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Vamsi Krishna

Co-Founder

Bengaluru, Karnataka, India26 yrs 6 mos experience
Most Likely To SwitchHighly Stable

Key Highlights

  • Founder of The Esports Club, driving youth engagement.
  • 20+ years in global tech and consumer marketing.
  • Expert in building scalable gaming ecosystems.
Stackforce AI infers this person is a Gaming and Marketing expert with a focus on youth engagement and brand integration.

Contact

wamsi9634@gmail.comLinkedIn

Skills

Core Skills

EsportsBusiness DevelopmentYouth EngagementPlatform DevelopmentMarketing StrategyInfluencer MarketingGamingBrand MarketingDemand GenerationProduct ManagementTechnical EngineeringProduct Development

Other Skills

community-led programsbrand integrationstechnology integrationcommunity engagementyouth programsexperiential marketingmulti-city executioncreator managementbrand partnershipsmonetisation modelsconsumer marketingcampaign managementsocial media marketingproduct marketingmarket share growth

About

I’m the Founder of The Esports Club (TEC) — a platform and campus network built to help brands engage India’s Gen-Z and college audiences through gaming, esports, and youth-led programs. After 20+ years across global technology and consumer companies including Microsoft, AMD, NVIDIA, and Wipro, I started TEC to solve a structural problem: youth audiences are highly engaged, but access to them is fragmented, inconsistent, and difficult to execute at scale. Since 2019, we’ve been building what we internally call India’s Youth OS — a system that combines technology, on-ground execution, and creator ecosystems into a single operating model. At its core, the business is designed around repeatable infrastructure, not one-off campaigns. How the ecosystem is structured: • The Esports Club (TEC): The core platform for esports tournaments, events, and community-led programs • TEC Spartans: A structured, tech-enabled campus execution network operating across colleges • TEC Productions: Broadcast, content, and live production capabilities supporting esports and non-esports • Maverik: Creator and influencer talent management focused on gaming and youth culture Together, these layers allow brands and publishers to activate youth audiences consistently, safely, and at scale — across digital, campus, and live environments. We don’t position gaming as a media buy. We treat it as infrastructure for youth engagement. If you’re a brand, publisher, or ecosystem partner looking to work at the intersection of gaming, culture, and Gen-Z — let’s connect. 🌐 theesports.club 🌐 basikmarketing.in

Experience

26 yrs 6 mos
Total Experience
5 yrs 3 mos
Average Tenure
7 yrs 4 mos
Current Experience

Maverik

Founder & MD

May 2023 – Present · 3 yrs · Bengaluru, Karnataka, India · Hybrid

  • Founder of a gaming-focused creator and talent management company.
  • Focus areas:
  • Creator representation and growth
  • Brand–creator partnerships
  • Long-term monetisation models beyond one-off campaigns
creator managementbrand partnershipsmonetisation modelsinfluencer marketinggaming

Basik marketing private limited

Managing Director

Aug 2019 – Present · 6 yrs 9 mos · Bengaluru Area, India

  • Operational backbone supporting youth, gaming, and experiential programs.
  • Focus areas:
  • Multi-city execution systems
  • Scalable delivery models
  • Integration between digital, campus, and live programs
youth programsexperiential marketingmulti-city executionbusiness developmentmarketing strategy

The esports club (tec)

Founder

Jan 2019 – Present · 7 yrs 4 mos · India · On-site

  • Founded and built The Esports Club as a platform-led ecosystem connecting gaming, campuses, creators, and brands.
  • Focus areas:
  • Platform-led esports tournaments and events
  • Campus execution through a structured ambassador network
  • Broadcast, content, and live production
  • Brand integrations within gaming and youth ecosystems
esportsgamingcommunity-led programsbrand integrationsbusiness development

Nvidia

Head - Consumer Marketing for South Asia

Apr 2014 – Jun 2019 · 5 yrs 2 mos · Bengaluru Area, India

Microsoft

Director - Windows Consumer Marketing

Dec 2010 – Mar 2014 · 3 yrs 3 mos · Bengaluru Area, India

  • Owns consumer marketing budget for Windows client by creating marketing and business plans to support annual business of USD 300M. Launched various brand marketing campaigns for brand marketing and demand generation. Executed strategies to grow Windows consumer business and collaborated with OEM partners like HP, Sony, Dell, Acer, Lenovo & HCL for co-marketing plans and crafting PC market expansion strategy that led to substantial increase in Windows attach revenue.
  • Led the v-team for launch & execution of “Windows 8 Launch campaign” to drive desire and preference for new Windows 8 devices and launched “First Time PC Buyer Campaign” targeted to drive the ownership of New PC among SEC B&C consumers. Achieved highest growth in the company of Windows business in India in 2012.
  • Launched Windows social community on media campaign via Facebook in 2010 and grew fan-base to 1.3M in two years by implementing organic growth strategies.
consumer marketingbrand marketingdemand generationmarketing strategybusiness development

Amd

Manager - Product Marketing Asia Pacific

Mar 2003 – Nov 2010 · 7 yrs 8 mos · Bengaluru Area, India

  • Led marketing of AMD computing and graphics product portfolio across India, Singapore, Thailand and Indonesia to support business worth USD 150M. He worked with OEM partners in India to create PC roadmap based on AMD technology and increased market share to 19% during 2006 -2010. He handled 12 new product rollouts in India during 2003-2010. He also developed internal sales positioning tool for India sales force to pitch right product. Vamsi was spokesperson for AMD in India and single point of contact for all the new product launches.
product marketingmarket share growthOEM partnershipsproduct managementbusiness development

Wipro infotech ltd

Technical Engineer

Sep 1999 – Feb 2003 · 3 yrs 5 mos · Bengaluru Area, India

  • Handled design & development of PC products from idea conceptualization to production design stage for company’s various consumer programs.
designdevelopmentconsumer programstechnical engineeringproduct development

Education

Birla Institute of Technology and Science, Pilani

B.S — Information Systems

NTTF Electronics Center

Diploma in Electronics & Communications

Jan 1996 – Jan 1999

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