May 2022 – Present · 3 yrs 11 mos · Palo Alto, California, United States

• Investors at Sanas, RetellAI, Crecendo, HiO, Dual Entry, Martian, F2, Stuut, Correcto, Arc Technologies, OptIQ.AI, AptEdge, Sabil, Cipio, QBlocks (Monsterapi), MinervaCQ, Symtrain, Goodmeetings.AI, NuMind, HumanticAI, RevSureAI, Nektar.AI, Rocketlane
• Carya Venture Partners (CVP) has invested in over 50 startups across Fund 1 (12M) and Fund 2 (15M). We invest in early stage B2B deep tech startups operating in the AI, ML, NLP, advanced computing and cyber security domains. We ideally invest between USD 250K to 1M in each startup we partner with and help our startups get to product market fit, onboard the first few execs (both tech and non tech) and be Series A ready.

Aug 2017 – Mar 2022 · 4 yrs 7 mos · San Francisco Bay Area

• Exited the business post our Series C fundraise to start Sanas.
• Observe.AI is on a mission to transform contact centers by turning every agent into your best brand representative.
• With its Voice AI Platform, which leverages the latest Speech and Natural Language Processing technologies, the world's top brands quality-check 100% of calls, ensure compliance, and turn agents into top performers through targeted coaching.
• Observe.AI is trusted by more than 100 customers and partners, including, Tripadvisor, Microsoft, ERCBPO, Talkdesk, and more. Backed by Scale Venture Partners, Nexus Venture Partners, Y Combinator, and Emergent Ventures, Observe.AI’s headquarters is located in San Francisco with an office in Bangalore. For more information, visit www.observe.ai.

Feb 2016 – Jan 2018 · 1 yr 11 mos · San Francisco Bay Area

• Grew company's bookings by 5x and revenues by 4x across 24 months.
• On boarded over 60 mid sized & large customers. Individually responsible for 36 new logo wins.

Dec 2014 – Feb 2016 · 1 yr 2 mos · NCR - National Capital Region, Philippines

• Started with managing P&L and leading all business functions related to Practo Philippines and then promoted as a Region Head for South east Asia. Was responsible for P&L for Philippines, Indonesia, Malaysia and Singapore.
• Team size: 100+ across 4 countries
• Additional roles:
• Philippines launch: Feb 2015
• Indonesia launch: May 2015
• Malaysia launch: Aug 2015

Oct 2013 – Jan 2014 · 3 mos · Bengaluru Area, India

• New Business Development at Amazon Web Services for the South India region
• Specific focus on eCommerce, Media and Mobile verticals in the region
• Manage account base across Karnataka & Kerala with over $9M / year in revenues
• Work with inside sales, account management & marketing teams to ensure efficient pipeline build in the region

Aug 2012 – Dec 2014 · 2 yrs 4 mos · Bengaluru Area, India

• think feet, think 'thehapppyfeet'!
• Our Story: http://yourstory.com/2014/07/thehapppyfeet-fabulous-startup/
• web: www.thehapppyfeet.com
• fb: www.fb.com/thehapppyfeet

Jun 2009 – Oct 2012 · 3 yrs 4 mos · Greater Boston Area

• During my tenure at Akamai I was a part of the Emerging Customer Group from 2009 to 2011 and with the India Sales Team in 2012.
• India Sales Role: (Jan- Sep 2012)
• Lead all New customer acquisitions and Business development activities in the region (South India).
• Specific Focus on Enterprise and eCommerce verticals
• 20 new logo’s, $120,000 of new GMRR, $2 Million in overall new business revenue in 2012
• Other roles @Akamai: (June'09 - Dec'11)
• Industry Lead at the Enterprise vertical of the Emerging Customers Group (ECG).
• Work with Team of Relationship managers managing over 250 accounts (accountable for over $18 Million revenue base).
• Individually responsible for a revenue base of $6 Million & net addition of $80,000 of new GMRR, $1.8 Million in overall new business revenue across 2011
• Drive business in the Enterprise space and lead sales innovation.
• Additionally manage key accounts and primary objective to ensure exceptional Customer satisfaction levels.
• Key Stake-holder for optimally managing Enterprise accounts and helping the team to achieve high levels of productivity.
• Q1 2011 - Relationship Manager of the Quarter
• Akamai Titan - 2010 - Relationship Manager of the Year
• Relationship manager working with installed-base accounts in the North American markets.
• Individually responsible to manage a revenue base of $4 Million & a net addition of $150,000 of new GMRR, $ 3 million in overall new business revenue across 2010.
• Mandated with sustaining high customer satisfaction scores.
• Consistently outperformed sales targets in the region.
• Akamai - Q3 2010 - Most Valuable Player

May 2007 – Jan 2008 · 8 mos · Greater Boston Area

• New Business Development

Jan 2006 – May 2007 · 1 yr 4 mos · Bengaluru Area, India