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Corporate Services Head - GCC at Zinnov | TEDx Speaker | Duke University | SDA Bocconi

About

With 20+ years of experience in scaling companies, Saurabh is a hands-on operations leader with a strong background in both technology and business strategy. He has extensive expertise in advisory roles, real estate, and have worked with global organizations across the U.S. and Europe. His career began with IBM Global Services as a computer engineer, and he holds an Ivy League business degree, bringing a blend of technical and strategic insight to drive business growth and efficiency. He has strong business acumen and is very passionate about technology being at the forefront of businesses and transformation of industry. He has been instrumental in scaling companies; overlooking marketing; operations and finance functions. Saurabh is passionate about creating value for shareholders and start-ups; he has keen interest in entrepreneurship and the eco-system. He has a solid background in Technology, Sales and Marketing of products and solutions to Fortune 500 companies. - VC deal sourcing, structuring, and valuation - Due diligence - Tech Due Diligence - Sales, Marketing, and Operations - Thorough Operations Management experience. - Identifying successful management teams & business strategies with potential to succeed. - Managed a team for IT services Project Delivery. - Product Development & Management. - Experience in Manufacturing industry Production Management. - Food and Beverage Industry knowledge and exposure. - Corporate growth strategy & Execution - Organization design and Re-structuring

Location

Bengaluru

Work experience

Corporate Services Head - GCC at Zinnov, Feb 2024 - Present · 2 yrs 6 mos

Managing Partner at GINGKO VENTURES, Jan 2017 - Dec 2023 · 7 yrs, Advising and Partnering with Entrepreneurs who have a vision to build great technology companies. Advisory | Mentoring | Angel Funding

Board Member at THE STATIONER, Jan 2018 - Oct 2023 · 5 yrs 10 mos, Bengaluru Area, India, THE STATIONER is an exclusive boutique line of luxury stationery, inspired by modern and graceful designs across art, interiors, fashion, and living. Having opened its virtual doors in 2018, the idea behind its inception was to bring an elegant line of stationery supplies in a market swarmed with products of a primitive character.

Board Member at Gingko.in, Oct 2011 - Dec 2020 · 9 yrs 3 mos, Bengaluru Area, India, Found a gap in professional printing space; found a unique way to solve the problem of inconsistent printing over different geographies. - Started Gingko in 2011 - Scaled the company from scratch to profitable million dollar enterprise within 3 years. - Made sure to cater few of largest conglomerates and MNC's in India. - Brought down Printing cost of Large and Mid size businesses by more than 20% - Built a strong team of professionals - motivated and enterprising.

Mentor Director at MadRat Games Pvt Ltd, Aug 2010 - Jul 2013 · 3 yrs, Bengaluru Area, India, Found the founders at the IIM Business Plan Competition; formed the team. - Mentored and guided the team for the first 3 years. - Scaled the organization with the founding team; from Angel round to Growth round of Funding. - Exited the Investment after 4years with a 17x return by selling the stake to a new Investor. - Completed a full cycle of Investment - Mentoring| Investing| Exit

Education

MBA, Finance and Business Strategy, Duke University - The Fuqua School of Business

MBA, Business Administration, SDA Bocconi