Saurav Chawla

CEO

Gurgaon, Haryana, India17 yrs 5 mos experience
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Key Highlights

  • Serial entrepreneur with 15+ years of experience.
  • Achieved 10x returns for investors at OkayGo.
  • Holds multiple U.S. patents in financial modeling.
Stackforce AI infers this person is a SaaS and Fintech entrepreneur with extensive experience in business development and analytics.

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Skills

Core Skills

EntrepreneurshipBusiness DevelopmentMergers & AcquisitionsBusiness StrategyMarketingInvestment BankingCorporate FinanceCorporate DevelopmentAnalyticsFinancial ServicesQuantitative AnalyticsFinancial ModellingSocial Impact

Other Skills

SaaSTask FulfilmentGig EconomyTechnology ManagementInvestment ManagementStrategic PlanningF&B ManagementMarketing StrategiesOperations ManagementCustomer EngagementRevenue GrowthFinancial AnalysisValuationDeal StructuringValuation Techniques

About

I am a serial entrepreneur with over 15 years of founding, scaling, and profitably running two ventures in different domains. My core competencies include SaaS, gig economy, and F&B. I am passionate about creating value for customers, investors, and society through technology and entrepreneurship. Currently, I am the co-founder and CEO of OkayGo, a no-code end-to-end task fulfilment technology platform that leverages the power of gig workforce to deliver high-quality work for the top 100 enterprises in India. Gave 10x returns to investors when OkayGo got acquired by Betterplace in 2022. As of 2024 scaled OkayGo to be the largest task fulfilment platform in india in terms of valuation and revenue. Before that, I co-founded Fifth Avenue Bakery and Cafe, a retail F&B business focused on American food and present in 3 cities in India. We grew our customer base, revenue, and profitability by implementing innovative marketing, operations, and product strategies. Prior to that, I was a VP of Investment Banking at Barclays in NYC, where I executed multi-billion dollar M&A deals in insurance, aircraft leasing, and fintech. I have an MBA (Dean's List) from Kellogg School of Management, with a focus on finance, management leadership, and entrepreneurship. I also hold multiple U.S. patents in financial modelling and analytics.

Experience

Okaygo

Co-Founder & CEO

Jul 2019Present · 6 yrs 8 mos · Gurgaon, India

  • Acquired by Betterplace in May 2022
SaaSTask FulfilmentGig EconomyTechnology ManagementEntrepreneurshipBusiness Development

Fifth avenue bakery and cafe

Co-Founder & CEO

Oct 2017Present · 8 yrs 5 mos · Gurgaon, Haryana, India

  • Consistently voted as one of the best cafe and bakeries in India. Present in 3 cities in India
F&B ManagementMarketing StrategiesOperations ManagementEntrepreneurshipBusiness Strategy

Barclays capital

3 roles

Vice President

Promoted

Mar 2017Jul 2017 · 4 mos · New York

  • Executed multi billion dollar M&A deals in Insurance, Aircraft Leasing and Fintech. For example Liberty Mutual's acquisition of Ironshore for $3bn
Mergers & AcquisitionsFinancial AnalysisValuationInvestment BankingCorporate Finance

Associate

Jul 2013Mar 2017 · 3 yrs 8 mos · New York

  • Led financial and valuation analysis and execution of multi billion dollar M&A deals in the Financial Institutions industry
Financial AnalysisValuation TechniquesInvestment BankingCorporate Finance

Summer Associate - Investment Banking

Jun 2012Aug 2012 · 2 mos · Greater New York City Area

Ocwen financial solutions pvt. ltd. - apac

Manager , Quantitative Analytics

Jul 2008May 2011 · 2 yrs 10 mos

  • Created machine learning financial and analytical models to restructure home loans and prevent foreclosures for 200,000+ homeowners in the U.S. at the height of subprime crisis in 2008. Awarded 2 U.S. patents for the machine learning models I built. Set up the analytics practice and led a team of 20+. Youngest manager in the company
Machine LearningQuantitative AnalyticsAnalyticsFinancial Services

Inductis ( exl decision analytics )

2 roles

Senior Analyst

Jan 2008May 2008 · 4 mos

  • Built artificial intelligence analytical models and provided consulting services to Fortune 500 companies across the U.S. and U.K. Fastest promotion amongst a class of 40. Led a team of 3 analysts.
Artificial IntelligenceConsultingAnalyticsBusiness Strategy

Analyst

Jun 2006Dec 2007 · 1 yr 6 mos

Sparsh - ek prayatna

President and Co Founder

Oct 2006Apr 2011 · 4 yrs 6 mos

  • Founded and ran an education non-profit organization that provided basic education to 500+ children of construction workers in India that did not have access to formal education
Education ManagementNon-Profit LeadershipEntrepreneurshipSocial Impact

Education

Northwestern University - Kellogg School of Management

Master of Business Administration (M.B.A.)

Jan 2011Jan 2013

Graduate School of Business - University of Cape Town

Master’s Degree — MBA (Exchange Program)

Jan 2012Jan 2012

Jamia Millia Islamia

B.Tech — Electronics and Communication

Jan 2002Jan 2006

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