Sep 2024 – Present · 1 yr 8 mos

• Neo AI is bringing AI-based personalization into ed-tech. They identify key learning gaps using AI assessments and craft personalized learning paths to help students grow quantitatively in a fun and engaging way. They are super early and growing.

Dec 2022 – Present · 3 yrs 5 mos · San Francisco Bay Area

• Ashu (Founder of Alhena AI) is an amazing person who priorly lead the product team at LinkedIn. They have an amazing team with expertise in building AI solutions and are currently developing an AI concierge for e-commerce brands to boost conversions and revenue growth. The company has raised $4.3 million from Slow Ventures and 6th Man Ventures. Alhena is also part of South Park Commons.

Dec 2021 – Feb 2023 · 1 yr 2 mos

• Snaphire is mostly something I do very passively and as a passion project focused on helping founders hire great engineering talent. The key insight here is that most startups do outbound outreach to hire top engineering talent. So to add extra value for founders, I'd run Lemlist campaigns to just refer a few solid interested engineers for early stage founders.

Dec 2020 – Mar 2022 · 1 yr 3 mos · Bangalore Urban, Karnataka, India

• Landed at Gemba Capital after growing my content group to 1,000+ founders and VCs. In a tight team of three, I built thesis, reached out to well experienced top-tier early stage founders, and joined partner calls. Led by Adith Podhar’s expertise, we targeted fintech, plus some marketplace and SaaS plays, seeking strong founders, products, and markets. Great ride backing bold ventures!
• [ Investments: Plum Insurance, Grip Invest, Wint Wealth and 17+ during my tenure here ]

Sep 2020 – Feb 2022 · 1 yr 5 mos · Bengaluru, Karnataka, India

• I started this to break into a VC fund job, which is slightly tough in India with so few funds focused on big, scalable startups. I was reading a lot on Twitter and blogs to learn about the startup world, so I created a group to share useful Twitter threads and posts from founders and funds. I’d pick five links a day to share, and people from Sequoia, Lightspeed, Accel, and founders like those from Lenskart and FamPay started checking it out regularly.
• Over a year, it grew to about 1,000 founders and VCs. It was fun!

Aug 2019 – Jan 2020 · 5 mos · Bengaluru, Karnataka, India · On-site

• We spotted a great opportunity when the Maldives traveler market spiked by 59.6% in 2019. After deep research, we built a solid business model for honeymooners, leveraging our clear target audience, expertise, and clever sales markups.
• Within months, we were generating decent revenue. We didn't scale to other locations as it was an operations-heavy endeavor, which I dislike, so we ran it for a few months for fun.

Dec 2015 – Jul 2017 · 1 yr 7 mos · Bangalore, India.

• A Slightly Geeky Team with Impeccable Designs, I loved working here, Major businesses I landed were from Construction Industry: Booming Market, Tough Sales, Huge Pay, I was well aware of the facts, Newspaper/Social Media Ads & Marketing Collaterals was the work. Prestige Group, HM Constructions were few of the Big Names. (Design of Everyday Things by Don Norman, Fav!)
• Learned: Primary|Secondary Market Research, CAC & LTV, Core Foundation of Design (UX, UI & Visual), Productivity Tools, Business Unit Economics, Planning Company Strategic RoadMap, Etc.

Apr 2012 – Jul 2016 · 4 yrs 3 mos · Numerous Locations

• Started by learning the ropes with my dad and brother-in-law in their jewelry and diamond businesses. As profit-driven Marwaris, I mastered cost-cutting and optimization early, driving our growth. Based in Mumbai and Hong Kong, I sharpened my skills in high-stakes, family-run ventures. Convinced that tech is key to scale, I joined a startup in e-commerce and relocated to Bangalore, ready to dive into new horizons!