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title: "Mrinal Narain - Entrepreneur in Residence in Gurugram | Tal"
description: "Meet Mrinal Narain, Business Strategy & Venture Investment | Ex - Apparel Group Family Office, Barclays, Ola | IIT KGP based in Gurugram. AI stack includes claude code, claude, and codex."
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# Mrinal Narain on Tal

## Headline

Business Strategy & Venture Investment \| Ex \- Apparel Group Family Office, Barclays, Ola \| IIT KGP

## About

IIT Kharagpur alumnus with experience across Corporate Strategy, Growth, Investment Management, and Venture Investing\. Previously drove investments & strategy team at Apparel Group's Family Office, where I worked across: \- Business & growth strategies \- Venture & growth investments \- PE/VC fund evaluation and portfolio management \- M&A, partnerships, and capital allocation strategy \- Consumer, retail, fintech, SaaS, and emerging\-tech sectors Worked on $100M\+ strategic initiatives, startup and fund investments, cross\-border partnerships, growth strategy, new business avenues, and portfolio management across India & GCC markets\. Built and managed investment theses across consumer brands, B2B SaaS, fintech, neo\-banking, Web3, commerce enablement, and retail infrastructure\. Experienced in investment evaluation, commercial diligence, financial analysis, market mapping, portfolio tracking, founder interactions, and strategic execution\. Most recently co\-founded and validated a premium consumer brand, leading end\-to\-end execution across supply chain, brand, GTM, product, partnerships, and fundraising discussions — gaining firsthand operator experience in building businesses from zero to scale\. Strong interest in: • Investment roles at VC Funds, PE Funds, and Family Offices • Entrepreneur in Residence \(EIR\) and Founder's Office roles at disruptive startups and leading conglomerates

## Location

Gurugram

## AI stack

claude code

claude

codex

notion

openai

ChatGPT

## Work experience

Entrepreneur in Residence at Wakefit, Jun 2026 \- Present · 2 mo, Bangalore

Co\-founder & CEO at Tvissa, Sep 2024 \- Apr 2026 · 1 yr 8 mos, Gurugram, Haryana, India, At Tvissa, we celebrate the limitless spirit of women—scientists, corporate leaders, entrepreneurs, bureaucrats, chefs, artists, and changemakers—women who are deeply rooted in Indian culture yet unbound by convention\. Our collections showcase traditional Indian art forms and regional weaves—from the vibrant Kutch embroidery and Maheshwari silk to the timeless Kanjeevaram sarees and delicate Jamdani textiles\. Each saree is a handcrafted masterpiece, blending heritage with modern aesthetics\. By working directly with skilled artisans and weavers across India, we ensure every saree is authentic, ethically made, and built to last for generations\. Proudly Handcrafted for Those Who Drive the World\. Advised by: ACLR8, Dr\. Apurva Chamaria, Mr\. Tarun Bhargava

Assistant Manager \- Family Office Investments & Business Strategy at Apparel Group, Aug 2022 \- Aug 2024 · 2 yrs 1 mo, Dubai, United Arab Emirates, Apparel Group is a Dubai\-based multi\-billion dollar retail conglomerate with a presence across 15\+ countries in MENA, India & Southeast Asia with 2000\+ stores of 80\+ brands, including Levis, Tommy Hilfiger, Aldo, Inglot, Tim Hortons, Cold Stone & NYC Pizza\. Apparel Group's eCommerce arms: 1\. 6thstreet\.com \(Clothing & Apparel platform\), 2\. Nessa\.com \(Beauty platform\) constantly paddles to bring new customer experiences\. The work division is envisaged to enable growth across multiple sectors with a concentration on the following: ▪ Family Office Investments: PE, M&A deals, Early & Mid Stage Startups ▪ Strategy \- eCommerce: Business, Growth, Efficiency & Partnership for 6thStreet\.com ▪ New Initiatives: Business Expansion, Identifying & Fueling new verticals, Planning & Creating Joint Ventures\.

Growth & Marketing Intern at FENIX, Nov 2021 \- Apr 2022 · 6 mos, Dubai, United Arab Emirates, \(𝘚𝘦𝘤𝘶𝘳𝘦𝘥 𝘢 𝘱𝘳𝘦\-𝘱𝘭𝘢𝘤𝘦𝘮𝘦𝘯𝘵 𝘰𝘧𝘧𝘦𝘳 𝘵𝘰 𝘫𝘰𝘪𝘯 𝘧𝘶𝘭𝘭\-𝘵𝘪𝘮𝘦\) ▪ Spearheaded the marketing and growth team for 4 GCC countries, achieving a 43% growth in monthly active users while boosting brand awareness ▪ Launched the loyalty program, enhancing cross\-product user activation and retention while conducting a thorough MVP performance evaluation ▪ Devised and executed growth strategies to boost engagement, repeat, and re\-activation while consistently monitoring pertinent KPIs for further enhancement ▪ Performed cohort analysis, leveraging customer activity patterns for strategic targeting, optimizing retention metrics, and providing data\-driven insights

Summer Analyst: Customer Digital & Data at Barclays, Jun 2021 \- Jul 2021 · 2 mos, Pune Division, Maharashtra, India, \(𝘚𝘦𝘤𝘶𝘳𝘦𝘥 𝘢 𝘱𝘳𝘦\-𝘱𝘭𝘢𝘤𝘦𝘮𝘦𝘯𝘵 𝘰𝘧𝘧𝘦𝘳 𝘵𝘰 𝘫𝘰𝘪𝘯 𝘧𝘶𝘭𝘭\-𝘵𝘪𝘮𝘦\) ▪ Built an analytical dashboard to visualize automated testing coverage, achieving a 90% reduction in analysis time and enhancing the ease of issue resolution ▪ Integrated visualization features to identify high\-error areas and frequent error codes, empowering the development team with data\-driven insights ▪ Created use cases for different user personas, journey maps, and product requirements to finalize and prioritize among features to be implemented ▪ Developed the production\-ready web application using Java, SpringBoot, ThymeLeaf, Apache POI, and Regex while ensuring the scope of further integrations

Financial Analysis & Valuations Intern at TwinGrid Labs, Sep 2020 \- Nov 2020 · 3 mos, Hybrid, \(𝘖𝘯𝘦 𝘰𝘧 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘪𝘯𝘪𝘵𝘪𝘢𝘭 𝘮𝘦𝘮𝘣𝘦𝘳𝘴, 𝘩𝘦𝘭𝘱𝘦𝘥 𝘪𝘯 𝘳𝘦𝘴𝘦𝘢𝘳𝘤𝘩 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘣𝘶𝘴𝘪𝘯𝘦𝘴𝘴 𝘱𝘭𝘢𝘯𝘯𝘪𝘯𝘨\) ▪ Conducted industry and peer group analysis for 14\+ international competitors while preparing demand estimates for the upcoming product ▪ Identified the optimal revenue model to address a $7\.5B serviceable addressable market \(SAM\), focusing on reducing AT&C loss from 27% to 8% ▪ Built the DCF valuation, outlined cost structure, and projected unit economics by forecasting demand, supply, and the scope of geographical expansion

## Education

Integrated Master & Bachelor of Science, Mathematics and Computing, Indian Institute of Technology, Kharagpur

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