Experience

BLDG Health

• United States
• Environmental Services
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Chief Executive Officer

  • Apr 2020 - Present

  Maitland, Florida, United States BLDG Health is a Building Health and Indoor Air Quality (IAQ) company with a mission to make Environmental Services affordable and accessible to all. As a part of the WhiteHouse Clean Air Challenge, we pledged to make 10B sq. ft. Healthy in 10 years. That's 10% of the Nation's Built-Environment space. We are planning to achieve that by making low-cost Building Health diagnostics tools and a strong ecosystem of remediation partners who practice 'Evidence-based Care Methodology' who have an honor… Show more BLDG Health is a Building Health and Indoor Air Quality (IAQ) company with a mission to make Environmental Services affordable and accessible to all. As a part of the WhiteHouse Clean Air Challenge, we pledged to make 10B sq. ft. Healthy in 10 years. That's 10% of the Nation's Built-Environment space. We are planning to achieve that by making low-cost Building Health diagnostics tools and a strong ecosystem of remediation partners who practice 'Evidence-based Care Methodology' who have an honor code NOT to sell unless evidence for improvement is demonstrated && always keen on finding the source of the problem to fix the source. Because you fix the source, you fix the problem. It's the most cost-efficient way to solve a problem. Our vision is a healthier and cleaner nation. Show less



MMF VC

• United States
• Investment Management

• Venture Partner

  • Sep 2018 - Present

  Cupertino, California At MMF VC as a Venture Partner, I am responsible for assisting the fund in the following activities: Fundraising (Portfolio and Fund), Partner and Co-Investor Development, Startup Coaching & Mentoring (Accelerator), and Deal-Flow Sourcing. My role long-term focus is on recruiting companies into the fund, startup founder development, and coaching, leading and managing investments, and establishing a strong culture and vision for our portfolio companies. MMF VC is a boutique… Show more At MMF VC as a Venture Partner, I am responsible for assisting the fund in the following activities: Fundraising (Portfolio and Fund), Partner and Co-Investor Development, Startup Coaching & Mentoring (Accelerator), and Deal-Flow Sourcing. My role long-term focus is on recruiting companies into the fund, startup founder development, and coaching, leading and managing investments, and establishing a strong culture and vision for our portfolio companies. MMF VC is a boutique investment syndicate based out of Cupertino, CA, and helps individual investors to invest in ‘series’ and ‘later stage investment’ in high growth pre-IPO companies. Specializing in secondary market investing, MAMF has multiple successful exits under its belt. Few of the notable investments include Airbnb, MongoDB, Alibaba, Palantir, Actinium, Relmada, and Ekso.

• Entrepreneur In Residence

  • Feb 2014 - Sep 2018

  Cupertino, California At MMF VC as an Entrepreneur in Residence, I used to source and vet potential startup and early-stage entrepreneurial companies, coach and mentor entrepreneurs, and work with key community partners to help develop a sustainable entrepreneurial culture in the San Francisco Bay Area, California, USA. My job was to identify high-potential startup and scale-up companies, provide expert advice to entrepreneurs, mentor the business leaders of tomorrow, partner with key stakeholders, and… Show more At MMF VC as an Entrepreneur in Residence, I used to source and vet potential startup and early-stage entrepreneurial companies, coach and mentor entrepreneurs, and work with key community partners to help develop a sustainable entrepreneurial culture in the San Francisco Bay Area, California, USA. My job was to identify high-potential startup and scale-up companies, provide expert advice to entrepreneurs, mentor the business leaders of tomorrow, partner with key stakeholders, and help shape the entrepreneurial culture in the San Francisco Bay Area region. I also spent time working one-on-one with entrepreneurs helping to develop their business plans and pitch-decks; make introductions to potential funders, partners, and support resources; provide guidance on business strategy; guide entrepreneurs through the investment process and present companies for investment consideration. MMF VC is a boutique investment syndicate based out of Cupertino, CA, and helps individual investors to invest in ‘series’ and ‘later stage investment’ in high growth pre-IPO companies. Specializing in secondary market investing, MAMF has multiple successful exits under its belt. Few of the notable investments include Airbnb, MongoDB, Alibaba, Palantir, Actinium, Relmada, and Ekso.



Calicom, Inc (California Communications)

• Founder & CEO

  • Apr 2014 - Aug 2018

  Calicom, Inc a.k.a California Communications, built revolutionary products around communications. From large video walls and video messaging to Holograms conference technology, it is one of the innovative companies in the futuristic collaboration space.



Smart Voicemail

• United States
• Telecommunications

• Founder & CEO (acquired)

  • Nov 2012 - Feb 2014

  Redwood City, California, United States Smart Voicemail, Inc is an AI-based Voicemail service. Incubated by TATA Communications (one of the largest conglomerates and leader in Telecom space) in Redwood City, California, the company had licensing and OEM deals with large corporates in Telecommunications. My job was to architect and build the A.I. Voicemail platform and sell it to large enterprises.



Microsoft

• United States
• Software Development
• 700 & Above Employee

• Developer Evangelist

  • Jul 2009 - Oct 2012

  Bangalore My job was to secure platform adoption and revenue growth through evangelism, community engagement, relationship marketing and a vibrant solutions ecosystem. It was a technical role with the mission of engaging with the broad community of developers and driving excitement around developer related technologies. It also gave me the opportunity to talk about technology to a breadth of people starting from grass root Developers to CXOs. This role made me sharpen my curiosity… Show more My job was to secure platform adoption and revenue growth through evangelism, community engagement, relationship marketing and a vibrant solutions ecosystem. It was a technical role with the mission of engaging with the broad community of developers and driving excitement around developer related technologies. It also gave me the opportunity to talk about technology to a breadth of people starting from grass root Developers to CXOs. This role made me sharpen my curiosity, passion, technical depth, and exceptional communication and presentation skills. Products: Windows 8, Windows Azure, Windows Embedded, Windows Phone and Microsoft Robotics Developer Studio.

• Support Engineer

  • Aug 2005 - Jun 2009

  Bangalore My job was to understand, troubleshoot and support Microsoft technologies. I had the opportunity to work with customers and Microsoft’s best engineers from around the world on mission critical problems. Solving big complex problems was my everyday job. This role made me sharpen my technical, communication and soft skills. Products : Microsoft Networking products like WINS, DNS, NFS, SFU, LCS, OCS, Hyper-V, Active Directory, Microsoft server clusters, etc…