I am an entrepreneur living in Mumbai, India. Thanks for the interest in knowing more about me!
I am currently working with Accel as an Entrepreneur in Residence where I am pretty much exploring whatever is interesting. Some spaces that are more interesting than others are:
- Consumer AI, Prosumer AI
- Consumer tech, platforms and marketplaces
Prior Experience
I previously co-founded a startup called Anar Business App (think Linkedin meets Indiamart) for small businesses in India. We scaled it to 1.6M+ businesses, 6M+ products, and generated 7M+ business enquiries. We partnered with top VCs (Accel and Elevation) and angels, and raised $6.5M. However, we closed Anar in late 2023 due to failure to reach great PMF, and returned the remaining $2M to investors.
Experience before Anar:
- Managed family's jewellery business (Narenkumar Jewellers and Kundali Gems)
- Launched 4th jewellery store and turned around the 3rd one
- Started and ran a wholesale diamond jewellery business
- Worked at Amazon (very briefly)
- Completed MBA from IIM Lucknow. Launched a newsletter business there.
- Started an ecommerce diamond jewellery business (in 2011)
Personal Interests
I love reading - books, articles, blogs and watching movies. I also enjoy trekking (highlights are Everest base camp and Annapurna base camp treks) and driving.
Future Goals
My goal is to do something that redefines the fabric of society in a meaningful and positive way. Anar was a step in that direction. Whatever I do next must better that.
While I figure what I want to do, I am looking forward to connecting wtih ambitious founders and operators, and helping them however I can. I am also looking to connect with AI researchers, applied AI professionals, cracked engineers and growth hackers. If this is you, please reach to me via the link below.
That is all for now. :)