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Rakesh Patel

Business Growth & Product Strategy | P&L Leadership | GTM & Growth Marketing | Ex-Founder | IITB ’17

Bengaluru

8+ years of work experience

Razorpay
Dec 202510 mosPresent

Bengaluru, Karnataka, India

ALLEN Digital
Dec 20241 yr 1 moDec 2025

Bengaluru, Karnataka, India

- Own P&L for CBSE portfolio, scaling revenue from ₹8 Cr → ₹15.1 Cr in 6 months. - Drove geo-targeted marketing (performance, SEO, CRM, offline) while cutting CAC by 40%. - Launched new asynchronous course – positioning, pricing, GTM & sales strategy. - Partnered with product to revamp freemium app journey, delivering 25% uplift in qualified leads. - Scaled organic (SEO, referrals) → 2.5× SEO traffic & 40% revenue uplift - Automated CRM (WhatsApp, push, SMS) → 48% revenue uplift from old leads
Superset
Jan 20232 yrsDec 2024

Bangalore Urban, Karnataka, India

- Owned B2C PnL, scaling ARR from ₹1.2 Cr → ₹7.2 Cr by monetising 4.5M+ users. - Post-acquisition: drove data migration & integration of Great Learning offerings. - Implemented WebEngage automation, boosting lead gen by 280%. - Ran A/B funnel experiments & in-app nudges → 88% uplift in conversions. - Ideated & launched Launchpad (job-prep platform) → 180K+ users in 6 months.
Cantilever Labs
Jan 20203 yrsDec 2022

Hyderabad, Telangana, India

- Built profitable B2B2C edtech startup → scaled to ₹3.2 Cr ARR - Forged partnerships with 6 IITs, 3 NITs, BITS & 50+ colleges - Built & led 12-member team across product, content & marketing. - Drove growth marketing via SEO, content, newsletters → 60K+ social followers. - Won HDFC SmartUp Challenge; featured in Telangana Times; selected for T-Hub Lab32.
Mastercard Advisors
Jun 20172 yrs 3 mosAug 2019

Gurgaon, India

- Developed BI solutions for 100+ banks, saving 40+ hrs/month. - Built fraud prediction models, improving accuracy by 18%. - Designed GTM strategy for co-branded card with Chinese bank. - Drove 6% uplift in cross-border spend through portfolio campaigns. - Filed 15 patents in blockchain, e-commerce & payments (3rd highest filings globally, 2018).

Rakesh’s AI Stack

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Education

Indian Institute of Technology, Bombay

Bachelor of Technology (B.Tech.), Mechanical Engineering

Indian Institute of Technology, Bombay

20134 yrs2017

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Headline

Business Growth & Product Strategy | P&L Leadership | GTM & Growth Marketing | Ex-Founder | IITB ’17

About

Growth and strategy leader with 8+ years of experience driving business growth, P&L ownership, product strategy, and GTM execution across startups and global enterprises. Ex-founder, IIT Bombay graduate, and ex-Mastercard professional with proven expertise in scaling digital businesses, building revenue streams, and leading cross-functional teams. Passionate about solving business problems at the intersection of strategy, growth marketing, and product innovation, with a track record of delivering measurable impact in fast-paced, high-growth environments.

Location

Bengaluru

AI stack

claude

grok

kimi

n8n

notion

obsidian

Work experience

Senior Manager - Growth & Revenue at Razorpay, Dec 2025 - Present · 10 mos, Bengaluru, Karnataka, India

Senior Manager, Business Growth at ALLEN Digital, Dec 2024 - Dec 2025 · 1 yr 1 mo, Bengaluru, Karnataka, India, - Own P&L for CBSE portfolio, scaling revenue from ₹8 Cr → ₹15.1 Cr in 6 months. - Drove geo-targeted marketing (performance, SEO, CRM, offline) while cutting CAC by 40%. - Launched new asynchronous course – positioning, pricing, GTM & sales strategy. - Partnered with product to revamp freemium app journey, delivering 25% uplift in qualified leads. - Scaled organic (SEO, referrals) → 2.5× SEO traffic & 40% revenue uplift - Automated CRM (WhatsApp, push, SMS) → 48% revenue uplift from old leads

Product & Strategy at Superset, Jan 2023 - Dec 2024 · 2 yrs, Bangalore Urban, Karnataka, India, - Owned B2C PnL, scaling ARR from ₹1.2 Cr → ₹7.2 Cr by monetising 4.5M+ users. - Post-acquisition: drove data migration & integration of Great Learning offerings. - Implemented WebEngage automation, boosting lead gen by 280%. - Ran A/B funnel experiments & in-app nudges → 88% uplift in conversions. - Ideated & launched Launchpad (job-prep platform) → 180K+ users in 6 months.

Co-Founder at Cantilever Labs, Jan 2020 - Dec 2022 · 3 yrs, Hyderabad, Telangana, India, - Built profitable B2B2C edtech startup → scaled to ₹3.2 Cr ARR - Forged partnerships with 6 IITs, 3 NITs, BITS & 50+ colleges - Built & led 12-member team across product, content & marketing. - Drove growth marketing via SEO, content, newsletters → 60K+ social followers. - Won HDFC SmartUp Challenge; featured in Telangana Times; selected for T-Hub Lab32.

Analyst at Mastercard Advisors, Jun 2017 - Aug 2019 · 2 yrs 3 mos, Gurgaon, India, - Developed BI solutions for 100+ banks, saving 40+ hrs/month. - Built fraud prediction models, improving accuracy by 18%. - Designed GTM strategy for co-branded card with Chinese bank. - Drove 6% uplift in cross-border spend through portfolio campaigns. - Filed 15 patents in blockchain, e-commerce & payments (3rd highest filings globally, 2018).

Education

Bachelor of Technology (B.Tech.), Mechanical Engineering, Indian Institute of Technology, Bombay