Arnav Kumar — Co-Founder

I'm a second time entrepreneur with a Venture Capital stint in the middle. Currently building Leap, a Sequoia India backed (Series D) startup. Leap Finance helps Indian students pursuing International graduate degrees by offering them innovative products We have built a suite of products for the 'study abroad' segment In other words, we are a student community accelerating the international education dream. If you have worked in the study abroad or international education segment in any capacity (an education counselor, a GRE/ GMAT/IELTS/TOEFL trainer or coach), I would love to connect with you and collaborate If you are a student studying abroad or thinking about an international degree, I would love chat about your experience and pick your brain Previously, I built gozoomo, a peer-to-peer automobile exchange which raised $7M from SAIF Partners and Apoletto (Billionaire Yuri Milner's private fund) Worked with SAIF Partners as a Venture Capital investor where I focused on consumer internet investing (e-commerce, education, consumer logistics, automotive). SAIF Partners is India's leading Venture Capital fund with an enviable portfolio (Paytm, Swiggy, Meesho, Unacademy, Urbanclap, Justdial, Makemytrip, NSE) Deal list during SAIF -> Meesho (Series A), Unacademy ( Series B), Inyda/Faballey (Series B) I spend my time on Business Models, Product Management and Organisation Building. I read about Entrepreneurship, Growth Marketing, Economics and Finance I am always looking to connect with company builders and product builders. I am currently hiring for content strategy and growth marketing If you want to say hi, please write to me at ak@leapfinance.com with some context.

Stackforce AI infers this person is a Venture Capitalist with a strong entrepreneurial background in Fintech and Consumer Internet.

Location: Bengaluru, Karnataka, India

Experience: 14 yrs 4 mos

Skills

Venture Capital
Consumer Internet
Statistical Modeling

Career Highlights

Second-time entrepreneur with successful startup experience.
Venture Capital investor with notable deals in consumer internet.
Expertise in business models and product management.

Work Experience

Leap

Founder (6 yrs 5 mos)

Founder (6 yrs 7 mos)

Elevation Capital

Associate Vice President (2 yrs)

Zoomo

Founder (2 yrs 4 mos)

Sokratik

Founder (8 mos)

UrbanTouch.com

Associate Vice President , Category Management (1 yr 3 mos)

Deutsche Bank

Analyst, Equity Structuring (1 yr 5 mos)

Genpact LLC

Intern (2 mos)

Education

Bachelors & Masters Degree at Indian Institute of Technology, Kharagpur

Arnav Kumar

Co-Founder

Bengaluru, Karnataka, India14 yrs 4 mos experience

Most Likely To SwitchHighly Stable

Key Highlights

Second-time entrepreneur with successful startup experience.
Venture Capital investor with notable deals in consumer internet.
Expertise in business models and product management.

Stackforce AI infers this person is a Venture Capitalist with a strong entrepreneurial background in Fintech and Consumer Internet.

Contact

Skills

Core Skills

Venture CapitalConsumer InternetStatistical Modeling

Other Skills

AnalyticsBusiness DevelopmentBusiness Model EvaluationBusiness StrategyC++Corporate FinanceDerivativesE-commerceEntrepreneurshipEquitiesExcel SimulationsFinanceFinancial ModelingForecastingForeign Exchange

About

Experience

Leap

2 roles

Founder

Oct 2019 – Present · 6 yrs 5 mos

Helping students succeed in their global education and career aspirations.
Playing our part in creating the next generation of global leaders

Founder

Aug 2019 – Present · 6 yrs 7 mos

Leap Finance helps Indian students pursuing International graduate degrees by offering them tailor-made financial products.
In other words, we are a modern bank accelerating the International education dream.
We are backed by Sequoia Capital
We are currently hiring for content strategy and growth marketing
If you have worked in the study abroad or international education segment in any capacity (an education counsellor, a GRE/ GMAT/IELTS/TOEFL trainer or coach), I would love to connect with you and collaborate
If you are a student studying abroad or thinking about an international degree, I would love chat about your experience and pick your brain
If you are thinking about studying abroad OR if any of the above excites you, please say hello at ak@leapfinance.com.

Elevation capital

Associate Vice President

Nov 2016 – Nov 2018 · 2 yrs · Bengaluru, Karnataka

Elevation Capital (previously SAIF Partners) is India's leading Venture Capital fund with an enviable portfolio (Paytm, Swiggy, Meesho, Unacademy, Urbanclap, Justdial, Makemytrip, NSE)
Deals I was involved in:
Meesho (Series A)
Unacademy (Series B)
Faballey / Indya (Series B)
SAIF Partners was a great finishing school, helping me add an investor's structured mindset to an an entrepreneur's bias-for-action.
Learnt widely applicable frameworks around investing, identifying new opportunities and business model evaluation
My primary role was to identify promising companies in the consumer internet space
Led pitch meetings with 10-12 entrepreneurs every week and conducted extensive diligence into each company’s team, product, technology, business model, and metrics in order to present my findings to the deal team and make an investment decision
Worked directly with the General Partner to help them pre and post investment, including attending board meetings, due diligence and assisting companies in the portfolio
Worked on building the firm's thesis on several new sectors - Social Commerce, D2C brands, Electric vehicles, Shared Mobility

Venture CapitalConsumer InternetBusiness Model EvaluationInvestment Decision Making

Zoomo

Founder

Jun 2014 – Oct 2016 · 2 yrs 4 mos · Bangalore

Zoomo is India's first peer-to-peer exchange for automobiles.
Zoomo has raised $7M from SAIF Partners and Apoletto (Fund backed by Russian billionaire Yuri Milner)
The idea is to make buying & selling of automobiles as easy as buying on Amazon
Fully Vetted Inventory, Easy Returns & 1 year Warranty ensure you can buy online without a worry

Sokratik

Founder

May 2013 – Jan 2014 · 8 mos · Bangalore

Edtech product ahead of its time. Think canva for students to do their homework.
We could not find product market fit and had a bad GTM strategy (offline school sales)
Sokratik is a web-app to create visual, narrative stories. The sokratik canvas allows users to put any kind of multimedia, edit it, annotate & add voice on top. The product is aimed at middle school students, helping them become active content creators rather than passive consumers of doled-out-knowledge. Teachers can also use Sokratik to create rich, visual explanations on any topic

Urbantouch.com

Associate Vice President , Category Management

Dec 2011 – Mar 2013 · 1 yr 3 mos · Gurgaon, India

Urbantouch was a fashion e-commerce venture backed by Accel Partners & Tiger Global
I joined the core team in the early stages of the company
Tons of learning related to consumer internet, digital marketing, P&L Management
Started & handled category management for two categories - Footwear & Watches
Was responsible for P&L, Positioning, Pricing, Buying, Merchandising, Business Development
Set up a just-in-time procurement model to minimise inventory & scale selection

Deutsche bank

Analyst, Equity Structuring

Jun 2010 – Nov 2011 · 1 yr 5 mos

Recruited by Desutsche Bank from campus in the 2010 graduate intake batch
Desk - Equity Derivatives Structuring
Regions - Germany & Austria
Role - Designed & priced structured equity derivative products (options & notes) for Private Banking Clients
Made friends with some ridiculously smart people