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title: "Jayasivakami Balakrishnan - Category in Bengaluru | Tal"
description: "Meet Jayasivakami Balakrishnan, Category @ Rentomojo | Kreo | Tekie based in Bengaluru. AI stack includes codex, elevenlabs, and mcp."
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# Jayasivakami Balakrishnan on Tal

## Headline

Category @ Rentomojo \| Kreo \| Tekie

## About

After graduating in 2023 from VIT, I have six years of experience in the Founder's Office, focusing on growth functions\. I evolved from an early\-stage intern to tackling high\-impact problems with the leadership team, contributing across verticals\. My experiences exposed me to every phase of a startup, from early bootstrapped stages, pre\-launch, and pivots to achieve PMF, through fundraising, acquisition, and scaling post\-acquisition\. I’ve discovered my inclination towards the business side of operations and aim to solve high\-impact problems alongside founders & leadership teams, growing in challenging roles\.

## Location

Bengaluru

## AI stack

codex

elevenlabs

mcp

claudecode

githubcopilot

## Work experience

Category at RentoMojo, Aug 2025 \- Present · 1 yr 3 mos, Bengaluru, Karnataka, India

D2C Lead \(P&L Owner\) at Kreo, Aug 2024 \- Jul 2025 · 1 yr

Founder at The Dot Studio, Jul 2023 \- Jul 2024 · 1 yr 1 mo, Bengaluru, Karnataka, India, 2Cr ARR under 8 months by partnering with 40\+ mass premium brands, including National Public School, Sri Sri Ravishankar Vidya Mandir \(SSRVM\), Crimson group of schools, the Little Elly chain of pre\-schools, etc\. Contributed to primary and secondary research to build a thesis for new\-age school: \- Assisted in building a school thesis for India 1 & India 2 markets, targeting T1 & T2 cities\. \- Conducted research on mass premium and affordable school segments to deliver quality education and impact at scale, focusing on K\-12 platform play based on asset\-light models\. \- Researched regulatory and investment landscapes, including private equity activities over the last decade\. \- Explored broader tailwinds \- National Education Policy \(NEP\), the impact of tech/GenAI on schools, premiumization of K12 education, demand for international curricula, CAGR across IB/CBSE segments, and the overall market landscape for India 1 & India 2 markets\.

Founder's Office \- Business & Product at Tekie, May 2020 \- Jul 2023 · 3 yrs 3 mos, Bengaluru, Karnataka, India, Tekie is a school\-focused platform that uses storytelling and immersive content with a hands\-on approach to teach coding and new\-age skills\. Tekie raised $1\.5 Mn from GSV, Multiply Ventures, and Better Capital, and was later acquired by Uolo, driving over 80% of their top\-line\. Post\-acquisition, Tekie’s revenue scale is \~$5 Mn ARR, offering 30\+ curriculums to democratize new\-age skills via schools\. Joined during the launch phase as a Growth Intern, focused on achieving Product\-Market Fit \(PMF\)\. I contributed to transitioning Tekie's model from B2C to B2B, overseeing the pivot to a scholastic curriculum that integrated coding into school curricula\. This shift played a significant role in increasing our impact and revenue, contributing to Tekie's growth trajectory post\-acquisition by Uolo\. \- I saw Tekie's curriculum grow from zero to impacting over 500K\+ students, scaling to 1,500\+ schools across India\. \- Contributed to pivot and achieved PMF in 9\-10 months \- Onboarded mass premium schools such as DPS, NPS, PES, and Christ, working on\-ground with the founder to build a network effect\. \- Played a critical role in the time\-sensitive onboarding of 50\+ schools, crucial for the PMF phase\. Retained 90%\+ schools from the pilot phase, reinforcing the program's value\. Ensured Product Readiness: \- Contributed as an APM to roll out the initial version of the teacher platform with continuous iterations with pilot schools to drive class usability\. \- Worked closely with the product team on iterations based on feedback and deeper insights from pilot schools\. \- Set up initial teacher training to train teachers from 50\+ schools for smooth implementation\. \- Mobilised the team to produce 16 CS & Coding books for Grades 1 to 8 within 3 months, leveraging significant contributions from the mentor community\. \- Ensured lab readiness by addressing PC specifications, curriculum compatibility, internet connectivity, and auto\-login features through on\-ground efforts\.

## Education

Bachelor of Technology \- BTech, Vellore Institute of Technology

IBDP, M\.C\.T\.M International School, Chennai

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