Experience

KRAFTON India

• India
• Wholesale Import and Export
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Corp Dev & External Comms

  • Jun 2023 - Present

  New Delhi & Bangalore



Jupiter

• United States
• Transportation, Logistics and Storage

• Public Policy Lead

  • Sep 2021 - Mar 2023

  New Delhi, Delhi, India I led public policy for Jupiter, one of India's fastest-growing full-stack financial services companies



Mitron TV

• India
• Software Development
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Head Of Government Partnerships and Public Policy

  • Nov 2020 - Jul 2021

  New Delhi, Delhi, India I led government partnerships and public policy at one of India’s fastest growing short video-focused, social media startups



The Economic Times

• India
• Technology, Information and Internet
• 700 & Above Employee

• Assistant Editor

  • Apr 2019 - Nov 2020

  New Delhi Area, India

• Special Correspondent - Private Equity, Venture Capital & Emerging Businesses

  • Apr 2015 - Apr 2019

  New Delhi Area, India I covered risk capital transactions - right from seed-stage to late-stage deals - in what are termed as new economy businesses - and across sectors, including, consumer internet, technology, education, renewable energy and healthcare, among others. I also keep an eye out for M&A activity, potential public market debuts (IPOs), as well as on the country's micro-finance sector. My reporting brief also requires me to write sector-focused analyses, analysing macro trends, policy announcements and… Show more I covered risk capital transactions - right from seed-stage to late-stage deals - in what are termed as new economy businesses - and across sectors, including, consumer internet, technology, education, renewable energy and healthcare, among others. I also keep an eye out for M&A activity, potential public market debuts (IPOs), as well as on the country's micro-finance sector. My reporting brief also requires me to write sector-focused analyses, analysing macro trends, policy announcements and their corresponding impact.

• Principal Correspondent - Private Equity, Venture Capital & Emerging Businesses

  • Jun 2010 - Apr 2015

  Bangalore & New Delhi I covered private equity, venture capital and new economy businesses for India's largest financial broadsheet - The Economic Times - focusing on risk capital transactions, entrepreneurship, mergers and acquisitions, policy issues and writing sector-focused analyses. Related areas of concentration include, technology, consumer technology, infrastructure, renewable energy, healthcare, micro-finance and impact investing. Separately, I have also written on India's defence and aerospace… Show more I covered private equity, venture capital and new economy businesses for India's largest financial broadsheet - The Economic Times - focusing on risk capital transactions, entrepreneurship, mergers and acquisitions, policy issues and writing sector-focused analyses. Related areas of concentration include, technology, consumer technology, infrastructure, renewable energy, healthcare, micro-finance and impact investing. Separately, I have also written on India's defence and aerospace sectors, focusing largely on strategic issues. My areas of concentration include reporting on defence policy, defence procurement, production and military infrastructure.



Thomson Reuters

• Canada
• Software Development
• 700 & Above Employee

• Equities Correspondent

  • 2007 - 2010

  Bangalore I have reported extensively on small and mid-cap Real Estate Investment Trusts (REITs) and diversified industrials. My responsibilities included reporting on company financials, breaking news, mergers and acquisitions, and writing in-depth financial analyses on companies under my beat for Thomson Reuters - one of the world's largest newswire organisations. I was also a core member of the Thomson Reuters Headlines News team that sent out breaking news alerts on all companies listed on… Show more I have reported extensively on small and mid-cap Real Estate Investment Trusts (REITs) and diversified industrials. My responsibilities included reporting on company financials, breaking news, mergers and acquisitions, and writing in-depth financial analyses on companies under my beat for Thomson Reuters - one of the world's largest newswire organisations. I was also a core member of the Thomson Reuters Headlines News team that sent out breaking news alerts on all companies listed on North American bourses. Show less



The Telegraph - ABP Group

• Reporter

  • May 2005 - Sep 2006

  Kolkata Area, India Covered the information technology, real estate and education sectors for the paper. Was also part of the general news bureau, reporting on regional and national political events.