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title: "Akshat Soni - Cars Marketplace Manager (Category) in Bengaluru | Tal"
description: "Meet Akshat Soni, Marketplace Strategy @ Uber | Driving Growth Initiatives, Pricing & Revenue | Ex-Flipkart | IIM Bangalore based in Bengaluru. AI stack includes claude, gemini, and openai."
image: "https://tal.club/meet/akshat-soni-1/share-image"
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# Akshat Soni on Tal

## Headline

Marketplace Strategy @ Uber \| Driving Growth Initiatives, Pricing & Revenue \| Ex\-Flipkart \| IIM Bangalore

## Location

Bengaluru

## AI stack

claude

gemini

openai

ChatGPT

Chroma

Microsoft Copilot

## Work experience

Cars Marketplace Manager \(Category\) at Uber, Jan 2026 \- Present · 11 mos, • Leading marketplace growth levers in supply & demand creation in top Indian markets of Bangalore, Hyderabad & Chennai

Bikes Marketplace Manager \(Category\) at Uber, Nov 2024 \- Jan 2026 · 1 yr 3 mos, • Delivered \~53% YoY growth with structured investment planning & pricing strategy in top markets In India, along with BD & SL

Groceries \- Foods Category at Flipkart, Jun 2024 \- Nov 2024 · 6 mos, • Spearheaded a team of 4 to boost the growth of the Foods Category contributing a 23% grocery share •Expanded into South India markets by local brand adoption, re\-defining catalogue and re\-structuring the pricing models

Beauty & Personal Care \- Brands at Flipkart, Jan 2024 \- Jun 2024 · 6 mos, • End\-to\-end planned & organized the main event event of Flipkart BPC – Glam Up’24, driving \+600Mn online views • Maximized the growth of Premium Beauty portfolio \- 19 brand groups, 46% growth YoY, driving category share growth by \~5% • Delivered unprecedented YoY growth for key brands like Cetaphil and L’Oreal PPD by optimising inventory planning & promotions

Groceries \- Marketplace at Flipkart, Jun 2023 \- Dec 2023 · 7 mos, • Drove marketplace activations like inventory purchase & customer promotions in South India markets • Strategized merch experiments for targeted customer cohorts to increase avg\. order value • Designed in\-app festive stores to boost visibility and enhance customer selection, improved CTRs & NC retentions

Market Strategy Intern at Hawk Aerospace, Apr 2023 \- Jun 2023 · 3 mos, Mumbai, Maharashtra, India

## Education

PGPM, Indian Institute of Management Bangalore

B\.tech, Electrical, Electronics and Communications Engineering, Maulana Azad National Institute of Technology

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