Vinay Peddinti

CEO

Hyderabad, Telangana, India14 yrs 8 mos experience

Key Highlights

  • Led innovation management for startups and corporates.
  • Founded a nonprofit impacting education and sustainability.
  • Built scalable systems for a global SaaS company.
Stackforce AI infers this person is a SaaS and Nonprofit leader with extensive experience in innovation management and entrepreneurship.

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Skills

Core Skills

Innovation ManagementStrategic LeadershipProduct ManagementGo-to-market StrategyProject ManagementEntrepreneurshipBusiness DevelopmentSocial EntrepreneurshipProgram Management

Other Skills

BudgetingBusiness StrategyChange ManagementCommunity ManagementCommunity OrganizingConsultingCorporate Social ResponsibilityCorporate innovationCoworkingCreative IdeationCritical ThinkingDesign ThinkingEarly-stage StartupsEvent ManagementFundraising

About

Over the past decade, I have had the privilege of working across every corner of the innovation spectrum right from founding two startups and a social impact venture, to leading one of the world’s largest innovation ecosystems, to now driving strategic operations for a global SaaS company. Each chapter has taught me a version of the same lesson - 'When innovation meets execution, impact becomes inevitable'. At Apty, we help enterprises close the gap between technology investment and user adoption. As Vice President – Strategic Operations, my focus is on building scalable systems across revenue operations, customer success, finance, human resources, and strategy enabling Apty to grow sustainably while solving one of the biggest challenges in digital transformation. Before this, I served as Director of Innovation Management at T-Hub, where I had the opportunity to work at the intersection of startups, corporates, academia, and governments, both in India and across the globe. I collaborated with hundreds of founders and dozens of Fortune 500 companies to bridge the gap between startup agility and enterprise structure. During the time, we validated thousands of ideas, mentored hundreds of startups, and enabled more than 100 go to market launches across India and beyond. Beyond the corporate and ecosystem front, I founded The Social Cause at the age of 19, a volunteer driven Not-For-Profit that has supported education, sustainability, and healthcare initiatives for over half a decade. Beyond titles, I see myself as a builder of ecosystems, someone who thrives on connecting with founders, corporates, and investors to create measurable and shared impact. I have seen what happens when the right people and ideas come together - industries evolve, mindsets shift, and change becomes real. What drives me today is building systems that make growth repeatable, innovation practical, and impact measurable.

Experience

Apty

Vice President - Strategic Operations

Mar 2025Present · 1 yr · Hyderabad, Telangana, India · On-site

T-hub

3 roles

Director - Innovation Management

Promoted

Mar 2024Feb 2025 · 11 mos · Hyderabad, Telangana, India · On-site

FundraisingUniversity TeachingStrategic LeadershipChange ManagementGovernment RelationsInternational Relations+6

Senior Manager and Head of Value Partnerships

Promoted

Apr 2023Mar 2024 · 11 mos · Hyderabad, Telangana, India · On-site

Product ManagementPartner Relationship ManagementGo-to-Market StrategyConsultingDesign ThinkingCreative Ideation+4

Program Manager - Startup Programs

Mar 2022Apr 2023 · 1 yr 1 mo · Hyderabad, Telangana, India · On-site

EntrepreneurshipProject ManagementStrategic PartnershipsEarly-stage StartupsTeam ManagementManagement+6

Career break

Voluntary work

Oct 2021Mar 2022 · 5 mos · Puducherry, India

  • Spent time volunteering at Sadhana Forest, Puducherry

Clowork

Founder - Head of Operations

Sep 2014Oct 2021 · 7 yrs 1 mo · Greater Hyderabad Area

  • I have always been passionate about building environments where people from diverse backgrounds can come together, collaborate, and create exceptional products. I was able to turn this passion into reality with the founding of CLOwork, one of Hyderabad's first next-generation workspaces designed to support startups with top-notch infrastructure, business intangibles, partnerships,business and technology services
  • At CLOwork, we have assisted over 200 startups and SMEs with a variety of needs, including incorporation, office setup, process establishment, investment readiness, Human Resources and fundraising. As Head of Operations, I managed daily operations, finances, business expansion, client experience, business strategies, capital investment, general administration, statutory compliance, and stakeholder networks, always striving to improve our processes and deliver the best possible service to our customers.
  • Some of the successful businesses that I have worked with include Simility, WorkStore, Qapitol QA, Mettl, ImaginXP, Hungerbox, Gobumpr, Third I, and The News Minute.
Public RelationsEntrepreneurshipProblem SolvingBusiness StrategyCoworkingLeadership+7

Freyja creations private limited

2 roles

Associate

Jan 2014Aug 2014 · 7 mos · Hyderabad, Telangana, India

  • I had the opportunity to assist in managing the operations of this event management and media firm, where I gained valuable experience in running a business. As a member of the operations team, I implemented operational policies, procedures, and best practices, and was responsible for planning events, managing event budgets, negotiating contracts, tracking staffing requirements, and analyzing reports. My role also included creating a great customer experience and maintaining high customer retention rates.
  • This experience provided me with a valuable introduction to the world of business, and allowed me to develop a range of skills in on-field management and virtual client communication across India.
Event ManagementNew Business Development

Management Trainee

May 2013Jan 2014 · 8 mos · Hyderabad, Telangana, India

  • One of my first experiences working with a corporate organization was as a part-time Management Intern on a project-by-project basis. In this role, I was responsible for onboarding and managing vendors, implementing standard operating procedures (SOPs), managing logistics and event venues, and handling post-event communication and reporting.
  • This on-field job allowed me to interact with a variety of stakeholders and be involved in projects from start to finish, providing me with valuable hands-on experience in event management.

The social cause

Founder & President

Jul 2011Jan 2015 · 3 yrs 6 mos · Hyderabad, India

  • As the Founding President of The Social Cause, a Hyderabad based Non-Profit dedicated to catalyzing student led social transformation, I envisioned and executed initiatives built upon a mission: empowering students as proactive change makers for societal progress and heightened collective social consciousness.
  • I strategically scaled our presence to over 25 colleges across Hyderabad, mobilizing a diverse community of more than 500 student volunteers. I directed comprehensive outreach programs, managed resource allocation and raised critical funding from various institutions and HNIs for long term sustainability.
  • Our flagship initiatives included Adopt a Child, Eco Dharma, Save a Life, Traffic Patron, and Schools Go Solar delivered tangible impact. These programs tackled local issues such as environmental awareness, renewable energy adoption, sanitation improvements in slum areas and equitable education opportunities for girl children, resulting in measurable social outcomes and community transformation.
Public SpeakingPublic RelationsProblem SolvingVolunteer RecruitingEvent ManagementNGO+5

Education

Indian School of Business

Executive Education — Product Management

Oct 2021Mar 2022

Jawaharlal Nehru Technological University Hyderabad (JNTUH)

Bachelor of Technology (BTech) — Electrical and Electronics Engineering

Oct 2010Aug 2014

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