Saurav Singh

Co-Founder

Noida, Uttar Pradesh, India20 yrs 6 mos experience

Key Highlights

20+ years in digital business scaling.
2X entrepreneur with successful exits.
Expert in P&L management and strategic planning.

Stackforce AI infers this person is a seasoned leader in Digital Media and E-commerce with a strong entrepreneurial background.

Contact

saurav_singh@yahoo.com LinkedIn

Skills

Core Skills

P&l ManagementStrategic Planning

Other Skills

Strategic Planning & ExecutionTech & Product ManagementDigital MarketingBusiness OperationsProgram ManagementLeadershipBusiness AnalysisManagement ConsultingProblem SolvingIT ConsultingEntrepreneurshipProject Portfolio ManagementConsultingRequirements AnalysisStart-ups

About

With 20+ years in the internet ecosystem, I’ve built and scaled digital businesses across Digital Media, eCommerce, Consulting, and BFSI. My experience spans product, growth, P&L ownership, and venture creation. I’m a 2X entrepreneur: ⦁ Nearify: a VC-backed event discovery platform with global reach (team acqui-hired by Times Internet) ⦁ Kasper Consulting: an IT consulting venture I helped build from inception At Times Internet and then at Mensa Brands, I led the Lifestyle vertical (Indiatimes, MensXP, iDiva, Whatshot, HYPP), tripling annual revenue and achieving positive EBITDA, while launching and scaling multiple new businesses, including: ⦁ A 700+ brand eCommerce marketplace ⦁ MensXP Mud, a D2C private label with 30+ SKUs ⦁ HYPP, an influencer management agency ⦁ Headhonchos.com, a pioneering senior-level hiring platform My entrepreneurial journey includes successful exits: ⦁ Acquisition of Times Internet’s Lifestyle vertical by Mensa Brands ⦁ Strategic acqui-hire of the Nearify team by Times Internet I hold a B.Tech in Aerospace Engineering from IIT Kanpur, where my research in low-speed fluid dynamics was published in the Journal of Fluid Mechanics (Vol. 534, 2005).

Experience

20 yrs 6 mos

Total Experience

2 yrs 3 mos

Average Tenure

1 yr 11 mos

Current Experience

Har ghar puja

Co-Founder

May 2024 – Present · 1 yr 11 mos · Noida, Uttar Pradesh, India · On-site

Har Ghar Puja is a modern faith & sustainability brand making daily puja simple and accessible for today’s households. We offer easy-to-follow ritual content, curated festival kits, and high-quality puja essentials, all designed to bring convenience, authenticity, and tradition into the modern home.

Oges (p) ltd

Director

Feb 2024 – Present · 2 yrs 2 mos · Noida, Uttar Pradesh, India · Hybrid

Mensa brands

Chief Operating Officer, Media vertical @ Mensa Brands

Dec 2022 – Jan 2024 · 1 yr 1 mo · Gurugram, Haryana, India · On-site

Chief Operating Officer for India Lifestyle Network - the media division of Mensa Brands that manages Mensxp, iDiva, Hypp and ILN Studios
Strategic Planning & Execution, P&L Management, Tech & Product Management, Digital Marketing, Business Operations, Program Management

Strategic Planning & ExecutionP&L ManagementTech & Product ManagementDigital MarketingBusiness OperationsProgram Management+1

Times internet

3 roles

Chief Operating Officer, Indiatimes Lifestyle Network (Times Internet)

Promoted

Oct 2019 – Dec 2022 · 3 yrs 2 mos

Head - Product & Business Operations

Promoted

Jan 2018 – Oct 2019 · 1 yr 9 mos

Media & eCommerce - Product, Technology, Business Operations, Ad Revenue & Operations, Strategy, Growth & Digital Marketing

Lead Product Manager

Jun 2016 – Dec 2017 · 1 yr 6 mos

Nearify

Entrepreneur

Mar 2013 – Jun 2016 · 3 yrs 3 mos · Gurugram, Haryana, India

Nearify.com - a unique local-social tech platform

Bestylish.com

Product Manager

Oct 2012 – Mar 2013 · 5 mos · Gurugram, Haryana, India

BeStylish was an India-based online retailer offering a wide collection of footwear, from regular sneakers to high-fashion shoes.

Kasper consulting

Consultant and Program Manager

Jul 2009 – Oct 2012 · 3 yrs 3 mos · Gurugram, Haryana, India

Kasper Consulting, setup in 2008, is an Information Technology (IT) consulting and Business Process consulting firm. As the 1st employee and founder member I played a key role in setting up the organization while gaining a lot of entrepreneurial experience.
While at Kasper, I 'program managed' the launch a job portal for a leading recruitment company in India and worked on transforming the IT function of a 100 yr old manufacturing company

The royal bank of scotland

Manager

Jan 2008 – Oct 2008 · 9 mos · Dubai

ABN Amro was acquired by RBS in Jan 2008 so I became a part of RBS without a role change

Abn amro

Business Analyst

Oct 2006 – Dec 2007 · 1 yr 2 mos

Joined retail banking division of ABN Amro bank, Dubai in 2006 in the newly setup project management unit (PIBI - Project Implementation and Business Interface)
Our role was to conceptualize and execute projects (like launch internet banking, new credit cards or savings account etc etc) for improving operational efficiency and business needs the retail banking division