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Vinish Kathuria

Digital Business Leader. Entrepreneur. Investor. Board Director. Professor

Gurgaon, Haryana

Invests in

Stages:

Locations:

  • Min Investment:

    $100,000.00
  • Max Investment:

    $5,000,000.00
  • Target Investment:

    $1,500,000.00

Work Experience

2018

  • Independent Board Director

    2018

    Varroc Engineering Ltd. (NSE : VARROC). A global tier-1 automotive component firm with multiple world-class manufacturing facilities and R&D units. Guiding the company on its digital journey; Member of select board committees; Chairman CarIQ, a Telematics firm

  • Visiting Faculty at leading Business and Technology Institutes

    2021

    Teaching - my own way of contributing back to the ecosystem through educating and mentoring the next set of leaders. Visiting Faculty at IIITD, Human-Centered Design Department. Floated two new courses for undergraduate and graduate students - Design of Artificial Intelligence Products and Business of Artificial Intelligence. Guest Faculty at IIM Amritsar, FMS (Delhi University) and IIFT. Courses taught to full time, executive and healthcare MBA students - Product & Brand Management, Competitive Marketing, Digital Marketing, Market Research, Strategic Management of startups, Healthcare Entrepreneurship and Innovation.

  • Partner

    2018

    Investor in multiple global ventures in digital, mobile and AI. Partner with enthusiastic entrepreneurs looking to disrupt the status quo through Artificial Intelligence. Mentor at Google Launchpad and Nasscom Deep Tech Club

2015 - 2020

  • Co-Founder

    2015 - 2020

    RANK was a VC backed venture that leverages Big Data, Machine Learning and Artificial Intelligence in $160 billion Cyber security industry. Acquired by Arctic Wolf, the leader in Cybersecurity operation and one of the unicorns in security space Co-led the development of the firm from a concept to an organization with tangible revenue and product, technology leadership, global customers, partners, strong team, investors, board members and advisors.

2011 - 2019

  • Member

    2011 - 2019

    Member of Indian Angel Network, India's leading angel network. Angel Investor and Mentor in Digital, Mobile & Big Data

2012 - 2015

  • Chief Operating Officer

    2012 - 2015

    Privileged and proud to have led Digital Quotient, a Digital Marketing venture and subsidiary of HT Media (publisher of Hindustan Times & Mint), to 3X revenue growth in 3 years while maintaining a high energy startup culture. Led the transformation from a JV with also-ran positioning and negative EBITDA to a self-sustained business unit with technology, solutions & business leadership, premium customers, strong team and positive cash flow Drove Strategy & Execution around 3 pillars o Concepts – Enlarged solution set to Mobile, Social Media and Entertainment o Competency – Acquired a social media firm plus recruited premier technical talent from IITs o Culture – High Energy & rewarding startup culture Developed Big Data solutions around Mobile Analytics and Multi-Channel consumer engagements Most importantly, added value to digital journey of our customers and partners. Go Mobile, Get Social.....

2011 - 2012

  • Vice President

    2011 - 2012

    Spearheaded Ericsson's Consumer and Business Applications Portfolio for Indian Market. Leading the development of multiple offerings in Mobile Value Added Services sector across 2G, 3G and LTE domains to bring Rich User Experience to masses.

2008 - 2010

  • Chief Operating Officer

    2008 - 2010

    Spearheaded strategic initiatives across voice, data and next-generation service needs of carriers, enterprises and consumers. Led the setup of business partnerships and teams across Mobile Internet / 3G, Enterprise VAS, Mobile Commerce, Mobile Governance, Mobile Advertising and Retail VAS.

2005 - 2007

  • Director, Online Search

    2005 - 2007

    Develop and execute product, technology & marketing strategies to drive increase in traffic, retention and revenue at the search engine. Metasearch offering won JD Powers Award.

2001 - 2005

  • Senior Manager

    2001 - 2005

    Server & Tools and Services Finance. Learnt from some of the best in the field to strive for excellence. Business Management, Business Development, Finance. Finance Manager role for a 2,000 people organization included co-writing the plan for global support operations. Helped set up and manage a startup global technical sales and pre-sales team for emerging products