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Gaurav Ranjan

Principal at Prime Venture Partners

Bengaluru, Karnataka

Overview 

Gaurav Ranjan is an Early Stage Investor specializing in AI, SaaS, Gaming, and Marketplaces, currently serving as Principal at Prime Venture Partners in Bengaluru, Karnataka. With a background in venture capital and start-up ventures, Gaurav has held key roles at notable companies like Housejoy and ZO Rooms, showcasing expertise in team management and business expansion strategies.

Work Experience 

  • Principal

    2024 - Current

  • Vice President

    2020 - 2024

  • Associate

    2018 - 2020

  • AVP | Category Management

    2016 - 2018

    PnL Management: - Responsible for both top-line and bottom-line for ~15 categories. Category Growth & Expansion: - Working with cross functional teams across marketing, operations, product and tech for Demand Forecasting, Growth Planning, Merchandising and Budgeting. New Category Launch: - Market Research, Service Selection & Pricing, Launch Framework, SOP Definition, Supply Building, Go to Market Planning Alliances & Partnerships: - Build, Manage and Scale mutually beneficial partnerships with brands, OEM and e-tailers for last mile service fulfilment. Operations & Quality: - Responsible for monitoring and driving improvements in key operations metrics for different categories across all cities. B2B: - Launched the B2B vertical catering to SMBs. - Responsible for end to end PnL for the vertical.

  • Director | Founding Team Member

    2014 - 2016

    Part of the founding team at ZO Rooms Launch and Expansion: - Devised the national expansion plan while setting the supply and demand targets. - Launched and Managed the South India and East India operations. Business Development and Operations: - Led the zonal teams to achieve 300% Q-o-Q growth in number of accounts in Q1 & Q2' 16 - Developed an efficient vendor network and optimized the supply chain and TATs for onboarding and launch. PnL and Team Management: - Managed end to end PnL for 250+ accounts spread across South and East India. - Managed and Led a team of 50+, spread across 15+ cities

  • Product Manager

    2014 - 2014

  • MBA Summer Intern - TAS

    2013 - 2013

    Interned in the Corporate Strategy Division of Tata Communications, a wholesale telecom subsidiary of TATA Group. - Analyzed the global wholesale telecom market (5000+ players); Identified 7 key addressable segments - Developed a revenue projection model to identify untapped revenue opportunities across these segments - Highlighted untapped revenue potential of $ 1 Billion through cross-selling and upselling of services - Performed internal revenue analysis and identified key growth drivers for TCL’s global accounts in India - Awarded Excellence Certificate for outstanding contribution towards customer segmentation project

  • Software Engineer

    2010 - 2012

    Development of IT Service Management Applications

Dell transforms computing and provides high-quality solutions for people and businesses to be ready to move forward.

  • Analyst

    2009 - 2010

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