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 and investor where I am pretty much exploring whatever is interesting. Some spaces that are more interesting than others are:
- Consumer AI, consumer tech, platforms and marketplaces
- Enterprise AI, AI assisted services
- Robotics and hardware
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. If this is you, please reach to me via the link below.
That is all for now. :)