Manmeet Singh Akali — CEO
I’m a GTM and P&L leader with experience taking high-ticket, trust-sensitive products from zero to meaningful revenue across consumer internet, fintech, and tech education. An ex-founder who scaled Klarity to acquisition by a Sequoia-backed startup, I bring a unique blend of entrepreneurial agility and scale-up leadership. As part of the leadership team at Scaler, I helped grow the online business from $8M to $65M ARR by designing and executing multi-channel GTM play books - performance, referral loops, community, regional evangelism, partnerships, and inside sales. I built repeatable engines that scaled revenue with disciplined CAC and EBITDA control, while also driving org design. More recently, At Scaler School of Technology (SST), partnered with 100+ leaders from Uber, Amazon, Meta etc to launch a model that aims at disrupting engineering education in India. Achieved a scale of $25M+ topline within two years. In a short time, built a 0→60-member growth, marketing, and sales team. Earlier, as Founder & CEO of Klarity, I grew the platform to 300 colleges and 5,000 students before its acquisition in 2020. My career began in technology equipping me with a strong foundation before I found my passion for building and scaling businesses. I hold an MBA in Marketing from SIBM Pune and a Computer Science degree from Mumbai University, where I was awarded the prestigious JRD Tata Scholarship.
Stackforce AI infers this person is a growth-focused leader in EdTech and FinTech sectors.
Location: Mumbai, Maharashtra, India
Experience: 11 yrs 2 mos
Skills
- Go-to-market Strategy
- Revenue & Profit Growth
Career Highlights
- Scaled Scaler School of Technology to ₹200Cr+ in 2.5 years.
- Grew Klarity to 300 colleges and 5,000 students before acquisition.
- Led cross-functional teams to achieve $65M revenue growth.
Work Experience
Scaler School of Technology
VP - GTM & Growth | Leadership Team @ Scaler (3 yrs 3 mos)
Scaler
Director - Growth | Early Days to 700M$ Valuation, 65M $ Revenue (1 yr 11 mos)
Eduvanz
AVP Growth - Integrated Klarity at Eduvanz (11 mos)
Klarity.in
Co-Founder/CEO (Acquired by Sequoia backed Eduvanz) (2 yrs 8 mos)
GSK Consumer Healthcare India
Management Trainee (5 mos)
Summer Intern (Best Summer Project across India - Got a PPO - Pre-Placement Offer) (1 mo)
Accenture Services Pvt. Ltd.
Software Engineer - Made some cool automations (2 yrs 1 mo)
Education
Master of Business Administration (MBA) at Symbiosis Institute of Business Management, Pune
Bachelor of Engineering (BE) at Thadomal Shahani Engineering College
at Apeejay School, Nerul