, India

Built Relevel - India's first hiring platform that enabled candidates across the country to get hired at India's top product companies by passing proprietary tests across Software Development, Marketing, Sales, HR and Analytics.
The product had over 3.5Mn+ users, 750k+ test takers and delivered jobs worth more than 100Cr.
Built Relevel Courses, a cohort based live learning business across 10 categories and grew it 50Cr revenue within 3 quarters.
Built and managed a team of 900 professionals across Product, Sales, Marketing, Operations, HR including 6 senior executives.
Built prominent brand visibility with data-driven influencer marketing collaborating with over 1000+ influencers garnering over 500Mn+ views, outdoor brand campaigns and podcasts to achieve the lowest CAC in the industry.

Product ManagementTeam ManagementMarketingAnalytics

Tapchief

Co-founder & CEO

Jan 2016 – Mar 2021 · 5 yrs 2 mos

Built and grew the white-collar gigs marketplace business with 125k+ freelancers to $2Mn ARR.
Raised over $2Mn from institutional investors like Blume Ventures, Paytm, 500 Startups and over 50+ prominent angel investors eventually delivering a 2x cash return in under 2.5 years.
The business was acquired in 2021 by Unacademy, one of India's prominent edtech unicorns for a $15Mn valuation.
Acquired over 100+ enterprises customers including the likes of Unilever, Pearson, Infosys and BigBasket.
Built and managed a team of 50 across product, engineering, sales and growth.
Gained visibility by being featured across numerous publications across TV, Digital and Print Media like CNBC, TOI, Mint, Entrepreneur India and Business Standard.

EntrepreneurshipBusiness DevelopmentVenture CapitalTeam Management

Edvice

Co-founder & CEO

Oct 2014 – Dec 2015 · 1 yr 2 mos · Pilani

Built India's first on-demand tutoring platform for test preparation for IIT-JEE and NEET
Acquired over 10,000+ paid subscribers and onboarded over 1000+ tutors from prominent colleges like the IITs, BITS and NITs
The product was acquired by HashLearn, an edtech company run by former executives of Manipal Group which was in turn acquired by BYJUs in 2020

EntrepreneurshipBusiness DevelopmentTeam Management