Headline

Builder at the Intersection of AI Systems & Growth

About

Most startups don't fail because the product was bad. They fail because the product was built in one room and the market was left in another. Early-stage teams hire engineers who can't talk to customers. They hire marketers who can't read a codebase. The result? Beautiful products with empty user dashboards. GTM decks that never reach the people who matter. I've watched this pattern destroy traction at companies that deserved to win. I'm Kshitiz — a product operator who builds and ships AI systems in the morning, then designs the growth engine to fill them in the afternoon. At Zordie AI, I led a Resume Intelligence System using LLMs that cut client hiring time by 30%. At DnC eSports, I scaled a community from zero to 13,456 active players across India and generated ₹35L+ in revenue with a lean team. At Planiva, I'm building an agentic AI platform for the $12B+ event management market — recognized in the top 3% by Tavastra and a TiE Global Finalist. Core Areas of Expertise AI/LLM Product Engineering 0→1 SaaS MVP Development GTM Strategy & Partnerships 40+ Institutional Partnerships Agentic AI & RAG Systems Growth Analytics & Insights

Location

Greater Bengaluru Area

AI stack

hugging face

langchain

langgraph

langsmith

ollama

Figma Make

Work experience

Product Management Intern at Ctruh, Jul 2026 - Present · 2 mos, Bengaluru, Karnataka, India

GTM & Marketing Consultant at Zazen Systems, May 2026 - Jul 2026 · 3 mos

Course Content & Curriculum Designer at Naxxatra Sciences and Collaborative Research, Mar 2026 - May 2026 · 3 mos, Hybrid, Delivered 4 complete course chapters for NASSCOM India's AI in Manufacturing programme by leading end-to-end curriculum design — from learning objective mapping to module architecture — ensuring content met NASSCOM's professional certification standards. Compressed subject-matter expertise into a nationally distributed curriculum by coordinating with Naxxatra's editorial pipeline — producing content now accessible to tens of thousands of learners across India's NASSCOM skilling ecosystem.

Co-Founder & Growth Lead at DnC VENTURES, Sep 2024 - Jul 2026 · 1 yr 11 mos, Remote, Scaled company to ₹35L+ in total lifetime revenue by building a college ambassador network of 300+ campus reps across 170+ institutions, creating a zero-CAC distribution flywheel for tournament acquisition. Drove 4M+ digital impressions and ₹2L+ monthly recurring revenue by leading Campus Clash India by onboarding 13,456 players across 2,988 teams — through a performance campaign framework combining offline activations with organic content loops. Secured 17 Tier-1 institutional partnerships (IIT Kharagpur, IIT Patna) for offline qualifier events by leading B2B outreach and institutional deal closure, increasing event legitimacy and participant quality by 3x vs. baseline. Delivered brand campaigns for Infinix, Stan, and StrikeWorld by pitching, scoping, and executing end-to-end sponsored activations and generating measurable brand lift across college audiences of 50,000+.

Founder & Product Lead at Planiva, Jan 2024 - Jul 2026 · 2 yrs 7 mos, Earned Top 3% Founder recognition (Tavastra) and TiE Global University Accelerator Finalist status by building a validated product thesis, competitive landscape analysis, and investor-grade deck — shortlisted from 1,000+ applicants across India. Shipped a functional agentic AI MVP using Python, Flask, and LangChain by architecting a modular backend that automates vendor discovery, scheduling, and budget allocation — reducing event prep time by an estimated 40% in pilot testing. Validated product-market fit across 3 customer segments (corporate, collegiate, independent planners) by conducting 15+ discovery interviews, translating insights directly into a prioritized feature roadmap and pricing architecture.

Education

Bachelor of Technology - BTech, Atria University

Class 12, Modern Public School - Bhiwadi