Sumit Jasoria — Co-Founder
I am on my journey to build the most loved FashionTech destination for GenZ across India and South East Asia. Disrupting the traditional E-commerce playbook with a completely new operational model with a solid tech foundation to create an impact in India's Fashion industry. A start-up Enthusiast with deep operational experience in Emerging Markets . Heading the French Start-Up, Meero in India and South Asia Region. Awarded as the Top 100 Global Retail Minds in Feb 2018. Before, I was Regional Managing Director of Daraz - Ecommerce Venture of Rocket Internet in Asia with focus on Myanmar, Sri Lanka and Nepal. The Venture is Present in 5 Countries - Pakistan, Bangladesh, Sri Lanka, Nepal and Myanmar. The company was acquired by Alibaba in May which shows the success of the venture and gave me good insights on Deal making and Due Diligence Process. Prior to this, I was the Managing Director of the 2 Biggest E Commerce Ventures of Rocket Internet in Myanmar - Shop.com.mm and Kaymu.com.mm. The combined entity company is by far the biggest investment of Rocket Internet in Myanmar. I successfully merged the 2 companies and focussed on Growth path with key partnerships and business development. Before this, I was the Marketing Head for the company (Daraz.com) in Emerging Markets of Bangladesh and Myanmar and handled complete Marketing with a mix of Online and Offline Marketing & took business to new growth level with PR and Brand Partnerships. In the past, I worked as Product Marketing Manager for DTH Services at Bharti Airtel from their Corporate Head Office in Gurgaon. Initiated First in Industry Product Developments and helped in revolutionising the way Television entertains people in India. One of my key projects "Twitter on TV" was nominated in the Top-10 Global innovations at IBC, Amsterdam (International Broadcasting Convention) 2014. After my MBA I worked as Business Development Manager for Godrej Properties Ltd. from their Corporate Head Office in Mumbai. Studied Marketing Majors at FMS Delhi and held the position of Joint Secretary of the student's council of FMS, MBA-MS course from 2009-10. Pre-MBA, I worked as a software engineer at Infosys Technologies Limited for 2 years in Hyderabad. Specialties: Marketing, Branding,Strategy Development, Business Analysis, Start-Ups
Stackforce AI infers this person is a FashionTech and E-commerce expert with a strong focus on digital transformation.
Location: Bengaluru, Karnataka, India
Experience: 16 yrs 11 mos
Career Highlights
- Top 100 Global Retail Minds award in 2018.
- Led major e-commerce ventures across South Asia.
- Expertise in digital transformation and growth strategies.
Work Experience
NEWME
Co-Founder (3 yrs 11 mos)
FairAngels.Vc
Partner (4 yrs 9 mos)
Happihub
Advisor and Investor (4 yrs 5 mos)
Meero
Managing Director - India (2 yrs 9 mos)
Shoocal
Advisor and Investor (2 yrs 1 mo)
Misfit Technologies Ltd.
Director (7 yrs 10 mos)
South East Asia
Digital Transformation Consultant (1 yr 2 mos)
Rocket Internet SE
Regional Managing Director (9 mos)
Managing Director (1 yr 3 mos)
Marketing Head - E-commerce || Bangladesh & Myanmar (6 mos)
Marketing Head - E-commerce (8 mos)
Bharti Airtel Limited
Marketing, DTH Services (2 yrs 7 mos)
Godrej Properties
Business Development Manager (2 mos)
Godrej Industries Limited
Management Trainee (9 mos)
NIIT
Summer Intern (2 mos)
Faculty of Management Studies, Delhi
Joint Secretary (8 mos)
Infosys Technologies Ltd
Software Engineer (1 yr 11 mos)
Education
MBA at Faculty of Management Studies - University of Delhi
B.E.(Hons.) at University of Rajasthan
AISSCE at Maharaja Sawai Man Singh Vidyalaya