Jan 2025 – Present · 1 yr 5 mos

• Launched the U.S. chapter of India’s largest SaaS founder community, engaging 200+ founders, VCs, and ecosystem leaders.
• Designed and hosted GTM roundtables, mentor networks, and strategic ecosystem sessions for early-stage startups expanding to North America.
• Co-designed flagship events (Caravan, SaaSBoomi Annual) attracting 1,200+ attendees, curating content tracks and founder roundtables.
• Created community-led GTM playbooks to help startups drive enterprise traction and U.S. market entry.
• Facilitated 1:1 founder conversations to validate GTM themes and shape ecosystem programming.
• Represented SaaSBoomi in the U.S. ecosystem, forging partnerships with accelerators, VCs, and tech operators.

Sep 2022 – Present · 3 yrs 9 mos

• Helping build the largest SaaS founders' pay-it-forward community

Sep 2023 – Present · 2 yrs 9 mos · Toronto, Ontario, Canada

Jan 2022 – Present · 4 yrs 5 mos · Toronto, Ontario, Canada

• Exploring and incubating ideas at the intersection of technology, strategy, and startup ecosystems. White Light serves as a platform for advising early-stage founders and shaping concepts that help businesses navigate a hyper-connected, AI-driven future.
• Supporting entrepreneurs in refining GTM, partnerships, and narrative strategies in emerging tech and SaaS.
• Engaged in early exploration across AI, fintech, and community-led innovation models.
• Actively building frameworks to guide startup teams through early-stage ambiguity and global scale-up readiness.

Nov 2021 – Dec 2023 · 2 yrs 1 mo

• C100 and its members support the global community of Canada-connnected founders through mentorship, investment, partnership, and talent. Member-supported, not-for-profit member association, headquartered in San Francisco, California, with members across the major technology hubs of the US, Canada, and beyond.

Jan 2021 – Nov 2024 · 3 yrs 10 mos · U. S. & Canada

• Drove GTM, partnerships, and revenue for a cross-border digital banking platform, scaling Truly’s presence across the U.S. and Canada and acquiring thousands of SMB customers.
• Achieved 100% YoY growth by directing multi-channel GTM across marketing, partnerships, and sales.
• Established and expanded a partnership program with leading accounting firms, law firms, accelerators, and influencers to modernize SMB banking and payments.
• Reduced CAC by 250% and boosted onboarding conversions from 30% → 70% through data-driven funnel optimization and marketing automation.
• Launched a partner API platform enabling embedded finance use cases for accounting firms, fintechs, and SaaS providers.
• Partnered with banks, card issuers, and payment processors to architect and scale the platform’s infrastructure.
• Built lifecycle engagement programs that increased product usage, retention, and reduced churn.
• Represented Truly at major industry events including QuickBooks Connect, Scaling New Heights, Collision, SaaS North, and Payments Canada.

Jan 2020 – Present · 6 yrs 5 mos

• Invite-only think tank providing thought leadership in the fintech community on local and global fintech and banking trends and policy

Jan 2018 – Present · 8 yrs 5 mos · Toronto, Ontario, Canada

Jan 2015 – Dec 2020 · 5 yrs 11 mos · UAE, Canada

• Launched Canada’s first B2B cross-border payments platform, acquiring thousands of SMB customers coast to coast.
• Pivoted product from P2P → B2B, creating a trusted alternative to wire transfers and cheques.
• Built acquisition engine through inbound/outbound campaigns, digital channels, and accounting firm partnerships.
• Integrated with QuickBooks and Xero in under 3 months, opening new distribution and co-marketing channels.
• Won innovation awards from BMO Bank, NTT Data, and DMZ accelerator, and partnered with fintech accelerators (DMZ, Highline Beta, Barclays Rise) whose support was instrumental in scaling Remitr through critical growth phases.
• Showcased the platform at Money 20/20, Collision, and Payments Canada, generating consistent brand lift and lead flow.

Apr 2011 – Dec 2014 · 3 yrs 8 mos · Mumbai

• Co-founded and scaled one of India’s earliest cloud HR & Payroll SaaS platforms, expanding from SMBs to mid-market enterprises.
• Acquired customers across India, South-East Asia and the Middle East, including healthcare, manufacturing, hospitality, and services sectors.
• Grew revenue 30% YoY through direct sales and a new partner channel.
• Built a rule-based payroll engine to support global compliance for multi-country enterprises.
• Launched a payroll bureau partner program, signing 3 large service partners within 6 months.
• Positioned Emportant as a credible SaaS player, creating a scalable product and customer footprint that led to a successful exit.

May 2006 – Apr 2011 · 4 yrs 11 mos · Mumbai, Maharashtra, India

• Led enterprise payroll implementations for 20+ large banking and manufacturing clients.
• Managed a 70-member delivery and support team, overseeing projects for clients with 100K+ employees.
• Directed integrations with Oracle e-Business Suite and Finacle core banking, ensuring compliance and scalability.
• Partnered with system integrators (TCS, Wipro, HP) to expand enterprise reach and credibility.
• Improved profitability by optimizing project portfolio and commercial governance.
• Soft-launched Fluous payroll in the U.K., laying the foundation for international expansion.

Jan 2003 – Jan 2006 · 3 yrs

• Modernized enterprise IT systems, improving uptime by 300%, and turned around a loss-making business unit to profitability.

Jan 2001 – Jan 2003 · 2 yrs · Greater Kolkata Area

• Launched a cloud-based learning platform for capital markets, managing partnerships with the National Stock Exchange.

Jan 1999 – Jan 2001 · 2 yrs · Greater Kolkata Area

• Led digital initiatives for corporates and launched Batchmates.com, one of India’s first B2C online communities.

Jan 1998 – Jan 1999 · 1 yr

• Built and launched one of India’s earliest multi-user accounting systems; expanded product into Southeast Asia.

Jan 1996 – Jan 1998 · 2 yrs