Dec 2024 – Aug 2025 · 8 mos · Udaipur, Rajasthan

• Took time off to work on physical and mental well being.
• Built AI side projects and a small business from scratch.
• Travelled solo, learned to play guitar and became a Speciality Coffee nerd.
• Find my profile here: https://shaivya-bora.replit.app/
• AI Side Projects: https://navy-trumpet-b8c.notion.site/Playing-with-AI-25ef2aedcf48800591a3d987e4537e48?pvs=74

Jul 2024 – Nov 2024 · 4 mos · Mumbai, Maharashtra, India · On-site

Oct 2022 – Jul 2024 · 1 yr 9 mos · Mumbai, Maharashtra, India · On-site

• Led LEO1 Debit-cum-Identity Card (PPI); built a transacting user base of 100K+ from scratch for a Series-B Fin-tech, enabling transactions worth Rs. 3 Cr+
• Implemented Min-KYC with NSDL Bank, Transcorp, VISA & MasterCard, adding Rs. 15 Cr+ to ARR
• Reduced KYC completion time from 5 mins to 2 mins, boosting completion rate by 30%
• Revamped the reward ecosystem, driving Rs. 5 Cr+ in fee revenue and Rs. 25L+ in gift card purchases
• Launched Virtual Stock Market, enabling 900K+ LEO1 Coin trades
• Introduced LEO1 Stores (App + Merchant Dashboard), increasing cafe/canteen POS sales by 20%
• Built customer support system and a generic email + WhatsApp communication engine
• Integrated logistics partner for card operations and developed internal dashboards

Feb 2022 – Oct 2022 · 8 mos

• Launched 'Timeless Classics Articles' widget under every article, reducing bounce rate from 40% to 32%, reaching 22M+ monthly users.
• Built Sportskeeda Newsletters Product, achieving 30K+ users and a 30% open rate.
• Enhanced the 'Article Queue' efficiency, reducing processing time from 8 hours to 6 hours through dashboards, improved filters, notifications, and alerting.
• Managed Potential Viral Article Alerting and Affiliate Sharing Module.

Jul 2021 – Jan 2022 · 6 mos

• Managed 60+ publisher apps with zero churn, leading to a 25% increase in ad monetization through enhanced ad placement and improved CPMs.
• Analyzed Google Ad Manager, AdMob, and SDK to develop growth algorithms.
• Co-launched ROI tracking and Chatbot for improved customer experience.

May 2021 – Jun 2021 · 1 mo

Jul 2021 – Aug 2021 · 1 mo

• Tortoise is a savings app which rewards users for their future purchases. (https://tortoise.pro/)
• As a founders fellow, I worked on Idea validation, User Research, User Testing and GTM Marketing Strategy during the launch phase.
• Finished as one of the Top Fellows out of a cohort of ~180.

Jun 2021 – Jan 2022 · 7 mos

• Founded and led 'intearn,' a startup designed to connect high school students with internships, achieving over 70 placements from 500+ registrations, from 10 organizations.
• Managed all domains (Sales, Marketing, Operations, Research) as a Solo Founder/Builder.

Jun 2020 – Aug 2020 · 2 mos

• CFD study of a Multi-Feature Airfoil

May 2019 – Jun 2019 · 1 mo · Bengaluru, Karnataka, India

Apr 2019 – Apr 2020 · 1 yr · Jaipur, Rajasthan, India

Aug 2018 – Apr 2020 · 1 yr 8 mos · Jaipur, Rajasthan, India

Apr 2019 – Apr 2020 · 1 yr

Aug 2018 – Oct 2018 · 2 mos · Jaipur, Rajasthan, India

Sep 2017 – Dec 2018 · 1 yr 3 mos