Dec 2022 – Present · 3 yrs 3 mos

• Helping define company strategy and future growth.

Jul 2019 – Dec 2022 · 3 yrs 5 mos

• Viviva makes vegan, zero waste art supplies that fit into your pocket and let you create on the go. Our 40,000 strong community creates art in subways, cafes, parks, airplanes, ships and snuggled up in bed.
• We make our products in Nashik, India and sell to nearly 100 countries.
• Since Nov 2019, we have:
• Expanded our product range from just 3 to 21 SKUs and effected a 35% increase in AOV
• Run massive back to back campaigns with Inktober generating over $180k in just 6 weeks
• Grown our email list from 10k to 32k (fully organic)
• Signed one of the largest distributors on the planet, Colart. On track to put our products in 2000+ stores globally by 2023
• Built an autonomous team capable of running the show standalone. All our departments are headed by women

Nov 2022 – Jun 2024 · 1 yr 7 mos · Mumbai, Maharashtra, India · Hybrid

• Carnot is a partially owned Subsidiary of the Mahindra Group, focused on a 6 million strong underserved segment - rental tractor owners. Their flagship IoT device helps tractor owners earn additional income with accurate tracking and verifiable billing.
• My first initiative was setting up and blitzscaling a telesales channel to 60 salespeople, hitting an ARR of ₹ 6.6cr in 5 months. The major challenges were trust (100% rural audience), logistics and e-literacy. The challenge was compounded by an annual subscription charge, where we convinced rural users to pay ₹ 2000 annually for an IOT subscription.
• The second, launching India's first ever Working Capital loans underwritten by Tractor Telematics data. Piloting in 2 districts of Maharashtra, we disbursed ~ ₹ 1.5cr of unsecured loans in collaboration with Avanti finance. This project received a nomination for the IFTA Innovation award, 2023.
• Third, negotiating technology delivery contracts with major clients for data analytics, IOT implementation and server infrastructure.

Mar 2018 – Present · 8 yrs · Delhi, India

• Foundation for Holistic Development is a section 8 non-profit focused on all round development for students in India.
• My responsibilities include mentoring students, building skills and guiding them through their career journey.

Dec 2014 – Jun 2018 · 3 yrs 6 mos · Mumbai Area, India

• I founded and led Ithaka Travel to 100k+ app downloads and a 35 strong team, raising $400k in the process. Ithaka operated in a dozen countries across South East Asia and Europe.
• We had a singular focus - Delivering the best personalised travel planning experience in the world.
• A net NPS of 70 after planning 30,000 personalised trips is testimony to the quality of experience we built.
• I stepped down as CEO and exited the company in 2018 to take time off for personal reasons.

Jul 2013 – Oct 2013 · 3 mos

• Drilling and Measurements

May 2011 – Jun 2011 · 1 mo

Mar 2011 – Feb 2012 · 11 mos

• Anything and everything that got people outdoors