Shyam Siddarth

Founder

Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India10 yrs 11 mos experience

Most Likely To SwitchHighly Stable

Key Highlights

Founder of Tamilpreneur, supporting 8000 entrepreneurs.
Successfully raised ₹150 Crores for startups.
Accelerated multiple startups to acquisition.

Stackforce AI infers this person is a multifaceted leader in entrepreneurship and engineering, with a strong focus on community building and project management.

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Skills

Core Skills

EntrepreneurshipCommunity BuildingStartup AccelerationStartup GrowthFundraisingEvent ManagementProject ManagementQuality ControlClimate TechEngineeringOperations Management

Other Skills

Media StrategyHealth TechRevenue GenerationCommunity ManagementNetworkingEvent PlanningPublic SpeakingPlant LayoutPressure VesselsQuality ManagementData ManagementEngineering DesignAPI StandardsManufacturing TechnologyDesign Thinking

Experience

10 yrs 11 mos

Total Experience

4 yrs 6 mos

Average Tenure

7 yrs 3 mos

Current Experience

Tamilpreneur

Founder and CEO /உழைப்பாளி

Mar 2019 – Present · 7 yrs 3 mos · Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India

Tamilpreneur is a home for entrepreneurs, right from ideation to IPO
Accelerator: Get traction & 6 digit revenue < 30 days
2025 - Blod, A health tech Startup we accelerated, got acquired by a NASDAQ listed entity.
2026 - A hospitality tech startup went from ₹50k ARR to ₹1.5Cr ARR in 1 month
Community: Largest and Most recommended ecosystem in TN.
> Early stage entrepreneurs
8000 Entrepreneurs part of network (4 years active)
Every 2 hours an entrepreneur joins Tamilpreneur Club
> Growth Stage entrepreneurs
₹15 Crores saved by founders via startup credits
Partnered up with ADB, DBS, AWS, Zoho, Mixpanel, Notion, Phonepe, Digital Ocean, Webflow
> Fundraise
₹150 Crores capital raised by founders through our introductions
50+ VCs part of our network including Anicut Capital, Rainmatter by Zerodha, Accel.
> Events
350+ Events across 10+ cities impacting 1.2 Lac people
Esteemed guests: Sridhar Vembu, Zoho | Nagarajan, Ramraj Cotton | Vijay Shankar, Freshworks
Narrative and Distribution: Sustained and Consistent Media Momentum for Brands
20 Million lifetime impressions across IG, LinkedIn
An awardee from our event got acquired for ₹100Cr < 6 months by an NSE listed entity
A company that pitched on our demo day raised $5M from a Top Accelerator in the US
Another company that pitched got acquired by a NASDAQ listed entity
150+ Tamil speaking founders interviewed since 2019

EntrepreneurshipCommunity BuildingFundraisingEvent ManagementMedia Strategy

Mitsubishi power

Senior Engineer, Projects & PLP

Jan 2017 – Nov 2021 · 4 yrs 10 mos · Bengaluru Area, India

Worked for #2 in the power industry
Professional growth: Climate tech (desulphurization), Quality Control, Plant Layout, Pressure Vessels.
Personal growth: Learnt Kannada and came out of introvertedness.
1. Associate Project Manager - GHG reduction for a coal-based power plant in Vietnam
Impact Area: Climate Tech.
Impact: Reduction of Sulphur dioxide present in Boiler Flue Gas to less than 50mg/Nm3
2. Department lead - Implementation of ISO 9001:2015
Impact Area: Quality Audits, Customer Satisfaction, Kaizen, Data Management.
3. Design of pressure vessels and storage tanks based on API 650, ASME Section 8
Impact area: Coal and Gas power plants in Indonesia and Thailand

Project ManagementQuality ControlPlant LayoutPressure VesselsClimate Tech

Jsw steel

Senior Engineer, Augmentation Projects

Jun 2015 – Dec 2016 · 1 yr 6 mos · Bellary, karnataka

Worked for one of the Top 5 steel companies in the world.
Professional growth: Applied principles learnt in engineering - PPC, Design thinking, Operations management, manufacturing technology. Learnt Welding and oxy-acetylene cutting. Learnt to manage a big team.
Personal growth: Learnt Hindi and people skills.
Project 1 - Kanbera reactor for Reduction of sulphur in pig iron.
Managed a 40-member team of contract workers to lay utility piping mostly compressed air, nitrogen, cokeoven gas, water.
Impact: Commissioning is done in a record 9 months against project schedule of 18 months.

Project ManagementOperations ManagementManufacturing TechnologyDesign Thinking

Hyundai motor india ltd.

Intern

Jan 2014 – Mar 2014 · 2 mos · Greater Chennai Area

Automation of Valve Clearance Setting in IC engines.
Highlights :
Designed (using PRO-e ) an automation unit consisting of nut and screw runner, crank automation unit to adjust valve tappet setting in IC engines, which led to
Cycle time reduction from 240 seconds to 52 seconds
Return on investment of around 50 lacs in 8 years.
Reduction of non-value adding activities like rework

AutomationEngineering DesignEngineering

Brakes india limited

Intern

Nov 2013 – Dec 2013 · 1 mo · Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India

Rejection analysis of primary plunger in Tandem Master cylinder ( Hydraulic Braking System )
Key Concepts:
Fish-bone diagram.
KAIZEN.
Pareto chart.
Root cause analysis and cause validation.

Rejection AnalysisRoot Cause AnalysisEngineering

Taqa power

Trainee

Dec 2012 – Dec 2012 · 0 mo · Virudachalam, Tamil Nadu

Learnt in depth about different systems in a power plant - feedwater, coal handling, ash handling, feed pumps, transformers, and generators. In retrospect, this helped me pursue a post-grad in Thermal Engineering.