Nov 2022 – Present · 3 yrs 4 mos

May 2020 – Feb 2023 · 2 yrs 9 mos

• Incubate Fund Asia is a seed-focused venture capital fund investing in India & SEA.
• Incubate Fund, Japan is an early-stage venture capital firm with the largest track record for investment and development of venture companies in Japan. Incubate Fund has offices in Tokyo, Singapore, Bangalore, Mumbai and San Francisco.
• India Portfolio - Yulu, Shopkirana(Udaan), Plum, Captain Fresh, Saveo, GreenFortune, Tamasha, BuyEazzy(Glamzy), Includ, Saswat Finance, Pop Rewards, Fairdeal, Stride Green etc.
• Incubate Fund India: https://www.incubatefund.in/

Jan 2018 – Apr 2020 · 2 yrs 3 mos

• Lead Advisory is an independent division of Lead Angels, with a focus on growth capital. Lead Advisory has carved a niche as the go-to partners for technology companies that are on a fast growth curve and looking to raise capital. Our longstanding relationships as a fellow co-investors, deep transaction experience & focused domain knowledge have positioned us as growth partners for Entrepreneurs. For more Information: https://www.leadadvisory.in/
• Advisory transactions - Bookeventz, Planet Superheroes, Shopkirana, Doubtnut, Tripeur, Samosa Singh, Lambda Test, Smartcoin, Gig India. Cumulatively USD 30 Mn in growth capital.

Jan 2017 – Dec 2017 · 11 mos

• Investments - Shopkirana, Suprdaly, Planet Superheroes, Bookeventz, Belita (Acquired by Enrich), Aha Taxis (Acquired by Ebix cash), Driverskart (Acquired by DriveU), Tinmen (Acquired by Zomato).

May 2015 – Dec 2016 · 1 yr 7 mos

• Lead Angels is India`s first managed angel network founded by a team from IIT Bombay. Our focus is to assist investment into early stage companies founded by students and alumni of premier institutions.
• Deal flow origination and analysis
• Execution of investments : business and financial due-diligence, valuation analysis, deal execution

Jun 2015 – May 2020 · 4 yrs 11 mos

• Angel Investor:
• CityMall (Exited) - Seed (Follow-on by SAIF Partners, Accel)
• Shopkirana (Exited) - Seed (Follow-on by InfoEdge)
• Sleepyowl - Seed (Follow-on by DSG Consumer Partners)
• Real Learning (Questt) - Seed (Follow-on by Chiratae/IDG)
• Saveo (Exited) - Seed (Follow-on by Matrix, RTP Global)
• Rupifi (Exited) - Seed (Follow-on by Tiger, Bessemer, Quona Capital)

Feb 2015 – Mar 2015 · 1 mo · Vietnam

Jul 2014 – Jan 2015 · 6 mos · Mumbai Area, India

• Strategy and Operations (S&O)
• Worked as a part of the Financial Services Consulting team at Deloitte India
• Assisted one of the largest microfinance institution (MFI) in charting out the roadmap for its banking foray and devised strategies to setup its banking operations PAN India.

May 2014 – Jun 2014 · 1 mo · Munich Area, Germany

• InterNations is the largest expat network worldwide, with over 1 million members in 390 cities all across the globe. As the first international community for people who live and work abroad, InterNations connects expats with other global minds who share similar interests and needs.
• Analyses of competitors, primary & secondary research of new business segments
• Identified potential business models and monetization strategies for new business verticals

Jun 2013 – Jul 2013 · 1 mo · London

• Formulated investment proposals of three UK based companies in healthcare and payments

May 2013 – Jun 2013 · 1 mo · Singapore

• Identified new entrepreneurial and invest-able opportunities in 3D printing to assist Singapore government for investments.

Feb 2013 – Nov 2013 · 9 mos · mumbai area, india

• Weekend Ventures Foundation powered by 10000 startups conducts 54 hours hackathons for aspiring entrepreneurs, designers & developers to share ideas, form teams, build prototypes/ services & launch startup. Weekend Ventures also provides the mentorship, networking, resources and incentives for individuals and teams to go from idea to launch.
• Spearheaded National and International association, partnerships and collaboration for Weekend Ventures Foundation.
• Actively engaged in devising and organizing the hackathons across PAN India.
• Provide support to start-ups on strategic planning & execution.

Dec 2012 – Apr 2013 · 4 mos · online

• Startup Today is a business networking and crowdfunding web portal for startups, investors and entrepreneurs.
• Currently active as: https://letsventure.com/ (Owned and operated by LetsVenture Online Pte. Ltd)

May 2012 – Jul 2012 · 2 mos · Ahmedabad Area, India

• Work Accomplished:
• Performed Global industry analysis across Hotels, Restaurants and hospitality industry, solar thermal energy and its applications, Cold chain technology in agriculture and Food processing. Latter two were part of an initiative for INFUSE Ventures (Indian Fund for Sustainable Energy).
• Market research on available technologies, business models of existing companies.
• Analyzed the latest trends in innovation, emerging startups, opportunities for improvisation and entrepreneurship. Subsequently developed a concise report of the analyses.