Private Equity and Venture Capital

Professional Scrum Master™ I (PSM I)

Saving Time by Setting Goals

Blockchain Basics

Provided Technology support to Angina and its portfolio companies.

Advisor

Master of Science - MS

Bachelor of Technology (B.Tech.)

High School

Centareum is refining the future of global brick & mortar retail business, driving impact through a unique, easy to operate and customer loyalty creating end-to-end proximity based mobile marketing platform enabled by blockchain and AI

•	Analysed problems faced by retailer while selling product for Pockey Nexta through online and offline channels
•	Designed a working prototype on Ethereum and IPFS.
•	Validation of idea with partner retail store
•	Team building
•	Documenting the project proposal and  plan
•	Building partnerships with the Retail stores, Government organisation such as Economic Development Board of Andhra Pradesh Government, Technology teams, Legal team, Finance team.
•	Designed and developed the Minimal Viable Product(MVP) – Centareum Business and Centareum customer which is currently available on Android app store.

Product Manager

•	Ideated to create differentiated products and business models to address Energy Monitoring Authority’s (EMA) business challenges
•	Collaborated to EMA meetings and retained the project grant of 1.8Million$
•	Project planning for IOT implementation and components procurement delivered project 6 months ahead of schedule
•	Published a paper and filed for a patent which is currently pending

Research Associate

Ever thought how the transportation in near future is going to be?

We are going to be surrounded by Electric vehicle, Autonomous Vehicles, Autonomous public mode of transportation, that we all know and that's where most of the research is taking place. But what's beyond that? Now its time to build an environment around it. 

A mobile based booking system for your autonomous vehicle anytime, anywhere providing the last mile connectivity.

Intern - Researcher

•	Responsible for the go-to-market and product management of Singtel’s enterprise IoT connectivity solutions which include product profitability, lifecycle management, roadmap development to accelerate business’ digital transformation efforts.
•	Assess market requirements for current and future products through market research, supported by customers and partner engagement.
•	Understand market gaps, build solution and value proposition for targeted customer segment.  
•	Evangelize the new product offering internally and externally to drive awareness and pipeline.
•	Drive market development and customer engagements to educate & accelerate adoption jointly with partners and sales team.
•	Build joint development plans, execute go-to market plans and develop new market opportunities and support customers’ opportunities.
•	Create sales enablement materials to drive customer acquisition.  
•	Develop business case, service definitions and modelling for product launch.
•	Work with stakeholders

Product Manager - Connectivity

Customer Acquisition
Creating and testing Business Model
Calculate 3-5 years financial projections 
Product Design and Development
Fundraising

Founder in Residence

•	Identified Identified Methane emissions as the biggest problem statement with the 3 largest Gas companies in Hong Kong 
•	Proposed several solutions encompassing Methane emissions and ESG goals of the customers
•	Tested various business models and product deployment strategy with the customers
•	Pitched business plan to several VCs resulting in raising an equity round of funding from Artesian Capital

•	Ideated and designed the product features based on the analysis of customer journey and future market trend. 
•	Built the Proof of Concept (POC) which helped the team in raising seed funds from individual investor and grant from NTUitive, valuing the company at 1 Million S$.
•	Strategised product launch into sprints to match the business goal and setting up clear KPIs for the team thus considerably reducing the product launch time. 
•	Setup partnerships and deals with Telecom operators such as Starhub, Airtel and Matrix in South East Asia, designers in California and Germany and hardware design and testing center in Singapore.
•	Managed multicultural teams developing IOT hardware, mobile application and wallet in Vietnam, India and China, respectively.

Co-founder and Product Manager

•	Performed market research and customer survey to identify limitations in current home automation system 
•	Analysed customer’s current and future needs resulting in developing an innovative smart energy system
•	Created and pitched business plan to the panel resulting in winning 3rd Prize and Investment at Intel Invent50 
•	Developed prototype of smart socket and mobile application which reduced 10% of monthly energy consumption

Appreciation Received:
•	Awarded 3rd prize by Ong Ye Kung, Minister of Education, Singapore and Anuj Dua, Director of Intel, Southeast Asia. 
•	Represented Intel at various IOT event such as IOTAsia2016, Makerfaire at SUTD as "Team Green".
•	Pitched the final idea in front of seed funders, VCs and potential customers.
•	Built partnership and business alliance with Star Software for collaboration in Enterprise software Development and Cresonix for manufacturing the product.   

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Co-Founder & Product Manager

Vigti, provides award-winning and patented early detection software that helps operations managers at gas distribution companies save lives and address the $8 billion in annual losses by identifying and localising leakages which currently go undetected for months, using AI-based algorithm.

Co-Founder & CEO

Startup India is an online discovery platform for the most promising startups of the country chosen through various DPIIT and Startup India programs.

•	Provide mentorship and guidance to early-stage startup, Ottermap, a portfolio company of Startup India
•	Conduct regular progress reviews and help startups refine their value proposition and go-to-market strategies

Mentor

Co-Founder

Solving problems that matter.

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