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Nipun Jain

CEO

Bengaluru, Karnataka, India13 yrs 9 mos experience
Most Likely To SwitchHighly Stable

Key Highlights

  • Built Rize Incorporation, empowering 10% of India's new startups.
  • Scaled Rize Community to 1,300+ founders across multiple sectors.
  • Contributed to Pickrr's $200 million acquisition by Shiprocket.
Stackforce AI infers this person is a Fintech and D2C expert with strong leadership in startup growth and community building.

Contact

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Skills

Core Skills

Business StrategyCommunity ManagementProduct MarketingMentoringStorytellingSales & Marketing LeadershipStrategic PartnershipsProject ManagementEntrepreneurshipMarket ResearchData Analysis

Other Skills

Brand DevelopmentBrand ManagementBrand StrategyBusiness DevelopmentBusiness ManagementBusiness Relationship ManagementCommunicationCustomer Relationship Management (CRM)Early-stage StartupsGrowth HackingGrowth MarketingGrowth StrategiesLeadershipManagementMarketing Strategy

About

Passionate about numbers, startups, business building, stories and doing things in the simplest way possible. I have spent the last 13 years working across zero-to-one and one-to-ten journeys, building, scaling, and leading teams through every stage of business growth - community building, enterprise sales, strategic partnerships, new initiatives & more. Currently, I lead Razorpay Rize as Director, driving business strategy, GTM, partnerships, marketing and community to empower India’s next million founders. - Built Rize Incorporation, simplifying company registration & compliance; now powering 10% of India’s new startups. - Scaled Rize Community to 1,300+ founders across Tech, D2C, and Exporters, making it one of India’s most loved founder program. - Designed flagship programs like Rize Pitch Perfect, Rize for YC, and Rize Vault to help early-stage founders go from idea to fundraise. - TEDx & Josh Talk Speaker | YCombinator Mentor (200+ startups) | Jagriti Yatra Fellow (Top 0.1%) Before Razorpay, I founded Natty Niños - one of India’s first kids’ salon + events brands. We bootstrapped, scaled to serving thousands of kids, curating 1,500+ events in 16 cities, and partnered with India Kids Fashion Week for 3 years. Later, I joined Pickrr (AVP - Business & Growth), contributing to its $200M acquisition by Shiprocket. What keeps me excited to work always - to always learn from the better, impactful partnerships and relationships, building with purpose, leading with heart and keeping it simple. Always. https://bento.me/nipunjain

Experience

Razorpay

2 roles

Director of Business Management - Razorpay Rize

Promoted

Apr 2024 – Present · 1 yr 11 mos · Bengaluru, Karnataka, India · On-site

  • Promoted to next role within 15 months ( Top 5 % )
  • Leading Business Strategy, GTM, Partnerships & Community at Razorpay Rize - Razorpay’s startup program built to support next million early stage startup founders in India >> contributing to startup acquisition/retention for Razorpay through an innovative non-sales strategy.
  • Y Combinator Mentor (200+ startups)
  • Building Rize Incorporation product from scratch, streamlining company registration and compliance processes for founders, currently facilitating 10% of India’s new startups.
  • Leading Rize Community to enable 1,300+ founders spanning the Tech, Direct-to-Consumer (D2C), and Export sectors, establishing it as one of India’s most loved founder first program.
  • Conceptualized flagship programs such as Rize Pitch Perfect, Rize for YC, and Rize Vault, aimed at guiding early-stage founders from ideation to successful fundraising.
  • Leading comprehensive startup strategy centrally at Razorpay in close collaboration with teams from Policy, Business, Strategy, Corp Development, Product, and Marketing.
Community ManagementBusiness StrategyStrategic PartnershipsBusiness ManagementSenior Stakeholder ManagementP&L Management+2

Associate Director - Razorpay Rize

Dec 2022 – Mar 2024 · 1 yr 3 mos · Bengaluru, Karnataka, India · On-site

  • Built 0-1 for Razorpay Rize - India's most loved startup program
Early-stage StartupsStrategic PartnershipsBusiness StrategySenior Stakeholder ManagementCommunity Management

Pickrr

2 roles

Associate Vice President - Business & Growth

Promoted

Apr 2022 – Dec 2022 · 8 mos · Gurugram, Haryana, India

  • Promoted to next role within 10 months ( Top 1 %) | Part of $ 200 million exit
  • Led Enterprise acquisition, new initiatives & partnerships >> leading Pickrr into $ 200 million acquisition by Shiprocket in 2022.
  • Closed final-stage commercial negotiations with the most optimum cost saving SCM strategy
  • Tracked AOP, and created reports/insights for management's use in strategic decision-making.
  • Developed and implemented strategic operational plans to achieve targeted revenues, maximise share of the wallet, and optimise the overall GM for the new business.
Solution SellingSales & Marketing LeadershipGrowth StrategiesBusiness StrategyBusiness Development

Entrepreneur In Residence - Growth & Strategic Partnerships

May 2021 – Apr 2022 · 11 mos · Gurugram, Haryana, India

  • The New Start
  • Reported directly to the CEO, driving the development of strategic alliance channels for Pickrr within the D2C and e-commerce ecosystem.
  • Led cross-functional collaboration with Finance, Product, Tech, and Operations teams to deliver seamless, deep-level integrations with strategic partners.
  • Delivered tailored solutions to high-value enterprise accounts using a solution-based sales approach, driving impactful results and long-term growth.
Solution SellingStrategic PlanningProject ManagementStrategic Partnerships

School of human intelligence

Storyteller & Mentor

Jan 2022 – Present · 4 yrs 2 mos · India

  • The edge beyond AI is Human Intelligence. Exploring the future of Human Intelligence and empowering others to master it.
  • Talked on platforms like TedX, Josh Talks, Startup India, Ideas Matter Most (Hindustan Times)
  • Featured Guest Speaker/Mentor at IIT Delhi, JECRC Incubation Centre, The Step Up Ventures, iStart Rajasthan, Young Leaders for Active Citizenship (YLAC), Education Department - Govt of Delhi & more.
StorytellingMentoring

Natty niños

Founder & Chief Happiness Officer

Dec 2013 – May 2021 · 7 yrs 5 mos · Delhi

  • Built what I Loved, Lived & Left
  • Featured in India’s top entrepreneurship recognition platforms like Your Story and Be Bold People for running a successful D2C services brand.
  • With Natty Niños, laid the foundation of North India’s then first all exclusive Kids Salon in Delhi and inspired many others to follow.
  • Organized 1500+ kids’ events in 16 different cities including Delhi with a team of more than 25 people with 30% YOY growth in revenues for, GM and EBITA for 7 years in a row.
  • Strategic partner to India’s biggest Kids Fashion extravaganza India Kids Fashion Week for 3 consecutive years from 2015-17
  • Handled more than 2000 client/corporate meetings and known for exceptional selling & persuasion skills.
LeadershipEntrepreneurshipBusiness StrategyStartup DevelopmentGrowth Hacking

Outline india

Research Analyst

Feb 2013 – Jan 2014 · 11 mos · Delhi

  • Founding Team & First Startup Experience
  • Workes with international health consultant-Sanigest’s Project for research and monitoring evaluation on PPP projects in Karnataka with Ministry of Health & UNDP
  • As one of the initial team members, helped with Social Media integration and designed the creative outlook of the company.
Early-stage StartupsMarket ResearchSocial MediaData Analysis

Max life insurance company limited

Graduate Trainee - Finance & Banking

Jul 2012 – Feb 2013 · 7 mos · Gurugram, Haryana, India

  • First Job after College
  • Developed a Cost Saving Model through analysis of collection strategies, enhancing financial performance.
  • Designed a resolution framework to address operational gaps, improving collection and disbursement processes.

Education

Indian Institute of Management, Lucknow

Executive Management Program in Sales & Marketing

Jan 2014 – Jan 2015

Kirori Mal College, University of Delhi

Bachelor of Commerce - BCom Hons

Jan 2009 – Jan 2012

Mahavir Senior Model School - India

Business/Commerce — General

Jan 2002 – Jan 2009

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