Apr 2024 – Present · 1 yr 11 mos · Mumbai, Maharashtra, India · Hybrid

Nov 2023 – Present · 2 yrs 4 mos · San Francisco Bay Area · Hybrid

• Investing in early-stage deep tech startups that are building groundbreaking technologies to solve large-scale problems humanity is facing. In just eight months, the Delaware Inc fund has invested in five startups and already achieved a total fund TVPI of 1.8x, 12M+ USD follow-on funding raised.
• Portfolio:
• EtherealX (spacetech - world's first low-cost, fully reusable launch vehicle - India)
• First check on the captable, follow-on 5M USD from YourNest, BIG Capital and others
• Manastu Space (spacetech - green propulsion engine - India)
• Early check with IITB alum connect, follow-on raised from Capital2B (Infoedge), E2MC
• Keyron (medtech - world’s first non-surgical Type2 Diabetes reversal - London)
• First institutional check, senior Bariatric surgeons with a strong R&D of last 8 years
• ConductorOne (cybersecurity - identity governance platform - US)
• Joined Series A with Felicis Partners / Accel, ex-Okta leadership raised 27M USD Series A
• Signatur Biosciences, pre-seed
• Arch0, seed
• bchar, seed
• sleepiz, pre-series A

Oct 2023 – Present · 2 yrs 5 mos · Bangalore Urban, Karnataka, India · Hybrid

• Co-founded India's first VC-Backed space-tech startup accelerator with E2MC Ventures & Aniara Space, successful graduation of 5 startups in cohort 1

Feb 2022 – Present · 4 yrs 1 mo · Bangalore Urban, Karnataka, India

• Early stage sector agnostic bets on high quality founders,
• 1. NAKAD (led by Accel + Matrix, https://bit.ly/3n1BYtf)
• 2. House of X (led by Lightspeed, https://bit.ly/41TH21s)
• 3. osfin.ai (led by InfoEdge, https://www.linkedin.com/company/osfin-ai/)
• 4. Meeraq
• 5. Curie (led by India Quotient, https://curie.money/)
• 6. Ziffi Chess (early angel investor, follow on rounds led by IQ seed & TBA series A)
• 7. iMumz
• 8. Reunion
• 9. Operant AI
• 10. Dharmik
• 11. Percent

Oct 2020 – Nov 2023 · 3 yrs 1 mo · Bangalore Urban, Karnataka, India

• Unicorn. Only FinTech in India to have a banking license, banking the new age towards financial inclusion. Growing faster than the largest bank of India (HDFC Bank).
• Strategy
• Built a team of 10+ smart hustlers for strategy & operations, to enable the hyperscale growth of slice
• Initiated new acquisition and branding channels, to grow from 5k to 5L monthly new onboarding
• Product
• Led product-led growth initiatives, to improve onboarding time by 80% (from ~8 min to 50s average) and doubled approval rates for the credit card product
• Launched UPI (Indian RTS payments network) targeted towards Indian GenZ & Millennial segment
• New Initiatives
• Evaluated global markets & relevant products extension in impact geographies with the FinTech suite
• Launched web3 focused products (decentralized identity and BTC payments) in global markets

Jul 2018 – Oct 2020 · 2 yrs 3 mos · Mumbai Area, India

• Finance Operating Model Transformation | Dubai based Global FMCG Player
• ▪ Conducted ‘Fit for Growth’ diagnostic, led 20+ leadership interviews; conceptualized data flow scrutiny
• ▪ Redefined KPI cascade, unit costing and pricing model; setup of SSC, FP&A CoE and Business Partnering
• Spend Centralization & Cost Savings Initiatives | Global B2B Telecom Player based in India
• ▪ Conducted spend analytics and outsourcing on ~ USD 1Bn spend; realized USD 10Mn cost reduction
• M&A Due Diligence| Malaysian B2C Telco Service Provider
• ▪ Baseline local telecom market to assess trends, competitor landscape, regulations and forecasts
• ▪ Evaluated 3 targets using revenue & cost synergy drivers for mobile, fixed, media vertical integration
• Growth Strategy and Market Due Diligence | Consumer & Retail, CMT Industry
• ▪ Expansion strategy for leading beverage co. to leverage distribution network post strategic tie-up

Mar 2017 – Jun 2018 · 1 yr 3 mos · Mumbai Area, India

• Led Recruitment process of 3,600+ students guiding team of 100+ hand-picked coordinators
• Introduced first ever Apprenticeship & higher studies Deferral; target 10% y-o-y rise in jobs
• Conceptualized incentive model for job applications; opened up 8,000+ additional opportunities
• Predicted sector-wise focus contextual to job market to add 700+ companies to existing database
• Revamped end-to-end pitching, resume & salary verification process; saved 1,000+ man hrs
• Setup mentorship program with IITBAA; 300+ alumni mentored 1,000+ graduating students
• Awarded Special Mention (8/140) for exemplary contribution

Oct 2016 – Oct 2016 · 0 mo · Greater Philadelphia Area

• Selected among top 4 teams across 17 countries, represented India at the American summit
• Redesigning workspace for sustainable scaling, to build stronger, tighter org cultures

May 2016 – Jul 2016 · 2 mos · Kobe, Hyogo, Japan

• Developed an end-to-end Image Processing Algorithm and GUI for extracting insights from Cellular Images. With a Neural network model achieving 96% accuracy from IFC Imaging samples.
• Received a Pre-Placement Offer for exemplary outcomes

Jul 2015 – Oct 2015 · 3 mos · Goa, India

• Working closely with eminent global alumni who are currently CEO’s, CTO’s and CFO’s of well-known firms, faculty at prestigious institutions, entrepreneurs and researchers , policy makers and investors.
• Responsible to mobilize organizers and handle on-ground activities involving 1500+ IITB alumni.
• First Hand Experience in Implementing Business and Investment strategies by working under the experts.

Jun 2015 – Jul 2015 · 1 mo · Mumbai Area, India

May 2015 – May 2015 · 0 mo · Mumbai Area, India

Dec 2014 – Jan 2015 · 1 mo · Bangalore, India

• • Android App Developer to improve Warehouse Picking Process, driving higher picker efficiency & accuracy