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Vinay Singh
Founder of Fireside Ventures
Bengaluru, Karnataka
Overview
Vinay Singh is a Founding Partner at Fireside Ventures in Bengaluru, Karnataka, with a strong background in cross-functional team leadership and marketing strategy. He has successfully co-founded and invested in various companies like Pilgrim, Sole Threads, and Samosa Singh, showcasing his expertise in venture capital and business development.
Work Experience
Co-Founder , Partner
2017 - Current
Advisor
2016 - 2017
Digital Practices- Product Development, Marketing & Analytics
McKinsey Growth Tech serves leading growth stage tech players, venture capital, and growth private equity
Co-Founder, CEO
2014 - 2016
Conceptualized & built a product & B-model that enabled +ve unit economics & operational break-even in 6 months of launch with a NPS of 4.3 & 39% referral rate. Built framework for the data-layer powered by OBD-2 data for maintenance of connected cars Successfully exited with sale of technology IP to Quikr with 100% team retention
Marketing Head
2014 - 2015
Built a consumer marketplace from scratch & a team to run it seamlessly Conceptualized & executed India's 1st Financial Flash Sale- now an industry-wide business model Scaled the Business 4x which led to a successful Series C funding for BankBazaar.com Built offline<->online media model for ROMI on offline media spends
Marketing Manager
2007 - 2014
Full P&L responsibility - Business planning & strategy to deliver competitive, sustainable & profitable growth Technology/mobile platforms for better ROMI on consumer recruitment & sales force efficiencies Scope ideas for early stage innovation- Spot & participate in trends– Meet “unfelt” consumer needs Led Sales team of 35 to deliver fantastic results. Groomed Leadership.