Apr 2023 – Aug 2023 · 4 mos · Cleveland, Ohio, United States

• Following a successful corporate acquisition of the previous venture, I embarked on a sabbatical to focus on personal growth and broaden my perspectives. The time off allowed me to travel extensively, reconnect with dear ones and immerse myself in different cultures.

Jan 2022 – Mar 2023 · 1 yr 2 mos

• Unlistedkart facilitates the buying and selling of Unlisted/Pre-IPO/ESOP shares. Unlistedkart aims to provide increased access to secondary liquidity and democratise private market transactions. At the time Unlistedkart was a market leader in India having facilitated over 100 million USD of private market transactions.
• Key highlights:-
• Recruited and led a high-performing team to develop and launch a mobile app, providing retail investors with unprecedented access to unlisted securities. The app was the first of its kind in India, offering a seamless user experience.
• Developed a comprehensive operational framework for the app, including detailed SOPs for every workflow with a structured RACI matrix. Created a 5-year financial model with a granular Q2Q go-to-market plan and successfully migrated the team to the OKR platform, streamlining operations, driving efficiency and setting the stage for long-term growth.
• Led a pivotal role in the company acquisition process, aligning acquirer interests and shaping the strategic direction of the merged entity. Actively participated in negotiations, financial analysis, and valuation, critical to the successful completion of the deal.
• Monitized the equity holding upon the company's acquisition.

Oct 2021 – Feb 2023 · 1 yr 4 mos

• Key highlights:-
• Successfully recruited and managed high-performing growth, marketing, and customer success teams, launching the Finfluencer program to accelerate awareness about startup shares in India.
• Led successful start-up share concept awareness campaigns, resulting in high-profile brand exposure on Forbes and Fortune, establishing Unlistedkart as a go-to platform for startup investments.
• Ideated and launched “Unlistedkart Elite” a new initiative for family offices and ultra-high-net-worth individuals with a minimum entry investment of over 3 million USD.
• Identified and initiated a strategic alliance with Qapita Fintech which then grew into a corporate acquisition of the company.

Jun 2021 – Feb 2023 · 1 yr 8 mos · India

• Worldcoin aspires to build the world’s largest identity and financial network to serve as a public utility through its block-chain based privacy-preserving proof-of-personhood protocol (PPPoPP). It aims to democratize access to the global economy and potentially enable a universal basic income (UBI) in the age of AI.
• Worldcoin is founded by Sam Altman and is backed by prominent investors like Andreessen Horowitz (a16z), Reid Hoffman, and Vinod Khosla.
• Key highlights:-
• Successfully recruited and managed on-ground teams in 3 cities, establishing strategic partnerships for mass user sign-ups resulting in setting a global record for the second-fastest scale globally.
• Led collaborations in tandem with the Worldcoin core leadership to bring the company's vision to life in the Indian market by onboarding new users and enabling wallet airdrops.

Apr 2021 – Mar 2022 · 11 mos · Bengaluru, Karnataka, India

• Key highlights:-
• Spearheaded recruitment and directly managed 60+ on-ground team members fueling the expansion of business operations from 1 city to 48 cities.
• Successfully executed over 600 health camps with “zero no-shows” at public health centres across 6 Indian states, impacting over 400,000 individuals by providing early diagnosis of chronic diseases (diabetes, COPD, and cardiovascular). The initiative was lauded by local media in Chhattisgarh for its positive impact on public health.
• Structured new drug launches as a strategic consulting service to multiple pharmaceutical conglomerates, specializing in oncology and cardiovascular resulting in elevated brand awareness among key specialist doctors, driving increased market penetration and prescription rates.
• Headed data collection initiatives for top-tier global companies, ensuring compliance with international regulations and obtaining patient consent to develop cutting-edge predictive health algorithms.
• Successfully led a groundbreaking fundraising initiative for a critical drug priced at over 2 million USD per patient, benefiting children with spinal muscular atrophy. Collaborated with patient advocacy groups to raise awareness and secure substantial funding, with support from prominent celebrities and national politicians.

Mar 2021 – Jan 2023 · 1 yr 10 mos · Bengaluru, Karnataka, India

• Medapp is a leading business-to-business healthcare logistics company supporting the pharmaceutical/medical device industry with its patient support and screening needs. Medapp’s commitment to improve patient outcomes led to the early diagnosis of chronic diseases for over 400,000 individuals and increased access to life-saving therapies through its strategic structuring of financial assistance programs.

Dec 2017 – Apr 2021 · 3 yrs 4 mos · Bengaluru, Karnataka, India

• Key highlights:-
• Successfully signed preferred partner contracts with multiple global market-leader pharmaceutical and medical device companies by introducing patient support programs as a business offering resulting in multi-million dollar revenue annually.
• Structured a financial assistance program for the world-leader company for oncology by market capitalization, partnering with non-banking financial companies and crowd-funding platforms. The launch of this program made high-value chronic therapy affordable which increased patient access to life-saving drugs.
• Acquired disease population mapping projects of 6 Indian states for early diagnosis of diabetes, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), and cardiovascular diseases (CVD), and was recognized as the best solution provider in rural healthcare logistics by Silicon India.

Nov 2019 – May 2021 · 1 yr 6 mos · Bengaluru, Karnataka, India

• Alamo Burgers is a chain of cloud kitchens across multiple locations, specializing in delivering slow-cooked gourmet burgers cooked to perfection at the doorstep.
• Key highlights:-
• Successfully raised seed capital, fueling rapid expansion into 3 new cities (Bangalore, Manipal & Mysore) within 9 months.
• Launched effective student ambassador programs and organized engaging pop-up events at college gatherings (Bangalore & Manipal), resulting in increased brand visibility and revenue.
• Launched a new sub-brand, Happy Eats, within our existing facilities to increase revenue without additional fixed costs.
• The business struggled to survive the challenges posed by the pandemic.

Mar 2016 – Nov 2017 · 1 yr 8 mos · Bengaluru, Karnataka, India

• Astute Advisors India is a financial services firm specializing in providing liquidity for illiquid assets, particularly closed-ended private equity and real estate category-2 alternative investment funds. The company pioneered a unique service in India, facilitating transactions of over 120 million USD for investors seeking to exit their positions.
• Key highlights:-
• Successfully facilitated over 25 million USD in secondary market transactions by forging strategic partnerships for multiple asset management companies by enabling liquidity to default investors and fill funding gaps in the overall fund corpus.
• Spearheaded relationships with 120+ family offices, ultra-high-net-worth individuals(UHNIs) and wealth advisors, providing them with a discounted fund entry point opportunity resulting in a deployed capital of over 35 million USD.

Feb 2011 – Nov 2015 · 4 yrs 9 mos · Mysore

• The “V” events specialize in organising and managing a diverse range of events, from commercial and corporate gatherings to college fests and concerts. By collaborating with leading venues, artists, and vendors to deliver exceptional experiences impacting lives of over 100k attendees in the entertainment space.
• Key highlights:-
• Successfully transitioned a teenage side hustle into a thriving event management business, impacting over 100,000 people through the creation of experientially memorable events.
• Managed a portfolio of 350+ events, including multiple college fests and a long-standing partnership with Infosys for their annual "Ponnonam" event at their largest Indian campus, attracting over 10,000 attendees.