Praveen Mishra

CEO

Bengaluru, Karnataka, India10 yrs 3 mos experience

Most Likely To SwitchHighly Stable

Key Highlights

Empowered millions of small businesses through innovative fintech solutions.
Co-founded initiatives addressing educational gaps for rural youth.
Led product development for a successful e-commerce platform.

Stackforce AI infers this person is a Fintech and SaaS entrepreneur with a strong focus on product innovation.

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Business DevelopmentProduct Development

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Product ManagementInnovationTeam LeadershipSaaSEntrepreneurshipCreative Problem SolvingDigital MarketingDigital MediaPoetryCreative WritingSpeech WritingFinancial AccountingResearchPolitical ScienceCreativity Skills

About

I’m building products that solve hard, unsexy problems for millions of small businesses. At Tohands, we’re turning the humble calculator into a powerful platform for payments, data, and growth. I’m driven by scale, impact, and the belief that ambitious ideas, executed relentlessly, can transform how business is done.

Experience

Tohands

CEO

May 2022 – Present · 3 yrs 11 mos · Bengaluru, Karnataka, India

Building "Square for India" at Tohands 🚀
At Tohands, our vision is to empower 30 million small businesses in India and beyond by providing innovative solutions that help them manage money, access credit, and grow. Over the next 5 years, we aim to place the Tohands device in every shop, becoming the helping hand small businesses need to thrive in a rapidly evolving digital economy.
Our Guiding Principles:
🔹 Meta-Product: The organization itself is a product that builds other products.
🔹 Innovation: We deliver advanced, practical solutions that make an impact.
🔹 Not a Feature Factory: We prioritize value over feature overload.
🔹 Solve Problems Like Products: We turn challenges into opportunities for innovation.
🔹 Hire Right: We build a team of people we'd love to work with.
🔹 Operate Efficiently: Lean structure, direct sales, and low CAC.
🔹 Long-Term Focus: We build trust to maximize customer lifetime value.
Join us as we shape the future of business for millions of small businesses in the developing world!

Business Development

Bybuy

Co-Founder

Apr 2018 – Apr 2022 · 4 yrs · Bangalore Urban, Karnataka, India

At 17, I co-founded ByBuy, a "YouTube for e-commerce," where I led product development, pivoted our business model from hyperlocal commerce to SaaS, and successfully grew the platform.
Key achievements:
Built and led a 4-member team.
Developed MVP and tested the idea with IES notes sales in Delhi.
Created detailed wireframes, PRD, and mock-ups.
Secured a grant from Emergent Venture.
Launched the "hyperlocal platform".
Onboarded 1000+ stores and completed 700+ orders.
Pivoted to a SaaS model, providing white-labeled e-commerce apps and generating 3L+ in revenue.
Achieved 5000+ organic downloads via app store optimization.
Selected for IIMB NSRCEL Launchpad-17.
This experience shaped my journey, and I now apply those insights to my work at Tohands.

Skillgarh foundation

Founder

Jan 2016 – Present · 10 yrs 3 mos · Partapgarh, Uttar pradesh, India. [230131]

At 15, I co-founded Skillgarh with a mission to help rural kids access better opportunities through education and skills. What started as a small initiative is now a team of 6, running a skill centre in a rural village (in Pratapgarh, UP)
Our program, Skills for India, addresses the skills gap in India, where only 48% of graduates are employable (India Skills Report 2023). We believe that by empowering youth with hands-on, job-ready skills, we can contribute to India’s growth and close the skills gap.