Santosh Panda

Co-Founder

India27 yrs 6 mos experience
Most Likely To SwitchHighly Stable

Key Highlights

  • Founder of multiple successful startups.
  • Expert in scaling companies in emerging tech.
  • Strong leadership in venture capital and entrepreneurship.
Stackforce AI infers this person is a SaaS and Emerging Tech entrepreneur with extensive experience in startup ecosystems.

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Skills

Core Skills

LeadershipEntrepreneurship

Other Skills

AcceleratorAgile MethodologiesCloud ComputingETLEnterprise ArchitectureMobile ApplicationsOOPProduct Lifecycle ManagementProduct ManagementSecuritySoftware DevelopmentSoftware Project ManagementStart-up VenturesStart-upsTeam Leadership

About

You can read all about me on my personal website: https://www.santoshpanda.com/

Experience

Explarax for whatsapp

Founder

Aug 2025Present · 7 mos

Foundership

Co-Founder

Jan 2021Present · 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.
LeadershipEntrepreneurshipStart-up VenturesAcceleratorVenture Capital

Explara

2 roles

Coach

May 2020Present · 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.

CEO & Co-Founder

Jan 2008Apr 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.

Target

Member Of The Board Of Advisors

Oct 2018Feb 2020 · 1 yr 4 mos · Bangalore

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

Signure technologies

Software Consultant

Aug 2008Oct 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.

Ebay

Senior Software Engineer

Jun 2007Jul 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.

Bbc broadcast(red bee media)

Senior Software Engineer

Aug 2006May 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.

Answer digital

Sr Software Consultant

Aug 2004Aug 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.

Psi data systems ltd

Manager

Jan 2003Jan 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.

Coreobjects

Sr Software Engineer

Jan 2000Jan 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.

Sonata software ltd

Sr System Analyst

Jan 1998Jan 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.

Education

Alliance Manchester Business School

MBA — Information Technology Management Specialization

Jan 2005Jan 2007

Center for Development of Advanced Computing, Bangalore

Post-grad Diploma in Advanced Computing — Computing

Jan 1998Jan 1998

Utkal University

B Engg — Industrial and Production Engineering

Jan 1993Jan 1997

Khallikote College

Jan 1989Jan 1991

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