Jun 2024 – May 2025 · 11 mos · Stanford, California, United States · Hybrid

• Proud to be selected by accelerator of Stanford University - StartX to be part of it's community. As co-founder it is my honour to be sitting and building at Stanford University campus with fellow founders from across the world.
• StartX is the non-profit startup accelerator of Stanford University that runs one of the world’s top startup accelerator program.
• It is supported through grants, donations, and corporate sponsorships, including $8M in grant funding from Stanford University, Stanford Health Care, and Kauffman Foundation.
• StartX founders tackle big problems in every industry, from biotech, medical device, hardware, cleantech, and non-profit to consumer and enterprise IT.
• The strength of the community speaks for itself:
• 2× higher chance of reaching $100M+ valuation than the best accelerators
• 1.7× higher seed valuation than the average Stanford startup
• +50% more successful at reaching Series A than industry average
• $8.4M average venture funding raised by StartX companies
• 85% StartX companies still growing + acquired over 8 years
• 5× proportion of venture funding raised by female-led StartX companies compared to industry average

Oct 2022 – Present · 3 yrs 5 mos · Dubai, United Arab Emirates

• Raised ~USD 10 million in funding rounds from global investors Micron / Polygon / F7 / Better / Oceans / Blockchange / Shorooq
• Recognitions "Rising Star" global startups by Antler / "Top 50" global startup award by TiE Silicon Valley / Part of Economic Development Board of Singapore startups / Closing bell at NYSE to spotlight creator economy / Inc. Magazine Power Partners List 2024
• Built a global team across US, Singapore, Dubai, India - Engineers, product managers, designer, AI frontend, backend engineers
• Partnership with worlds biggest enterprises, creators, sports leagues, brands

Jan 2018 – Aug 2022 · 4 yrs 7 mos

• Managing all markets across Asia-Pacific based out of Regional HQ - Singapore.
• Heading a large team of local market experts & client relation executives across APAC offices of Meta
• Core focus - User experiences via content and creators that best inform and entertain them & building community via Meta platforms and products.
• Core products (billion plus users) - Videos, WATCH, FB LIVE, Groups, Stars, Audio, Reels, Paid Online Events & others
• KPI - To increase engagement, time spent and video watch time on the platform via launch and localisation of experiences and various products
• Evangelise new products for the markets and rollout for user engagement, retention, new experience & monetisation
• Manage strategic relationship with key Organisations, Creators and Public Figures in the media and entertainment space, leveraging Facebook & Instagrams platforms to maximise their specific objectives & increasing engagement and distribution of their content.
• Working on the most important problem & opportunity for the company’s long-term success - transition to Interest Graph led by Content!
• Building 0 to 1, short form video business & experiences led by Reels (a billion plus users)
• Leading Creator experiences, products & partnerships for both platforms Facebook & Instagram
• Evangelising ecosystem & economy towards Metaverse!

Sep 2014 – Dec 2017 · 3 yrs 3 mos

• Core Focus - Build user experiences around Media Content (Interest Graph!).
• Localisation - Rollout specific products & features for India focussed on non friend content
• Leading a team of vertical heads specialising in News/Entertainment/Sports/Creators/SME across eight Indian languages
• Develop the local digital ecosystem & overall growth of digital economy by supporting developers, publishers & small businesses
• Strategies & alliances for content and media partnerships for Facebook & Instagram, including addressing country specific needs
• Represent Facebook at industry events & interact with senior executives from other companies and own key relationships
• Execute projects involving quantitative analysis, industry research and local regulations (e.g. Internet.org)

Jun 2012 – Sep 2014 · 2 yrs 3 mos · Mumbai Area, India

• IndiaCast (JV of Viacom & Network18)
• Managing the entire New media / OTT (Over The Top) / Digital space & dealing with clients like YouTube, Google, Apple iTunes, Samsung, Yahoo, Spuul, Dailymotion, Apalya, Netflix, Microsoft
• Monetizing video content from across the group, by entering into content licensing / partnerships with OTT platforms for Content of Colors, MTV, Nickelodeon, History18, ETV Network, CNN IBN, CNBCTV18, Viacom Motion Pictures etc
• Plan and build Video and OTT platform for India
• Awarded CEO’s Best Employee of the Year Award

Nov 2010 – May 2012 · 1 yr 6 mos · Mumbai Area, India

• StarDen (JV of STAR India (FOX, USA) & DEN Networks (Investee Company of Goldman Sachs)
• Strategy and Structuring new TV channels on-board for exclusive licensing & managing channel relationships
• Preparing strategy, deal structuring & negotiating deal & contract terms with key DTH & Cable platforms
• Involved in annual budgeting & preparation of revenue forecasts, manpower planning & growth strategy, rate card etc
• Strategic Alliance with Zee Turner for Creation of Media Pro

Jan 2006 – Oct 2010 · 4 yrs 9 mos · Mumbai Area, India

• Strategy & planning for existing businesses & group’s entry into new verticals in media & entertainment space
• Strategy & innovations around revenue, product, manpower, marketing etc
• Deal with international partners for setting JV partnership companies in India
• Facilitate/manage key partnerships & industry issues critical to business operations e.g. Music Royalty, Format Rights
• Received CEO’s Best Employee of the Year award for the year 2007, at the Annual Leadership Conference
• Handled content licensing deals & partnerships with 300+ TV Broadcasters for acquiring content for the platform and working closely with media and entertainment companies for platform partnerships
• Devise strategies around promotion of content & increase in APRU of the platform

Jan 2005 – Jan 2006 · 1 yr · Mumbai Area, India

• Prepared detailed profiles of companies & pitch books for client presentations containing, business overview, stock & market performances, detailed financials & strategic rationale
• Evaluated consequences & deal synergies for potential merger, acquisition or spin-offs leading to growth in business
• Databases used: Bloomberg, FactSet, CapitalIQ, Moody’s, SDC Platinum, Thomson, Factiva, S&P, Nelson, OneSource, PSN Enterprise, A.M. BEST, Dealogic, Simfund & VentureSource