Aug 2021 – Nov 2024 · 3 yrs 3 mos · San Francisco Bay Area

• Early member of the US team at WestBridge Capital, a $7B+ evergreen crossover fund started by former founders of Sequoia India. I focused on investing in global enterprise tech companies with an India nexus, backing and partnering with founders from Series A through the public markets.
• While the enterprise SaaS investing experience has been deeply rewarding, the most defining investment of my career was leading the first cheque into Physics Wallah and supporting its rise to become India’s #1 edtech platform.
• Select SaaS investments and board involvements:
• Freshworks (NYSE: FRSH), SupportLogic (Board Observer), Goldcast (Board Observer)

Mar 2020 – Feb 2021 · 11 mos · Palo Alto, California, United States

• Built a platform to transform cross border B2B procurements from relationship-based to tech-driven, stimulated trust between buyers, and long-tail manufacturers and sellers
• Part of select Stanford Founder cohort sponsored by alumni Roelof Botha and Huifen Chan

May 2018 – Aug 2019 · 1 yr 3 mos · Greater Bengaluru Area

• Zilingo is making the global fashion supply chain more efficient with a one-stop technology platform to redefine the way traditional businesses operate.
• Led product development for the company as it scaled from a few thousand users to multi-million users
• Built product team to develop a one-stop technology platform for manufacturers to access logistics, fin-tech, SaaS, marketing, and sourcing services to bring the economy of scale
• Identified potential in B2B space and helped redirect the focus from B2C to B2B, resulting in 4x growth
• Championed AI initiatives across the organization, and helped built Data Science and Analytics teams to drive efficiency and data-driven decision-making

Nov 2015 – May 2018 · 2 yrs 6 mos · Greater Bengaluru Area

• Ola is India’s largest mobility platform (giving Uber a tough competition across the country) and one of the world’s largest ride-hailing companies, serving hundreds of millions of consumers and over 1.5 million driver-partners across 250+ cities across India, Australia, New Zealand, and the UK.
• Responsible for building and implementing pricing strategies for Ola’s first international launch (Australia)
• Revamped surge pricing and developed a dynamic discounting algorithm, driving $30M+ of annual revenue. Awarded Ola Super Achiever Award for driving highest growth in 2017
• Built 'Ride Later' reservation product
• Used machine learning to bring intelligence and efficiency in the way we optimized overall demand-supply matching, pricing, and allocation
• Championed learning and mentorship program for 120+ analysts across the organization; mentored five analysts for transition to product management role

Nov 2014 – Oct 2015 · 11 mos · Bengaluru, Karnataka, India