Tejas Kothari

Co-Founder and CEO at UpsideFinance
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(386) 825-5501
Location
HK
Languages
  • Hindi Native or bilingual proficiency
  • English Native or bilingual proficiency
  • French Elementary proficiency
  • Spanish Elementary proficiency
  • Putonghua Elementary proficiency

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Credentials

  • Encode Solidity Bootcamp
    Encode Club
    Oct, 2021
    - Oct, 2024
  • GCSE Chinese
    Edexcel
    Jan, 2015
    - Oct, 2024
  • DELE A2
    Cervantes Institute
    Jan, 2013
    - Oct, 2024
  • DELF B1
    International Centre for French Studies
    Jan, 2013
    - Oct, 2024
  • DELE A1
    Cervantes Institute
    Jan, 2012
    - Oct, 2024
  • DELF A2
    International Centre for French Studies
    Jan, 2010
    - Oct, 2024
  • DELF A1
    International Centre for French Studies
    Jun, 2009
    - Oct, 2024

Experience

    • Hong Kong
    • Blockchain Services
    • 1 - 100 Employee
    • Co-Founder and CEO
      • Dec 2021 - Present
    • IT Services and IT Consulting
    • 1 - 100 Employee
    • Associate Consultant
      • Nov 2021 - May 2022
    • Hong Kong
    • Information Technology & Services
    • 1 - 100 Employee
    • Growth Hacking Intern
      • Jun 2021 - Aug 2021

      • Ideated and implemented growth-related features, such as referrals and gamification, that increased userbase by ~1500 • Developed 5 bots that scraped thousands of profiles and sent automated messages on third-party websites; Achieved a 20% open rate on message copy • Built a custom Instagram profile analyzer using Selenium in Python to identify high-value KOLs • Ideated and implemented growth-related features, such as referrals and gamification, that increased userbase by ~1500 • Developed 5 bots that scraped thousands of profiles and sent automated messages on third-party websites; Achieved a 20% open rate on message copy • Built a custom Instagram profile analyzer using Selenium in Python to identify high-value KOLs

    • United States
    • Venture Capital and Private Equity Principals
    • 1 - 100 Employee
    • Platform Technology Consultant
      • Feb 2021 - Apr 2021

      • Built web components for VC-discovery platform targeted at entrepreneurs using React, Redux and Material-UI • Built web components for VC-discovery platform targeted at entrepreneurs using React, Redux and Material-UI

    • India
    • Retail
    • Associate
      • Feb 2021 - Mar 2021

      • Supported daily operations and performed administrative duties • Managed consignments and sale of diamonds to clients worth over HK$100K • Created and verified invoices, approval memos and other paperwork • Supported daily operations and performed administrative duties • Managed consignments and sale of diamonds to clients worth over HK$100K • Created and verified invoices, approval memos and other paperwork

    • Switzerland
    • Financial Services
    • 700 & Above Employee
    • Student Technology Consultant
      • Jan 2021 - Jan 2021

      • Spearheaded the development of a machine learning-based business intelligence tool to identify features of successful FinTech startups from Crunchbase dataset using pandas, scikit-learn • Appointed team captain, managed a team of 4 engineers and liaised with CDO in Zurich directly to gather project requirements • Presented findings and insights of analysis to UBS senior executives • Spearheaded the development of a machine learning-based business intelligence tool to identify features of successful FinTech startups from Crunchbase dataset using pandas, scikit-learn • Appointed team captain, managed a team of 4 engineers and liaised with CDO in Zurich directly to gather project requirements • Presented findings and insights of analysis to UBS senior executives

    • Software Engineering Intern
      • Jun 2020 - Sep 2020

      • Developed enterprise-grade B2B SaaS product in full-stack using Flask in Python, Vue in TypeScript, HTML, SCSS, SQL and RESTful web APIs; Secured over 20 API endpoints according to user authority levels • Designed and built landing page UI/UX, CMS, taglines and product/feature descriptions across 25 pages • Collaborated in a team of 3 developers to perform User Acceptance Testing (UAT) and verify business requirements are met; Debugged and fixed over 50 UI and backend logical errors • Developed enterprise-grade B2B SaaS product in full-stack using Flask in Python, Vue in TypeScript, HTML, SCSS, SQL and RESTful web APIs; Secured over 20 API endpoints according to user authority levels • Designed and built landing page UI/UX, CMS, taglines and product/feature descriptions across 25 pages • Collaborated in a team of 3 developers to perform User Acceptance Testing (UAT) and verify business requirements are met; Debugged and fixed over 50 UI and backend logical errors

    • Government Relations Services
    • Business Intern
      • Jul 2019 - Aug 2019

      • Communicated with Burmese government officials to coordinate meetings with CEO and pitch infrastructure projects • Ideated digital marketing materials targeted at Burmese public that amassed over 10,000 organic impressions • Performed financial budgeting and forecasting in MS Excel • Communicated with Burmese government officials to coordinate meetings with CEO and pitch infrastructure projects • Ideated digital marketing materials targeted at Burmese public that amassed over 10,000 organic impressions • Performed financial budgeting and forecasting in MS Excel

    • Hong Kong
    • Higher Education
    • 700 & Above Employee
    • Engineering Student Ambassador
      • Sep 2017 - Dec 2018

    • Interdisciplinary Programs Office Student Ambassador
      • Oct 2017 - Jun 2018

    • Student Mentor
      • May 2017 - Jun 2018

    • Project Member
      • Sep 2017 - Dec 2017

      Undergraduate Research Opportunities Program• Collaborated on project "Low-cost Wireless Arduino-based Micro Energy Sensor for SmartEnergy-Efficient Buildings in the era of Internet of Things" with research team under Dr.Yi-Kuen Lee• Provided consulting for research team with hardware and software recommendations

    • Student Teaching Assistant
      • Feb 2017 - May 2017

      Engineering Team Design Experience Course

    • United Kingdom
    • Pharmaceutical Manufacturing
    • Technology Intern
      • Jun 2018 - Aug 2018

      • Engineered complete firmware and features of gesture sensing IoT smartwatch for Cyberport Incubation Programme demo by coding C++ based STM32 to communicate with 3 IMU and bio sensors • Developed a real-time 3D limb-tracking system using IMU sensors, AHRS algorithms and Processing in Java • Reduced data latency to under 40% by creating a data encoding method for wireless transmission of sensor data • Trained 3 upcoming interns and full-time employees in product’s system design and architecture Show less

    • Computer Engineering Intern
      • Jun 2017 - Aug 2017

      • Developed software of various robotic applications • Designed multi-layered PCBs for embedded systems using Eagle • Performed color-based object tracking using Microsoft Kinect and computer vision library OpenCV in Python • Programmed remote control operation of robots with MQTT Protocol • Developed software of various robotic applications • Designed multi-layered PCBs for embedded systems using Eagle • Performed color-based object tracking using Microsoft Kinect and computer vision library OpenCV in Python • Programmed remote control operation of robots with MQTT Protocol

    • Environmental Services
    • Intern
      • Jun 2014 - Jun 2014

Education

  • HKUST Business School
    Bachelor of Business Administration, General Business Management
    2016 - 2021
  • The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology
    Bachelor of Engineering, Computer Engineering
    2016 - 2021
  • UNSW
    2019 - 2019

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