Professional

Ten years of building products.

The interactive version of my background — roles, advisory work, skills, and recognitions. For the one-page printable document, see the resume.

Work experience

Head of Productfluffbotics · Jun 2023 – Present · Bengaluru · Agentic AI · Hardware · Internet

Leading AI and product strategy for a conversational robotics startup, scaling chatbots to 25M users.

  • Shipped AI chatbots with 45% D30 retention; led 10-person team across product, engineering, and growth
  • Pivoted to conversational toys platform, booking $1M revenue in first 2 months with a $50M active pipeline
  • Secured $3M from a Google-backed fund; patent-pending technique cut AI inference costs 9× ($45 → $5/month per user)
Staff Product ManagerCareStack · Nov 2022 – Jun 2023 · Bengaluru · Healthcare · Finance

Owned payments and patient experience products for a US dental practice management SaaS.

  • Grew integrated POS offering 400% to $5M/month; new payment product processed $1M in its first week
  • Localised and expanded to AUS, NZ, and UK with a coordinated GTM strategy
  • Cut employee onboarding from 6 weeks to 2 weeks by building a product knowledge base from scratch
Senior Product ManagerRevenoid (Evabot) · Aug 2021 – Oct 2022 · San Francisco · Sales Tools · AI · SaaS

First PM hire at a US B2B AI sales tool; introduced product culture and led the company's pivot to AI.

  • Built the world's first GPT-3-powered sales intelligence tool using a private beta release
  • Led company pivot from corporate gifting to AI platform, guiding all 30+ employees through the transition
  • Drove 20% growth in the top subscription tier via a PLG referral program; maintained 97% sprint efficiency
Founding Product ManagerKoo · Jan – Aug 2021 · Bengaluru · Social Media · ML · Algorithms

Sole product contributor during Koo's 0 → 10M user growth in 6 months.

  • Ran 20+ monthly experiments: +80% TSOA, +50% D2 retention, +100% D5 network size over 3 months
  • Contributed as sole IC at senior engineer and lead designer level while simultaneously hiring both teams
  • Built viral content and topic recommendation systems later copied by Twitter and Instagram
FounderOpenly · Jul 2018 – Dec 2020 · Bengaluru · Hyperlocal Marketplace

Founded a hyperlocal marketplace for Bengaluru SMBs, reaching 10K users and 200+ stores.

  • Won Startup Karnataka ELEVATE Grant (2019), beating 1,000+ startups for a ₹50L cash grant
  • Built cross-platform mobile apps solo; revamped vendor onboarding success rate from 3% to 28%
  • Fulfilled 50+ daily orders during COVID lockdowns from a single locality
Co-FounderUrban X · May 2017 – Jun 2018 · Bengaluru · Helicopter Taxi

Co-founded India's first commercial helicopter taxi between Electronic City and Bengaluru airport.

  • Secured flight clearances from IAF, KIAL, DRDO, DGCA, and Yelahanka Air Force Base
  • Signed 50 operational helipads; oversaw construction of 2 heliport lounges and ran daily commercial flights
  • Company valued at $8M by investors; IIM-A Masterplan Startup Competition Winner 2018
Technology & Strategy ConsultantFreelance · 2016 – 2018 · Bengaluru · Digital Transformation · E-commerce

Product and tech consultant for e-commerce, ERP, and Salesforce integrations across India and Europe.

  • Completed EUR 50K of EU client projects before transitioning to full-time founder work
  • Helped a sanitary-ware importer 2× sales and cut warehousing costs 80%; DTC store generating ₹5L/month
  • Consulted across product, UX, and engineering for 10+ clients
FounderTwine · 2015 – 2016 · Bengaluru · AR Platform · Location-based Services

AR platform for location-based hyperlocal services.

  • Presented to the Thiel Fellowship in 2015; placed top 8 internationally
  • Engaged several investors through the evaluation process

Side projects & advisory

MentorIntNex · 2026 · AI Productivity for Education

Mentoring an AI productivity startup for the education sector.

MentorSR Aerospace · Jan 2023 – May 2024 · Drone Propulsion

Built the full business division; set up sales, marketing, and government/defence relations channels.

MentorSkello · Jan – Mar 2023 · Prediction Market Platform

Advised on GTM strategy and business planning.

Co-FounderOctave Advisory · Mar 2021 – Jan 2022 · Blockchain & Web3 · Dubai

Co-founded a Web3 advisory firm in Dubai; 15+ clients including local banks and government organisations.

Visiting Faculty & E-Cell MentorPresidency University · 2019 · Education & Entrepreneurship

Set up the on-campus startup incubator; taught AI in Business for MBA students; keynoted 2 international conferences.

ConsultantTicketing.in · Oct 2020 · Event Management

Planned and built website and mobile app for a ticketing and event management platform.

ConsultantWeShare · Nov 2019 · Switzerland · Social Platform

Planned and built a social media platform for Arsenal footballer Johan Djorou.

ConsultantOohMyGift · Mar 2016 – Jan 2017 · Gift Registry Platform

Led a 5-person team from concept to launch across iOS, Android, and web in under 2 months.

Skills

AI & ML
🧠 Agentic Orchestration🔍 LLM Fine-tuning⚖️ LLM Evaluation📂 RAG✏️ Prompt Engineering💰 AI Cost Optimisation
Product
🚀 0→1 Products🎯 Product Strategy🎨 Product Design🌱 Growth & PLG📊 Data Analytics🗺️ Roadmapping
Engineering
💻 Full-stack📱 Mobile (iOS/Android)🔗 REST APIs🏗️ System Design
Business
💸 Sales & GTM💼 Fundraising👥 Team Building🤝 Advisory

Recognitions

🏆 Startup Karnataka: ELEVATE Grant2019 · Winner
🏆 IIM-A Masterplan Startup Competition2018 · Winner · National top 5
🏆 IIT-M Elevate-X Startup Competition2016 · Winner · National top 8
🏆 Thiel Fellowship Finalist2015 · Top 8 internationally