Oct 2019 – Present · 6 yrs 6 mos · India, SEA

• Partnering with Founders to build, invest, and scaling digital businesses and being part of your journey. We love consumer & fintech for investments. We also partner with Market experts, Leaders, and Global Investors offering Access to India, the Local Business ecosystem, and Indian Startups.
• Write to me: bhushan@multiplyventures.com
• Fintech Sector - sharing, learning, helping founders and experts across SEA, Africa, and MENA region by knowledge exchange, fintech digital trends, growth hacks, consumer lifecycles, embedded finance, and more!

Apr 2019 – Present · 7 yrs · India

• Advising and investing in Startups, Design schools, Social projects. Areas of interest span across - Fintech, Retail, Edutech, AI/Data/Deep Tech-driven innovations, New Design Models, and data-driven design process and practices.

Mar 2016 – Apr 2019 · 3 yrs 1 mo · INDIA

• Lead cross-border plans, built teams in multiple locations, set china office operations with local assistance, + supporting developments of already created payments and e-com systems.

Oct 2010 – Mar 2016 · 5 yrs 5 mos · Hangzhou, China

• Leading new initiatives for Global Markets grounds up, building and bringing few new ideas around and into B2B marketplace. Global business development across SME linked associations, Banks & Govt trade organizations. Learned a lot about trust & security, cross border trade, payments, china ecom, taobao, AliPay, frauds and more.
• Incepted, led & launched B2B Trade-Trust products across 50 countries in Asia/Europe and Americas. Leading B2B plans for India by Partner development, Local Trade services, Trade Eco-System development with banks, Chambers, Local eCommerce companies.
• Off Work learned a lot about China & connecting local tech and non-tech entrepreneurs, visited various trade hubs. Experienced Great Govt infra, People, Efficiency, Patience, Scale and Hard work & innovation in polices.

Jun 2010 – Mar 2016 · 5 yrs 9 mos

• Joined as a mentor to guide budding entrepreneurs in IT/Internet areas. MentorEdge is run by Centre for Innovation, Incubation and Entrepreneurship (CIIE, IIM Ahmedabad)

May 2010 – Sep 2010 · 4 mos

• Met, Connected with many connections, business consulting, ides discussions, patents and more. Traveled to few places in India meetings various kinds or people. Enjoyed farming!

May 2008 – Apr 2010 · 1 yr 11 mos

• Managing and building Infrastructure, People , NOC/Data Center , Facility and administration and PR
• Raised angel fund of $1.5M in May 2008, ops break even in Dec 09
• Kick started operations and product development
• Charted to strategize new business models, network of apps and executing the same
• Business and cost planning for multiple initiatives
• Working with various online and offline agencies and bodies for various data, knowledge, expertise needs

Apr 2007 – May 2008 · 1 yr 1 mo

• BU management with PnL, Product strategy and Targets
• 360 Management of Mail and communities BU
• Media marketing covering - TVC, Radio, Online, Outdoors, events and sponsorships
• Launched Zapakmail, Email showcase - the new USP on traditional mail products, envisioned concept of open mail boxes. Learnt Indian internet space, consumers, 360 campaigning for web products
• Mobile-VAS: revenue led alliances with RCOM, Spice and Nokia
• Focused PVs, Customers acquisition and engagement for the products and tools.
• Put down new business plans for various new business initiatives

Feb 2005 – Apr 2007 · 2 yrs 2 mos

• Product Management for - Communities and ForntPage (Yahoo.com)
• Globally available international platform to manage the front page design and content
• messages.yahoo.com
• Ideated and Filed Patents for Video Monetization, Ads insertions and Revenue Maximizer models for Online Videos

Jul 2003 – Dec 2004 · 1 yr 5 mos

• Domains and responsibilities
• Online Shopping
• Online adverising and ROI
• Integrations with Froogle, Google, Froogle, Yahoo, Bizrate, Shopping.com, FedEx, UPS, USPS, Canada Post
• Buying patterns and product network models for cross sell and upsell
• Comparison shopping models

May 2000 – Jul 2003 · 3 yrs 2 mos

• MRD, PRD, Specs, Complete Program and Group Management functions
• Management for product areas like E-service, Sales pipelines and markeing workflows
• Handled key clients like - MIcrosoft (XP chat), CBS, Dell, etc.

Jun 1998 – May 2000 · 1 yr 11 mos

• Product design, Conception, Execution