Saurav Chawla — CEO
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.
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Location: Gurgaon, Haryana, India
Experience: 17 yrs 5 mos
Skills
- Entrepreneurship
- Business Development
- Mergers & Acquisitions
- Business Strategy
- Marketing
- Investment Banking
- Corporate Finance
- Corporate Development
- Analytics
- Financial Services
- Quantitative Analytics
- Financial Modelling
- Social Impact
Career Highlights
- Serial entrepreneur with 15+ years of experience.
- Achieved 10x returns for investors at OkayGo.
- Holds multiple U.S. patents in financial modeling.
Work Experience
OkayGo
Co-Founder & CEO (6 yrs 8 mos)
Fifth Avenue Bakery and Cafe
Co-Founder & CEO (8 yrs 5 mos)
Barclays Capital
Vice President (4 mos)
Associate (3 yrs 8 mos)
Summer Associate - Investment Banking (2 mos)
Ocwen Financial Solutions Pvt. Ltd. - APAC
Manager , Quantitative Analytics (2 yrs 10 mos)
Inductis ( EXL Decision Analytics )
Senior Analyst (4 mos)
Analyst (1 yr 6 mos)
Sparsh - Ek Prayatna
President and Co Founder (4 yrs 6 mos)
Education
Master of Business Administration (M.B.A.) at Northwestern University - Kellogg School of Management
Master’s Degree at Graduate School of Business - University of Cape Town
B.Tech at Jamia Millia Islamia