Manikanth Devarakonda — Co-Founder
I take gap years every once in five years to step back and start the next phase of life. Started my 3rd gap year in May 2024 :) Financially retiring alongside my dad! Spending the next few years traveling the world, continuing advisory consulting to startups and investing in a few. Most of my time will be spent exploring new interests and building a routine around them, while also trying to make good money through my AI strategies on Moneyy.ai to enjoy financial retirement :) During my second gap year in 2017, I got to know myself better and invested in personal growth. I picked up many interests with #21daysofhabit, many of which keep my day-to-day life exciting. Check out my Insta story highlights to know more - @manimoneyy I actively spent 50% of my time exploring and maintaining my habits: playing squash, golf, board games, oil painting, traveling, exploring wine, reading challenges, playing piano, origami, running sprints, planting, pets and fishbowl. The other 50% of my time was dedicated to building UC. I led marketing efforts and grew UC into a $2.8Bn net-profitable company. As part of the marketing team, I focused on new user growth mainly through digital channels, building a lovable brand, and driving retention alongside the business and product teams. 2017 was a roller coaster ride - raising 10 lakhs to fund my travels across 20 states in India, which led to starting GrowthHub, a crowdfunding platform. I also started #21daysofhabit and planned the next phase of my life. My first gap year helped me get into IIT and Stanford. Happy to connect and explore interests together.
Stackforce AI infers this person is a Fintech and E-commerce entrepreneur with extensive marketing and growth expertise.
Location: South Delhi, Delhi, India
Experience: 13 yrs 4 mos
Skills
- Marketing
- Growth Hacking
- Business Strategy
- Business Development
- Consulting
- Investment
- Entrepreneurship
- Fintech
Career Highlights
- Achieved $2.8Bn valuation for Urban Company
- Founded India's largest crowdfunding platform
- Established AI-driven investment platform Moneyy.ai
Work Experience
Self-employed
Growth Consulting (Advisory) (1 yr 11 mos)
Angel Investor (1 yr 11 mos)
Moneyy.ai
Founder (1 yr 2 mos)
Urban Company
Director - Marketing & Growth (6 yrs 7 mos)
GrowthHub.co
Founder (1 yr 5 mos)
Hero MotoCorp Ltd
Lead: Special Projects - Marketing & Growth (9 mos)
Asistant Manager: Special Projects - Marketing & Growth (6 mos)
Graduate Trainee (11 mos)
Hindustan Aeronautics Limited
Project Management Intern (3 mos)
SilverKnight Technologies Pvt. Ltd.
Intern - Development of high secured business class bag (5 mos)
TickZon: The Ticket Zone
Growth Hacker (4 mos)
Zunket
Co Founder (1 yr 8 mos)
Education
Bachelor's degree at Indian Institute of Technology, Delhi
Summer Institute of General Management [SIGM] at Stanford University Graduate School of Business
PGP RA at National Institute of Securities Markets (NISM)
PGP PM at National Institute of Securities Markets (NISM)
