Aniketh MJ
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Varun Saraogi
Aniketh and I worked together in Bizongo where he headed our team. I have always admired his level of patience and his sense of calm, specially in the more complicated scenarios. His knack to grasp really difficult situations and come up with efficient solutions in no time, is quite commendable. He's an incredibly adept and reliable person. He has this unique ability to Identify strengths in his team members while simultaneously helping them work on their shortcomings. This rare quality makes him a great mentor and team leader. Aniketh makes sure the team is well balanced and that the responsibility is shouldered equally by all members. He offers complete autonomy to his team members when it comes to decision making, while stepping in wherever necessary. This reflects his trust in this team and an immense surge in confidence and and a feeling of responsibility in the team members. I for one, enjoyed sharing a table with Aniketh at lunch where we discussed sports and travel at length. Aniketh has great sportsmanship, having represented India in the game of Ultimate Frisbee; which reflects highly in his leadership skills. His love for the sport has got us all hooked to it as well. I would highly recommend Aniketh for his passion to achieve, his team leading and building skills, his work ethics and the results he brings to the table.
Nina Das
Aniketh was my manager at Bizongo's Client Experience team. What I admire about him the most is the way he brings out the best out of each person in his team. His ability to deal with a crisis and come up with new ways to achieve results were always an inspiration. The other qualities that I appreciate are his analytical mindset, kindness and high energy levels (see him on the Ultimate Frisbee field and you'll know what I mean!). Strongly recommend Aniketh as an effective manager and a natural leader!
Varun Saraogi
Aniketh and I worked together in Bizongo where he headed our team. I have always admired his level of patience and his sense of calm, specially in the more complicated scenarios. His knack to grasp really difficult situations and come up with efficient solutions in no time, is quite commendable. He's an incredibly adept and reliable person. He has this unique ability to Identify strengths in his team members while simultaneously helping them work on their shortcomings. This rare quality makes him a great mentor and team leader. Aniketh makes sure the team is well balanced and that the responsibility is shouldered equally by all members. He offers complete autonomy to his team members when it comes to decision making, while stepping in wherever necessary. This reflects his trust in this team and an immense surge in confidence and and a feeling of responsibility in the team members. I for one, enjoyed sharing a table with Aniketh at lunch where we discussed sports and travel at length. Aniketh has great sportsmanship, having represented India in the game of Ultimate Frisbee; which reflects highly in his leadership skills. His love for the sport has got us all hooked to it as well. I would highly recommend Aniketh for his passion to achieve, his team leading and building skills, his work ethics and the results he brings to the table.
Nina Das
Aniketh was my manager at Bizongo's Client Experience team. What I admire about him the most is the way he brings out the best out of each person in his team. His ability to deal with a crisis and come up with new ways to achieve results were always an inspiration. The other qualities that I appreciate are his analytical mindset, kindness and high energy levels (see him on the Ultimate Frisbee field and you'll know what I mean!). Strongly recommend Aniketh as an effective manager and a natural leader!
Varun Saraogi
Aniketh and I worked together in Bizongo where he headed our team. I have always admired his level of patience and his sense of calm, specially in the more complicated scenarios. His knack to grasp really difficult situations and come up with efficient solutions in no time, is quite commendable. He's an incredibly adept and reliable person. He has this unique ability to Identify strengths in his team members while simultaneously helping them work on their shortcomings. This rare quality makes him a great mentor and team leader. Aniketh makes sure the team is well balanced and that the responsibility is shouldered equally by all members. He offers complete autonomy to his team members when it comes to decision making, while stepping in wherever necessary. This reflects his trust in this team and an immense surge in confidence and and a feeling of responsibility in the team members. I for one, enjoyed sharing a table with Aniketh at lunch where we discussed sports and travel at length. Aniketh has great sportsmanship, having represented India in the game of Ultimate Frisbee; which reflects highly in his leadership skills. His love for the sport has got us all hooked to it as well. I would highly recommend Aniketh for his passion to achieve, his team leading and building skills, his work ethics and the results he brings to the table.
Nina Das
Aniketh was my manager at Bizongo's Client Experience team. What I admire about him the most is the way he brings out the best out of each person in his team. His ability to deal with a crisis and come up with new ways to achieve results were always an inspiration. The other qualities that I appreciate are his analytical mindset, kindness and high energy levels (see him on the Ultimate Frisbee field and you'll know what I mean!). Strongly recommend Aniketh as an effective manager and a natural leader!
Varun Saraogi
Aniketh and I worked together in Bizongo where he headed our team. I have always admired his level of patience and his sense of calm, specially in the more complicated scenarios. His knack to grasp really difficult situations and come up with efficient solutions in no time, is quite commendable. He's an incredibly adept and reliable person. He has this unique ability to Identify strengths in his team members while simultaneously helping them work on their shortcomings. This rare quality makes him a great mentor and team leader. Aniketh makes sure the team is well balanced and that the responsibility is shouldered equally by all members. He offers complete autonomy to his team members when it comes to decision making, while stepping in wherever necessary. This reflects his trust in this team and an immense surge in confidence and and a feeling of responsibility in the team members. I for one, enjoyed sharing a table with Aniketh at lunch where we discussed sports and travel at length. Aniketh has great sportsmanship, having represented India in the game of Ultimate Frisbee; which reflects highly in his leadership skills. His love for the sport has got us all hooked to it as well. I would highly recommend Aniketh for his passion to achieve, his team leading and building skills, his work ethics and the results he brings to the table.
Nina Das
Aniketh was my manager at Bizongo's Client Experience team. What I admire about him the most is the way he brings out the best out of each person in his team. His ability to deal with a crisis and come up with new ways to achieve results were always an inspiration. The other qualities that I appreciate are his analytical mindset, kindness and high energy levels (see him on the Ultimate Frisbee field and you'll know what I mean!). Strongly recommend Aniketh as an effective manager and a natural leader!
Experience
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Ideaspring Capital
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India
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Venture Capital and Private Equity Principals
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1 - 100 Employee
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AVP, Investments
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Jul 2021 - Present
Ideaspring Capital is an early-stage VC funds that invests in companies building technology products/solutions for the enterprise space. It is a fund for entrepreneurs run by entrepreneurs.
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Consultant
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Jan 2021 - Jul 2021
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Bizongo
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India
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Technology, Information and Internet
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300 - 400 Employee
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Associate Director (Head, Business Intelligence)
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Sep 2019 - Aug 2020
- Promoted to Bizongo’s Leadership Team and set up a system to provide insights on margin maximisation on the P&L, improvements in the cash conversion cycle, revenue growth, customer acquisitions, churn mitigation, cost reductions on logistics and warehousing, and product automation - Leading a 9 member team to provide 100% metric and data visibility to track all functional KPIs
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DGM (Head, Client Experience)
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Apr 2018 - Sep 2019
- Devised a B2B specific NPS program to measure the experience being provided to clients and routinely reviewed internal processes and drove improvements to enhance the experience, resulting in a significant increase in the NPS, across quarters - Built and led an 18 member team across 3 locations and won the firmwide leadership award for Q4 FY 18-19 for driving initiatives around Client Reporting, Sales Operations and Client Success
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Zomato
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India
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Technology, Information and Internet
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700 & Above Employee
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Global Growth
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Jul 2016 - Mar 2018
- Part of the core team that launched Zomato's Table Reservation services - Test marketed the Sales Strategy before setting up and managing the Account Management function - Led the outsourcing of core operations to third parties, which resulted in an increase in efficiency and a reduction in costs - Assessed the opportunity in international markets to launch Table Reservation services - Led the Operations and Account Management functions for Zomato Book, globally - Changed the… Show more - Part of the core team that launched Zomato's Table Reservation services - Test marketed the Sales Strategy before setting up and managing the Account Management function - Led the outsourcing of core operations to third parties, which resulted in an increase in efficiency and a reduction in costs - Assessed the opportunity in international markets to launch Table Reservation services - Led the Operations and Account Management functions for Zomato Book, globally - Changed the operations model from a physical relationship based approach to a remotely led approach - Consolidated product feedback and provided inputs to create BookLite, a subset of the product to be launched in certain markets - Launched BookLite in Australia Show less - Part of the core team that launched Zomato's Table Reservation services - Test marketed the Sales Strategy before setting up and managing the Account Management function - Led the outsourcing of core operations to third parties, which resulted in an increase in efficiency and a reduction in costs - Assessed the opportunity in international markets to launch Table Reservation services - Led the Operations and Account Management functions for Zomato Book, globally - Changed the… Show more - Part of the core team that launched Zomato's Table Reservation services - Test marketed the Sales Strategy before setting up and managing the Account Management function - Led the outsourcing of core operations to third parties, which resulted in an increase in efficiency and a reduction in costs - Assessed the opportunity in international markets to launch Table Reservation services - Led the Operations and Account Management functions for Zomato Book, globally - Changed the operations model from a physical relationship based approach to a remotely led approach - Consolidated product feedback and provided inputs to create BookLite, a subset of the product to be launched in certain markets - Launched BookLite in Australia Show less
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Saïd Business School, University of Oxford
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United Kingdom
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Education Management
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700 & Above Employee
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MBA Student
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Sep 2014 - Sep 2015
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Capricorn Investment Group
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United States
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Investment Management
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1 - 100 Employee
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MBA Strategy Consultant
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Jul 2015 - Aug 2015
- Created go-to market strategy for a portfolio company in the dynamic window technology space - Created go-to market strategy for a portfolio company in the dynamic window technology space
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Oxford Seed Fund
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United Kingdom
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Venture Capital and Private Equity Principals
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1 - 100 Employee
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Investment Committee (during MBA)
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Sep 2014 - Jul 2015
- Selected as 1 of 10 amongst 80 MBA applicants to run Oxford’s student-run venture fund. - Evaluated 80+ companies and Business ideas to deploy £50,000 - Engaged in Portfolio Management activities - Selected as 1 of 10 amongst 80 MBA applicants to run Oxford’s student-run venture fund. - Evaluated 80+ companies and Business ideas to deploy £50,000 - Engaged in Portfolio Management activities
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seedfund
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1 - 100 Employee
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Pre MBA intern
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Jun 2014 - Aug 2014
- Performed industry analysis, competitor study and market feasibility study on 15 potential investment opportunities in Enterprise and Consumer Tech space - Performed industry analysis, competitor study and market feasibility study on 15 potential investment opportunities in Enterprise and Consumer Tech space
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LifeIsOutside.com
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India
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Leisure, Travel & Tourism
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1 - 100 Employee
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Business Development Manager
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Dec 2012 - Feb 2014
- Headed the Corporate getaways vertical and engaged in initiatives to increase supply and demand - Created a GTM strategy for fixed departure tours, targeting inbound tourists - Headed the Corporate getaways vertical and engaged in initiatives to increase supply and demand - Created a GTM strategy for fixed departure tours, targeting inbound tourists
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Dhwani Financial Services
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Bangalore
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Deal sourcing
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Jul 2011 - Nov 2012
- Managed family office's investment portfolio and evaluated business plans in need of angel funding - Managed family office's investment portfolio and evaluated business plans in need of angel funding
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Goldman Sachs
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United States
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Financial Services
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700 & Above Employee
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Analyst: Portfolio Control and Analysis- Equity
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Mar 2010 - Jun 2011
-Transitioned the Portfolio Control and Analysis-Equity process and team from Bangalore to Singapore -Provided daily tradable cash and stock positions to the trading desk daily for effective utilization of cash to maximize returns and minimize risks -Created and delivered functional training for new team members by documenting process flows and establishing procedure manuals -Go-to person in the department for the Portfolio Reconciliation Tool that helped increase operational… Show more -Transitioned the Portfolio Control and Analysis-Equity process and team from Bangalore to Singapore -Provided daily tradable cash and stock positions to the trading desk daily for effective utilization of cash to maximize returns and minimize risks -Created and delivered functional training for new team members by documenting process flows and establishing procedure manuals -Go-to person in the department for the Portfolio Reconciliation Tool that helped increase operational efficiency in the NAV reconciliation process
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Analyst: Portfolio Control and Analysis-Fixed Income
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Jun 2008 - Mar 2010
-Performed cash, stock and Net Asset Value (NAV) reconciliation on Client Accounts, supporting the London trading desk with exposure to markets in UK, USA, Germany and Japan -Involved in the testing and feedback of strategic automated tools to improve accuracy and to reduce manual intervention in the client reporting tool, thereby increasing the workflow’s efficiency by 50%
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Artiman Ventures
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United States
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Venture Capital and Private Equity Principals
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1 - 100 Employee
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Intern
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Apr 2007 - May 2007
* Performed due diligence on two new ventures in the mobile apps space * Used Search Engine Optimization to increase the reach of Auryn Inc, one of the portfolio companies * Performed due diligence on two new ventures in the mobile apps space * Used Search Engine Optimization to increase the reach of Auryn Inc, one of the portfolio companies
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Education
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2014 - 2015
University of Oxford
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2014 - 2015
University of Oxford - Said Business School
Master of Business Administration (M.B.A.) -
2005 - 2008
Christ University, Bangalore
Bachelor's Degree, Business Administration and Management, General -
2003 - 2005
National Public School
CBSE, Commerce
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