Jan 2020 – Dec 2022 · 2 yrs 11 mos

• - Angel investor in 12+ startups. These are mostly across FinTech, SaaS, Marketplaces.

Dec 2017 – Jun 2021 · 3 yrs 6 mos · India

• Managed end-to-end deal flow - sourcing, evaluation, execution, and portfolio management for India's leading venture debt firm (Temasek-backed).
• My portfolio companies included Swiggy (now listed), Blackbuck (now listed), Eruditus ($3B+ valuation), Licious ($1B+), and Dealshare ($1B+). Collectively, they raised $3B+ and were valued at $9B+
• The biggest lesson from InnoVen: great companies scale through relentless focus, not just massive funding. Watching founders navigate from Series A to unicorn status taught me how to identify early signals that most investors miss.

Jan 2015 – Jun 2020 · 5 yrs 5 mos · Bengaluru, Karnataka, India

• Built a marketplace for searching and booking sports venues and fitness centres. Partnered with Decathlon, won a FICCI award, raised an angel round, and was shortlisted for Y Combinator.
• After 5.5 years, I made the hard decision to shut it down. That experience, the highs of building something from nothing and the lows of letting it go is what makes me a better investor today. I know what founders go through because I've been there.
• Initiated the concept, formed founding team and built the company from 0 to 1
• Raised seed round from Angel investors
• Became a part of CIIE and IIM Ahmedabad's IIMavericks Programme
• Grew across 8 cities in India for searching and across 4 cities for booking in India.
• Responsible for various strategic tie-ups with entities like Decathlon, Bengaluru Football Club(BFC), Champions Tennis League, Sports365
• Overlooked development of 5 tech products from ideation to actual working stable version with inputs from various stakeholders
• Responsible for budget planning for various activities, pricing, devising engagement schemes for the demand and supply side
• Launched internationally in Lebanon across 3 cities

Jun 2014 – Oct 2014 · 4 mos · Greater Ahmedabad Area

• FruitOn was a cold pressed fresh juice delivery service started by 4 IIM-A students in Ahmedabad.
• We used to deliver 100% pure, pulpy, fresh fruit juice without any additives or preservatives . And our delivery promise was under 30 mins.
• Got more than 500 monthly paying customers in less than 2 months making the venture operationally profitable in very short duration
• Built the pricing model on subscription basis in a way that increases the LTV while reducing the CAC with a high repeat rate
• Setup the initial manufacturing & operations of fresh cold pressed juicery
• Responsible for the demand forecast, sourcing and logistics of the complete supply chain
• Detailed study of the fruits and juices market and the best practices of this sector
• Identified correct customer segment in order to build a positive cash flow and profitable unit economics from Day One

Apr 2014 – May 2014 · 1 mo · Bengaluru, Karnataka, India

• New Product Development
• In-depth market research and assessment
• Competition mapping and tracking
• Product design
• Marketing plan
• Strategic roll-out plan
• The company got acquired by O C Tanner in 2019.

Jul 2010 – Jun 2013 · 2 yrs 11 mos · Gurugram, Haryana, India

• Managed financial, commercial, and legal aspects of infrastructure assets across South Asia. A conventional start that taught me rigour and patience both of which turned out to be essential in venture investing.