Jan 2017 – Jan 2019 · 2 yrs · Berlin, Dubai, Karachi

• Led the transformation from a ride-hailing app to an everyday super-app across 21 markets
• ☞ Acquired by Uber for $3.1 billion at the end of the transformation in 2019 (part of the deal team representing product function)
• ☞ Launched 6 new verticals (across deliveries, payments, mass transportation and personal mobility) over a span of 2 years and scaled them to multi-million dollar revenues
• ☞ Created the world's first-ever joint venture of a public transport authority (Dubai RTA) with a private ride-hailing company to launch Hala (the fastest growing vertical at Careem)

Jan 2015 – Present · 11 yrs 2 mos · Bengaluru, Karnataka, India

• Leading a world-class AI-first technology team to build the dominant platform for all things home
• ☞ Building the world's only AI-first omnichannel platform that scales across mixed realities
• ☞ Created and scaled the retail playbook with IKEA launching innovative omnichannel experiences. Led partnership-backed market entry into Malaysia and KSA with IKEA, Homecentre and Al-Sulaiman Group
• ☞ Led platform-backed international expansion through partnerships (incl. IKEA) and acquisitions (incl. Qanvast to drive content-led growth)
• Livspace's vision is to be the world's largest real estate transformation platform and is currently Asia's fastest-growing and largest home interiors and renovation platform. Livspace is the most trusted brand and dominant player across its markets. Livspace currently serves South East Asia (Singapore and Malaysia), GCC (Kingdom of Saudi Arabia), and 50 metro and non-metro areas in India.
• Livspace has created an industry-first design-to-manufacturing cloud platform that integrates the 3-way marketplace participants - consumers, designers, and vendors to deliver beautifully designed spaces - homes, offices, co-working spaces and stores.
• Our platform approach includes:
• 1) Canvas, the world’s first cloud-based data and design-order management-manufacturing platform.
• 2) A highly scalable three-side marketplace for thousands of certified design partners, suppliers and consumers.
• 3) Physical design experience centres for looks, material selection, and an integrated online-to-offline experience.
• We're very well funded - have raised close to $400M - and have partnered with the best-of-the-best: KKR, TPG Growth, Goldman Sachs, IKEA, Bessemer, Jungle, Kharis, Venturi, Helion and UC-RNT to democratise how homeowners and businesses will design and reimagine spaces in a new way.

Oct 2014 – Dec 2014 · 2 mos · London, United Kingdom

• Established a YCombinator chapter at London Business School
• ☞ Marketing the "How to Start a Startup" series to the campus community
• ☞ Organizing viewings and discussions about the lectures among the campus community

Jan 2014 – Jan 2015 · 1 yr · London, United Kingdom

• Raised Series A funding for 40% of portfolio startups
• ☞ Prospected for new investment opportunities, conducted market, competitive, regulatory, intellectual property and technological due diligence
• ☞ Coordinated with technical experts and investment partners to conduct continuous assessment of portfolio startup's technology and product roadmap

Jan 2014 – Jan 2014 · 0 mo · Mumbai Area, India

• Completed three new fundings totalling £700k at a post-money valuation of £3.2MM and IRR of 427%
• ☞ Consulted with business groups to identify strategic fit and negotiated venture capital financing agreements with innovative, early-stage technology companies, in eCommerce, Retail and Consumer Technology including Talview, InvenZone and HotelsAroundYou
• ☞ Worked closely with senior management of six portfolio companies. Experience included quarterly evaluation of strategic alternatives and internal partnership reporting
• ☞ Worked extensively in deal origination by establishing and maintaining strong ongoing relationships with top executives at major venture capital firms, incubators and media outlets

Jan 2013 – Jan 2013 · 0 mo

• Avadis NGS
• ✔ Built pipe-lining of various analyses in the Desktop as well as the Server Editions.
• ✔ Worked on the Server Edition, in particular the concurrency and sharing issues.

Jan 2012 – Jan 2013 · 1 yr

• Genespring
• ✔ Integrated cloud-based services Dropbox and Google Drive with the native analysis tool GeneSpring for its Workgroup Edition by building a cloud storage Java library
• ★ Key outcome: Promoted for outstanding contribution to the development team.

Jan 2013 – Jan 2014 · 1 yr · Bengaluru Area, India

• ★ Conceptualized and executed launch for alpha, beta and first live version of the product – 100 active users in 2 weeks
• ★ Assisted CEO in $1Mn Series A fundraising – presented to Menlo, Inspovation and TriplePoint's investment councils
• ✔ Led team of 5 developers and 2 designers through product development cycle of ideation, build, UAT and launch
• ✔ Built search backend using ElasticSearch with autocomplete support – optimized for latency over load
• ✔ Built real-time analytics pipeline using Metabase framework; Also setup deployment and logging infrastructure

Jan 2011 – Jan 2011 · 0 mo · Bengaluru, India

• ✔ Worked on repository enhancement, and optimization, alongside UI revamp.
• ✔ Also worked in the development of a Project Resource Management Tool.
• ★ Key outcome: Offered pre-placement analyst position for outstanding contribution

Jan 2010 – Jan 2010 · 0 mo · Hyderabad Area, India

• ✔ Actively interacted with clients to know and understand their requirements and plans
• ✔ Involved in the preparation of the detailed project report for a firm setting up its’ base of operations in Gujarat, in the solar energy sector
• ★ Key outcome: Client established a solar power generation plant in Gujrat