Dec 2023 – Present · 2 yrs 5 mos · Greater Chennai Area

• Leading early-stage startup investments and acceleration programs for founders across India.
• Key Focus Areas:
• Pre-seed & Seed stage investments in tech startups
• Mentoring founders on product-market fit, GTM strategy & fundraising
• Building investor networks for co-investment opportunities
• AI integration for startup automation & growth
• Investment Thesis: Technology, FinTech, SaaS, AI/ML, HealthTech
• #VentureCapital #StartupInvestor #Acceleration #Mentorship

Nov 2022 – Present · 3 yrs 6 mos

Nov 2022 – Present · 3 yrs 6 mos · Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India

Dec 2021 – Nov 2023 · 1 yr 11 mos · Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India

• As Group CEO & Managing Director, I am entrusted with the responsibility of driving the global strategic direction of Orange Holdings, a global conglomerate with a mission to revolutionize Technology, Finance, Healthcare, Media, Real-estate, Retail, Tourism, and so on across 4 countries. Guided by our core values of integrity, trust, and customer-centricity, I strive to create sustainable growth and deliver long-term value to our stakeholders.

Jul 2021 – Nov 2023 · 2 yrs 4 mos · India

• I'm responsible for constituting the vision and future of the company, leading the management team, and strengthening our Founder-centric culture as BVC scales. I also spend much of my time studying industry trends, serving on advisory boards, and figuring out what changes in our industry will serve as opportunities for our clients.

Apr 2019 – Jun 2021 · 2 yrs 2 mos · Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India

Oct 2018 – Apr 2023 · 4 yrs 6 mos · Greater Chennai Area

• Real Estate, Cyber Security, IoT and Fintech

Apr 2018 – Feb 2020 · 1 yr 10 mos

• Helped the government to setup its first cyber crime wing for narcotics and criminal bureau of investigation

Mar 2018 – Jan 2022 · 3 yrs 10 mos · Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India

Oct 2017 – Nov 2019 · 2 yrs 1 mo · Greater Chennai Area

Feb 2017 – Mar 2020 · 3 yrs 1 mo · Tamil Nadu, India

• Launched Chennai's first Healthy Bakery products and cafe.

Sep 2015 – Sep 2018 · 3 yrs · Greater Chennai Area

Jul 2015 – Apr 2025 · 9 yrs 9 mos · Greater Bengaluru Area

• R&D and Rapid Prototyping for next-generation robots. India's first animatronics company.

Jun 2015 – Sep 2015 · 3 mos · Greater Bengaluru Area

• Previous company hibu was acquired by Wipro. Moved to Wipro for the transition. During my transition, I helped in developing Managed Innovation Strategy for Wipro.

Sep 2013 – Jun 2015 · 1 yr 9 mos · Bengaluru, Karnataka, India

• Enterprise Information System implementation and global rollout
• OpenText ECM Suite for SAP solutions implementation
• OpenText Content Server 10.5, Archive Server 10.5, Document Pipeline and Enterprise Scan 10.5 implementation
• SAP MM, FICO and VIM Implementation
• End to end Project management activities
• Building production support team

Mar 2013 – Feb 2014 · 11 mos · Ahmedabad, Gujarat, India

Dec 2011 – Aug 2023 · 11 yrs 8 mos · Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India

• With 7000+ Volunteers, in 13 Countries, one of the largest non-profit technology communities for good.
• Inspired by the various Hackathon events held in Cognizant, had started an NGO – Code4cause in the year 2011 and teamed up with young budding and talented software developers across the globe who share the same interest as mine to help NGO’s venture into the world of latest technologies.
• Code4cause - an NGO for NGO's aims at connecting all software developers and geeks around the globe to support a cause. Our prime focus is to form a geek's network in order to help NGO's to be at par with the state of the art technologies.
• Code4cause is a platform where every willing developer and NGO's are brought together to be mutually benefited of each other’s contribution

May 2011 – Aug 2013 · 2 yrs 3 mos · Greater Chennai Area

• I led the web application support and enhancement team for a premier luxury retailer, driving innovation across the account. I managed the development and oversight of the client's eCommerce projects, leading a .NET team of over 15 members to ensure successful end-to-end delivery of the software development lifecycle (SDLC). Additionally, I developed internal portals to enhance support, productivity, and delivery excellence. I handled escalations and conducted weekly status calls with the client’s managers and directors to ensure smooth project execution. I also directed a team of 10 Centers of Excellence (CoEs) to deliver proofs of concept (POCs) and provided technical expertise as part of the Digital Marketing RFP team.

Mar 2009 – Apr 2011 · 2 yrs 1 mo · Greater Chennai Area

Feb 2007 – Jan 2009 · 1 yr 11 mos · Greater Chennai Area

• As a digital marketing professional, I founded my business while in college and have since led all aspects of digital marketing strategy and execution. With expertise in eCommerce and mCommerce marketing, I focus on optimizing the marketing funnel and engagement strategies. I manage multi-channel efforts, including SEO, SEM (Google Ads, Bing Ads), social media advertising, and email marketing. I have developed and optimized affiliate and referral marketing campaigns through innovative strategies, directed social media efforts to align with overall marketing goals, and crafted targeted email marketing campaigns for various international markets to maximize engagement and conversions. I am committed to continuous innovation, consistently identifying new channels and strategies to effectively reach consumers.

Mar 2006 – Jan 2007 · 10 mos · Greater Chennai Area

• I started my business while in college, focusing on domain reselling and managing web development, design, and SEO projects. I have expertise in content management systems such as WordPress, Drupal, and Joomla, allowing me to deliver effective and engaging online solutions for clients.

May 2003 – Jun 2005 · 2 yrs 1 mo · Greater Chennai Area

• Worked as a system administrator in NT 4.0, 2000, 2003 Windows, Linux, and Sun Solaris Servers. Hardware & Software installation, maintenance, and upgrading, solving hardware/network issues. Taking regular backups of servers. Managing server outages and patch installation. Configuring & maintaining exchange server.
• Worked on Hardware troubleshooting, Server maintenance, Hardware assembling/installation, Software/OS installation, Network planning and setup for corporate clients, institutes.
• DNS, DHCP, NAT & CISCO Router/Switch Configurations
• Coaching the next generation team on Networking and System Administration.

Jan 2003 – May 2003 · 4 mos · Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India