May 2022 – May 2024 · 2 yrs · Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada

• Market Research & Insights:
• Conducted extensive market research targeting outdoorsy individuals with diverse sports interests across North America.
• Analyzed user preferences, pain points, and trends to shape our product strategy.
• Prototype Testing & Iteration:
• Rigorously tested the prototype with 100+ users, gathering valuable feedback for continuous improvement.
• Iterated on design, functionality, and user experience based on real-world usage insights.
• Team Building & Leadership:
• Assembled a talented team of 10+ professionals, including engineers, designers, and data scientists
• Data-Driven Insights:
• Leveraged data analytics to explore correlation between mental health and physical health parameters (HRV, sleep cycle, VO2 Max et al)
• Conducted in-depth analyses, identifying patterns and actionable insights for personalized wellness recommendations
• Therapist Feedback & Validation:
• Collaborated with 30+ therapists to validate our hypothesis and their feedback guided product enhancements

Apr 2022 – Dec 2022 · 8 mos · Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada

• Built a documentation product for ERs and medical support staff to add patient data conveniently to EHR solutions saving time spent on administrative tasks by 40%

Sep 2020 – Present · 5 yrs 9 mos

• As a forward-thinking angel investor, I’ve built a robust portfolio of 50+ startups in Asia. My investment philosophy is rooted in innovation and sustainability, backing visionary entrepreneurs who are redefining the future. I provide not just capital, but strategic insights to help startups scale and thrive in a competitive landscape.
• Focus sectors - ClimateTech, HealthTech & FinTech
• Invested in 50+ startups
• Work with Founders on product strategy and data-driven roadmap prioritization
• 18 PortCos have raised a follow-on round, 7 of them have raised 2+ rounds, No exits yet!
• MOIC of 3.13x and XIRR of ~33%

Mar 2019 – Dec 2021 · 2 yrs 9 mos · Bangalore

• Built a conversational AI-first e-commerce marketplace to simplify shopping experience of home appliances
• Designed and implemented an NLP-based recommendation engine to personalize content for product shortlisting
• Led entire product development cycle with 15+ members spread across operations, tech and data science
• o Launched MVP based on primary research and market surveys involving in-store salespeople and consumers
• o Validated lots of benefit hypothesis through A/B & multivariate testing during the BFore product evolution
• o Customized user journeys to improve conversions by analyzing data from different customer acquisition channels
• Designed an in-house CRM tool for the operations team and store managers to share data-driven product feedback
• Steered growth of partner accounts by onboarding 150+ retail stores including 10 leading multi-outlet brands
• Enabled 2300+ unit sales from 14,000+ users amounting to over $1mn (USD) in GMV from our B2C platform (BFore)
• Pivoted to a B2B product (AssistBot) and onboarded 5 partners for a pilot program leading to full rollout with 3 partners
• Delivered improvement in online conversions of B2B partners up to 150% within 3 months of full rollout
• Runner-up of the Dell India startup challenge 2020 and part of 2nd cohort of Silicon Road Retail Accelerator program

Jul 2016 – May 2019 · 2 yrs 10 mos · Bengaluru, Karnataka, India

• Built an innovation management B2B SaaS product leveraging concepts of behavior science & persuasive technology
• Spearheaded product development lifecycle end-to-end to deliver multiple product releases of enterprise quality
• o Recruited and mentored technology team of 15+ developers, designers and data scientists
• o Designed breakthrough AI-first product features which improved user engagement metrics by 55%
• o Planned QA automation framework (80% code coverage) and executed it to reduce number of bugs released by 92%
• Managed all stakeholders (founders, clients, sales & dev team) by creating, prioritizing and executing product roadmap
• Strategized customized use case implementation for clients using behavioral economics-based gamification measures
• Led growth of enterprise user base from 350 (1 client) to 50,000+ (15 clients) in 2 years through PLG principles
• Delivered $2 Mn+ (USD) ARR from enterprise clients in India and Southeast Asia

Mar 2013 – Mar 2015 · 2 yrs

• Authored and filed two ‘Utility’ Patents (in USPTO) in cloud computing IaaS domain
• Ideated integration of different aspects of performance testing (scale, stress and load) into a single tool
• Ideated cost cutting on hardware through efficient cloud resource utilization for enterprise customers
• Planned and coordinated QA projects to test Beta versions of the product to improve defect leakage by 25%
• Researched new tools contributed by the OpenStack community and pitched the important ones to the development teams to get them integrated in our product
• Negotiated product UX design changes with the senior architects to deliver higher customer satisfaction
• Designed the performance testing plan to develop automated testing framework
• Led a team of 5 engineers to get it implemented which helped cut down the product testing time by 66%

Nov 2011 – May 2012 · 6 mos

• Oversaw a HP project transition from an American team to our team in India, strategizing knowledge transfer sessions, charting out schedules, budgeting and procuring hardware requirements and owning up complex technical modules.
• Worked from Fort Collins, Colorado for a month, strategizing with the US team to catalyze the transition; was the most junior person in our business unit chosen for this cross-cultural international responsibility.

Jul 2009 – Feb 2013 · 3 yrs 7 mos

• Automated product testing for an OS installation and data archiving product on HPUX, which allowed peers to save 80% of their business hours in testing and ensured a product of highest quality
• Developed feature enhancements and fixed customer encountered defects to mitigate the inconvenience caused
• Mentored several fresh college graduates and designed the training framework for them to scale up their technical skills