Jan 2021 – Present · 5 yrs 2 mos

• We're a Full-stack venture operating system that builds, operates, scales, and strategically exits companies.
• Our focus area: AI, Web3 & Emerging Tech
• We bring world-class operators, design new playbooks, a global network and institutional capital partners to turn ambitious ideas into success.

May 2020 – Present · 5 yrs 10 mos

• Our Brand New Platform www.explaraX.com
• Everything you need to grow, sell, and manage your business — all through WhatsApp Communities.

Jan 2008 – Apr 2020 · 12 yrs 3 mos

• Our New Product: www.ExplaraX.com : Everything you need to grow, sell, and manage your business — all through WhatsApp Communities.
• Explara: The world's top event ticketing platform for hosting business, technology, sports, workshops, marathons, startups, and more.
• Explara was an early leader in online event ticketing software in 2008, launching its first product for event ticketing and registration. Explara’s success in helping hundreds of thousands of small and medium solopreneurs, creators & businesses grow their revenue and address business needs inspired the company to expand into a multi-product SaaS business serving online commerce, community memberships, event registration and management, online payment collection, and more.

Oct 2018 – Feb 2020 · 1 yr 4 mos · Bangalore

• Guide & Mentor for Target Innovation Program: https://targetaccelerators.com/

Aug 2008 – Oct 2012 · 4 yrs 2 mos · London

• As an independent software consultant, worked to architect software products, build and manage engineering teams for Startups and FTSE 100 companies.
• TouchNote (www.touchnote.com) - TouchNote is a mobile app for smartphones, tablets and websites for sending printed, personalized postcards, greeting cards and other photo products.
• ComicRelief (www.comicrelief.com) - The ComicRelief Fund Raising Operating System (FROST) is a bespoke platform that powers Comic Relief’s fundraising and campaign services for their flagship event ‘ComicRelief’ and ‘SportRelief’.
• News International Digital Subscription Paywall (www.news.co.uk) - The purpose of the ‘Digital Subscription Paywall’ is to create, manage and integrate News International’s consumer subscription across all properties such as Times, Sunday Times, Sun and more.
• DMGT TeletextMobile (www.dmgt.com) - CMS platform for Daily Mail Group to manage & publish content on TeletextMobile site, and also organize iPhone/Mobile application development competitions and social media campaigns.
• McGraw Hill Customer Self Service (www.mcgraw-hill.co.uk ) - CSS product enables McGraw Hill's Business customers to self-service the entire service range online. CSS is designed to replace the traditional method of inventory management, sales process, purchase, payment handling and after-sales support.

Jun 2007 – Jul 2008 · 1 yr 1 mo · London, United Kingdom

• Lead a product team to develop minimum-viable-products and successful extensions using eBay APIs for UK & EU markets. I worked with the cross-functional market research team to interview customers and developed several MVP products for eBay Motors, eBay Seller Rewards, and also created productivity tools and integration using Skype API & Paypal APIs.

Aug 2006 – May 2007 · 9 mos · London, United Kingdom

• iPlayer Product Development. www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/
• BBC iPlayer is an internet streaming, catchup, television and former radio service from the BBC.
• As a part of a 25+ member team, I was responsible for developing iPlayer software for media asset management, media streaming workflow, components for Transcore and various recording workflows.

Aug 2004 – Aug 2006 · 2 yrs · Guildford, United Kingdom

• Part of the initial team to set up AnswerDigital (earlier UPCO) consulting team in Guildford.
• Responsible to work with Director of Sales to offer software consulting services (architecture, product development and tech strategy) to key stakeholders/managers (CXOs) for the leading organization such as Allianz Cornhill, Vodafone UK, William Hill and Voca.
• Developed Allianz Cornhill’s iMarket insurance e-commerce portal and specification as a way for insurance brokers and other intermediaries to trade with them electronically
• Worked with the Vodafone Service Delivery application platform for managing the supply chain of channel partners worldwide across 27 countries.
• Worked with WilliamHill’s “NextGen Betting” platform team to develop the core betting platform with football and American Horse racing.

Jan 2003 – Jan 2004 · 1 yr · London, United Kingdom

• As part of engineering team developed ExSEL product for CIBER, UK that catered towards e-governance and could also be used as a CRM application. It enabled organizations/councils in UK to provide services to citizens to participate in a multi-partner exchange of information with ease and safety.

Jan 2000 – Jan 2003 · 3 yrs · Bangalore, India | LA, USA

• I joined CoreObjects when it was a 7-people company. I worked with entrepreneurs to launch their products from MVP to funding and subsequent growth phase.
• During tenure, developed and delivered several products:
• Cyclone Commerce Transaction Director - Scalable and real-time Electronic Data Interchange Platform
• Spoke Enterprise Referral Management - One of the earliest Social Networking enterprise tools to leverage professional contacts to generate referral sales leads.
• OnStation Enterprise Solution - Application service provider software platform that enabled automobile service, sales and distribution channels to collaborate.

Jan 1998 – Jan 2000 · 2 yrs · Bangalore, India | Helsinki, Finland

• Part of the core research group tapping into upcoming opportunities using technologies such as Java, Javascript and other web technologies.
• Part of the team that was a JV between Sonata and Terranova in Finland which developed Endreo Content Management solution.
• Part of the product development team that developed the ConAgra Warehouse Management System.