Aug 2019 – Present · 6 yrs 7 mos · New York, United States | Bengaluru, India

• Uniqode’s vision is to enable digital connections with every physical object and place on the planet. Our platform offers a complete QR Code lifecycle management & analytics solution that is used by over 50,000 businesses around the world to build direct relationships, grow lifetime revenue, and acquire first-party data in industries ranging from consumer goods, hospitality, retail, and real estate.

Jun 2009 – Jul 2019 · 10 yrs 1 mo · Bengaluru, Karnataka, India

• MobStac is the world's first 360 degrees Mobile Cloud Publishing platform. Publishers can now leverage MobStac's platform to build the entire gamut of mobile assets, from powerful HTML5 mobile and tablet sites to iOS and Android apps in a highly customizable format that are always automatically in sync. With in-built integrations with several mobile ad networks, the platform provides tremendous flexibility to monetize mobile traffic optimally.

Nov 2008 – May 2009 · 6 mos · Bengaluru Area, India

• Jaago Re! One Billion Votes is a non-partisan national campaign to awaken and enable the citizens of India, especially the youth, to register for voting. Its mission is to register everyone in India to vote in the next 5 years, for better governance.
• This initiative sounds a wakeup call for the billion people of this country to unite and bring about change. A change in the quality of governance that can happen only with active participation through voting, and electing quality leaders. A change by strengthening the roots of Indian democracy.

Jan 2005 – Aug 2008 · 3 yrs 7 mos · Greater New York City Area

• Spent over 3 years doing investment banking at the Merrill Lynch global HQ in New York, where I worked in both the Corporate Finance and Leveraged Finance groups assisting clients in deriving customized solutions to the corporate finance issues they were facing. Have worked in diverse industries, including but not limited to, Financial services, Technology, Healthcare, Retail, etc., and helped execute multi-billion dollar financing and merger and acquisition transactions.

May 2004 – Dec 2004 · 7 mos · Raleigh-Durham, North Carolina Area

• New Venture fellows are students selected from various schools in Duke University with the single objective of commercializing technologies being developed in the university labs.
• I was instrumental in crafting the business plan and go-to-market strategy for a tissue engineering technology that was spun out as a company. Also conducted market research and viability assessment for an early-stage nanotechnology start-up. Both these are currently operational in RTP, North Carolina and market leaders in their respective verticals.

Jun 2003 – Dec 2003 · 6 mos · Hyderabad Area, India

• Fieldstone is an investment banking firm with a focus on energy and infrastructure financial advisory.
• Collaborated with senior management of a large Indian oil and gas company, to identify the key medium and long term challenges and prioritize initiatives for the roll out of green fuels in India. Defined the client’s strategy for entering the domestic market and crafted the blueprint for India.