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Prashant Pitti

Co-Founder

Bengaluru, Karnataka, India20 yrs 4 mos experience
Most Likely To SwitchHighly Stable

Key Highlights

  • Bootstrapped EaseMyTrip to unicorn status.
  • Served over 62 million users with Profoundly app.
  • Achieved consistent profitability for 13 years.
Stackforce AI infers this person is a Fintech and Travel industry entrepreneur with strong analytical and strategic skills.

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Skills

Core Skills

EntrepreneurshipBusiness StrategyProduct DevelopmentFinanceAnalyticsMarketing Strategy

Other Skills

Business DevelopmentBusiness PlanningFundraisingMarket ResearchMergers & AcquisitionsNegotiationStart-upsStrategic PlanningStrategyTalent AcquisitionTeam Building

About

Past 13 years, track record of strong entrepreneurial, management & financial skills - 10 years of entrepreneurial experience, in conceptualizing, team-building & raising funds. - 3 years of financial and analytical experience, in credit underwriting, marketing & finance Specialties: Conceptualizing, Team-Building, Raising funds, Driving business strategy, NPV and P&L

Experience

Optimo capital

Founder

Mar 2024Present · 2 yrs

Profoundly & neargroup

Founder & CEO

May 2017Jun 2019 · 2 yrs 1 mo · San Mateo, California, United States

  • Profoundly is a social/dating app, with users in the Philippines and America. We believe humans are more than images. We have served 62 million users
Product DevelopmentMarket ResearchAnalyticsEntrepreneurship

Easemytrip.com

Co-Founder

Sep 2011Present · 14 yrs 6 mos · New Delhi Area, India

  • EaseMyTrip is among very few consumer-startups in the world, that bootstrapped all the way till IPO & later even became a unicorn.
  • EMT grew to become 2nd largest, without any external capital infusion and has remained profitable every year since last 13 years.
  • EMT is also the fastest growing travel-company. From FY16 till FY20, EMT grew at 47% CAGR. Due to its no convenience-fees strategy, EMT has been growing via word of mouth.
Team BuildingFundraisingBusiness StrategyEntrepreneurshipMarket ResearchBusiness Development

Co-founder

Few Startups

Nov 2008Sep 2011 · 2 yrs 10 mos

Hsbc private bank

Assistant Vice President, Chicago US

Dec 2006May 2008 · 1 yr 5 mos · Greater Chicago Area

  • Delivered analytics for internet credit card acquisition. Annual $13 million marketing budget
  • Employed changes in product resulting in 100% increase in bookings within 3 months
  • Conceptualized “Flexi Card”, new product to increase response and activity for booking
  • Analyzed Risk strategy for Prime DM acquisition, worth $750 million annually
  • Diagnosed and improved relationship response rate, leading 18% increment in response-rate
  • Optimized credit-limit by profitability while controlling for unit loss rate, leading to a line-test
AnalyticsFinanceMarketing Strategy

Capital one

Business Analyst, Washington D.C. Area

May 2005Nov 2006 · 1 yr 6 mos · Washington D.C. Metro Area

  • Prepared marketing strategy for credit limit increase. Campaigns with $1 billion annually
  • Led team of 5 people to build a response-model, increased response by 30%
  • Conceptualized marketing-tests to generate 15% response lift worth $50 million annually
  • Analyzed financials of online-account-servicing and e-mail
  • Recommended online account servicing usage, worth savings of $10 mm annually
  • Analyzed adding email address field in credit card application form, worth $7 mm annually
Marketing StrategyAnalytics

Education

Indian Institute of Technology, Madras

B.Tech — Electrical Engineering

Jul 2001May 2005

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