Sep 2020 – Present · 5 yrs 8 mos

• Mentor for corporate accelerators and startups graduating from cohorts.

Jun 2019 – Present · 6 yrs 11 mos · India · Remote

• A domain agnostic product & strategy consulting firm that helps startups, corporate accelerators and incubators around product, business strategy, culture, fundraising and expansion.
• Since 2019, we've worked with over 40 ventures in Healthcare (Mental Health, AI for screening/analytics, COVID-19 care), Fintech (Card based solutions, Insurtech, Payroll, Rewards & Loyalty, Insurance), Manufacturing Tech (DFM, Energy management, Safety, AI for process optimisation), HR Tech (recruitment and agencies), Real Estate (financing & incentive modelling) and MarTech (influencer marketing).
• 3 acquisitions, multiple rounds of funding (100k to 3M) and several cohorts of startups advised through VCs, Corporate Accelerators and Social Venture Builders/Grants.

Jan 2019 – May 2019 · 4 mos · On-site

• Played a pivotal role in helping the company grow 12.5x (80k to 1Mn customers) and raise a series B round of $35Mn. Created and launched an international travel card vertical (NiYO Global) that provided the best forex rates, unparalleled security and convenience through a linked mobile app. Headed tech, product, data, UI, UX, Customer Success and HR for the global cards business vertical along with existing responsibilities.

Aug 2018 – May 2019 · 9 mos · On-site

• Responsible for hiring and grooming the product team as well as setting up internal processes and tools to streamline product development and incorporate best practices. Scaled up the blue collared business from a product perspective, going from a simple salary account to a full stack bank with an innovative assisted banking platform.

Feb 2018 – May 2019 · 1 yr 3 mos · On-site

• Created and iterated on innovative credit products (zero interest), IVR and assisted banking services to set up the Blue Collared product suite at Niyo (Niyo Bharat)

Sep 2017 – Dec 2017 · 3 mos · Singapore

• In charge of data driven product enhancements on the portal www.bonappetour.com
• BonAppetour is a global community that connects travelers with local home chefs for unique culinary experiences, anywhere around the world.

Aug 2017 – Oct 2017 · 2 mos · Singapore

Aug 2016 – Nov 2017 · 1 yr 3 mos · Mumbai

• Bringing your product ideas to life - upload your design or customize existing products; we help you select the appropriate material and manufacturing process to cater to quantities 1 to 1 million with instantaneous, algorithmic pricing, quality assurance and doorstep delivery.
• Whether you want a personalized gift item or a factory machine part, Rolling Cube is your online digital fabrication partner, bringing the best of scattered manufacturing resources across India at the convenience of your desktop.
• My Role:
• Single handedly owned and executed several iterations of the product (www.rollingcube.in) from an idea stage, writing proprietary algorithms for conversion of images into machine friendly formats & products, instantaneous pricing and pooling for digital fabrication.
• Also handled B2C Marketing, Social Media Marketing & Campaigns for the venture.

Apr 2016 – Nov 2016 · 7 mos · Mumbai Area, India

• A pre-incubation, materials science based product startup at SINE, IIT Bombay that was working towards economical desalination of Sea Water to address the potable water scarcity issue in India.
• We created filters out of organic waste that could convert sea water into potable water without using electricity or external power with a flow rate of 4L/hr

Jun 2014 – Mar 2016 · 1 yr 9 mos · Bangalore

• Worked in 7 different sub-teams spanning across two business units (Investment Banking and Financial Engineering), developing expertise on UI / UX development - identified as a SME (Subject Matter Expert), managing databases, core application development and testing in different technology stacks.
• Contributed to internal Web Development frameworks and developer productivity tools, and introduced Fuzzy Logic as a decision engine to optimize resource utilization.
• Part of the core group for NAPA Intern Committee 2015, facilitating a smooth integration of new hires to the firm; buddy to 7 new recruits over the past year.
• Active participant in Table Tennis and Musical events / competitions within the firm.

Feb 2014 – Apr 2014 · 2 mos · IIT Bombay

• A club focusing on increments in awareness and skill sets of students belonging to the Metallurgical Engineering and Materials Science Department of IIT Bombay

Jan 2014 – Apr 2014 · 3 mos · www.puncenter.com

• A community of people who enjoy reading and sharing graphical puns.

Sep 2013 – Oct 2013 · 1 mo · IIT Bombay

• Design of a Dashboard under DAQ.

May 2013 – Jun 2013 · 1 mo · Bangalore

Feb 2013 – Feb 2014 · 1 yr · IIT Bombay

• An informal club for promotion of in-semester, fun technical projects- Providing mentors for those wanting to work on a particular idea as well as floating cool ideas with short time frames and a good learning curve.

May 2012 – Apr 2014 · 1 yr 11 mos · IIT Bombay

• Worked as a technical mentor to guide enthusiastic groups of students towards completion of projects in varied fields

May 2012 – Jul 2012 · 2 mos · Mumbai Area, India

Dec 2011 – Apr 2014 · 2 yrs 4 mos · IIT Bombay

• Technovation is a platform for students to float innovative projects, recruit teams, get funded, find mentors and realize their dream projects. Put simply its an expressway to innovation.