Jul 2024 – Dec 2024 · 5 mos

• Work on the Boards of my portfolio companies (Orbitshift, Revenue Hero, Factors, Limechat).

Jan 2020 – Jan 2024 · 4 yrs

• Stellaris is an early-stage sector agnostic VC firm. We look to make seed and Series A investments in technology-led businesses. If you are solving a large problem using technology, would love to connect! We are currently deploying our second fund, of $ 225M. I lead investments in the following sectors: SaaS, climate, deep-tech, auto and logistics.
• Current Investments: Beepkart, Turno, Limechat.ai, Factors.ai, RevenueHero, Orbitshift
• Past Investments: Slintel (acquired by 6sense), Swiflearn (acquired by Unacademy), Allround. Also worked with Shop 101 (acquired by Glance) and Mfine (acquired by Orbiwell) post Stellaris investment.

Jan 2018 – Jan 2020 · 2 yrs

• Stellaris (www.stellarisvp.com) is an early-stage sector agnostic VC firm. We look to make seed and Series A investments in technology-led businesses. If you are solving a large problem using technology, would love to connect!

Jul 2024 – Jul 2025 · 1 yr

Jan 2023 – Jan 2024 · 1 yr

Jan 2022 – Jan 2024 · 2 yrs

Jan 2022 – Jan 2024 · 2 yrs

Jan 2022 – Jan 2024 · 2 yrs

Jan 2022 – Jan 2024 · 2 yrs

Jan 2021 – Jan 2024 · 3 yrs

Jan 2020 – Jan 2023 · 3 yrs

Jan 2019 – Jan 2022 · 3 yrs

Jan 2019 – Jan 2021 · 2 yrs

Jan 2019 – Jan 2021 · 2 yrs

Jan 2019 – Jan 2021 · 2 yrs

Jan 2017 – Jan 2018 · 1 yr · Ahmedabad Area, India

• Managed breakthrough innovation initiatives to identify new business lines for a $2 BN Indian conglomerate.
• Worked with an Executive Board Director to create a corporate innovation function. Identified key innovation outcomes: sustainable manufacturing, mass customization, reduced turnaround times, and additional functionalities to final products. Followed a largely inorganic strategy to scan and acquire, through licenses / JVs / otherwise, relevant technology solutions.
• Deployed capital - often in collaboration with customers - with start-ups across Europe and the US on areas of mass customization, sustainable dyeing, automated manufacturing and garment recycling.

Jan 2015 – Jan 2016 · 1 yr · Gurgaon, India

• Responsible for product and strategy for the used cars business of India's largest automotive portals - CarDekho.com, Gaadi.com and Zigwheels.com (raised a cumulative USD 90M+ in VC funding from investors including Sequoia, Google)
• Part of core team that delivered N times growth in the business in a competitive market. Executed on a strategy to make us a one-stop shop for all of a consumer's used car needs on one side, and a dealer's preferred business partner on the other. In addition to classifieds, launched products for loans and insurance through partner dealers, as well as an auctions business.
• Managed a 40-member team of PMs, business analysts, designers, data scientists and digital marketers.

Jan 2014 – Jan 2015 · 1 yr · Noida

• Joined to head product post Series B. Built a 15+ member product management and design team, with a metrics driven approach to product management. Led transition from a Web-based to a mobile-based product: conceptualized and launched flagship native Android application
• 4 star rating, and consistently ranked among India's top free education apps
• strong initial traction for in-app transactions, and significant increase in tele-sales conversions

Jan 2013 – Jan 2013 · 0 mo · Mumbai

• Followed my passion for football - worked as a summer intern on multiple projects spanning strategy and execution for the India football business. Took the initiative to create a business plan for a youth academy.

Jan 2011 – Jan 2012 · 1 yr · Noida

• Passionate about education and its importance to India since childhood. Bought into iProf's vision of using digital technologies to democratize education, and joined as right-hand to CEO after Series A.
• Ran physical retail outlet selling digital educational content for ~3 months. Used those learnings to transition the company strategy away from physical retail to the Internet.
• Conceptualized and soft-launched a Web (desktop) based content and tuition services marketplace.

Jan 2008 – Jan 2011 · 3 yrs · Gurgaon

• Worked with clients across 4 different verticals on multiple business critical projects
• Helped set up an infrastructure sharing BU for a telecom operator
• Helped a telecom operator create a field sales team from scratch
• Market landscaping and business planning for cement operators
• JV related planning and due diligence for an automotive player
• Social impact projects with the UN
• Verticals: telecom, cement, auto, social sector
• Project types: market entry strategy, new business set-up, due diligence, JVs, sales force creation and effectiveness, PMO, business planning and growth strategies
• 2 team awards
• Promoted to Senior Associate

Jan 2007 – Jan 2007 · 0 mo · Greater New York City Area

• Intern at Bloomberg R&D HQ; worked on creating a new function for the Bloomberg Terminal