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Apoorva GoyalunlockedKartik: together at Apna (2025–2026)
×3Kartik: together at Sify Technologies Limited.
×8Kartik: together at Riverbed Technology
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Apna's investors · 13
AccelPalo Alto · $1.6M – $70M checks · since 2026Accel IndiaPalo Alto · since 2026FundamentumGurugram · $10M – $25M checks · since 2026GreenoaksSan Francisco · $1M – $50M checksGSV VenturesSan Francisco · $250K – $15M checksInsight PartnersNew York · $120M – $350M checks · since 2021Lightspeed Venture PartnersMenlo Park · $1.7M – $87M checksOwl VenturesSan Francisco · $5M – $50M checksPeak XV PartnersTrianon · $100K – $10M checks · since 2026Rocketship.vcSunnyvale · $1M – $5M checksSequoia CapitalMenlo Park · $4.4M – $214M checksSparrow CapitalBengaluru · $200K – $500K checks · since 2025Tiger Global ManagementNew York · $1M – $100M checks · since 2021
Co-founders at Apna
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Nirmit ParikhFounder
Experience
- apnaCEO - Apna.Cocurrent2025 — presentBengaluru
- Xavier Institute Of Management and EntrepreneurshipAcademic Council Membercurrent2026 — presentBengaluru
- Indian Staffing FederationBoard Member2024 — 2025Bengaluru, Karnataka, India
- TeamLease Services LimitedCEO - Staffing2022 — 2025Bengaluru, Karnataka, India
- Vodafone Idea LimitedExecutive Vice President - Enterprise Business2015 — 2022Bengaluru, Karnataka, India
- CiscoCisco Services2014 — 2015Chennai Area, India
- Riverbed TechnologyDirector Sales - South India, Sri Lanka & Bangladesh2013 — 2014Chennai Area, India
- airtelLeadership roles in enterprise business2003 — 2012Chennai, Bengaluru,Gurgaon, San Francisco
- Sify Technologies Limited.Business Development Manager2001 — 2003Mumbai Area, India
Skills & more
Business Strategy2Operational Scale upEnterprise B2BArtificial Intelligence (AI)CoachingP&L ManagementOperational ExcellencePeople DevelopmentChange ManagementCommunicationStrategic ThinkingStrategy Execution
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Time ManagementLeadershipStrategyManagementPre-salesTelecommunicationsBusiness DevelopmentAccount ManagementCloud ComputingTeam ManagementLanguages English · French · Hindi · Italian · Tamil
- Director Development & Certification Program — Hunt Partners
- NSE 3 Network Security Associate — Fortinet
- Strategic Thinking — LinkedIn
- Inspire -Vodafone Global Talent Program 2018-19 — Vodafone
- Digitial Imperative Badge — Dot Native
From Kartik's professional profile.
Frequently asked questions
- Who is Kartik Narayan?
- Founder at Apna
- Where did Kartik Narayan go to school?
- Kartik Narayan studied at Symbiosis Institute of Digital & Telecom Management (SIDTM), Pune (M.B.A, Telecom); Symbiosis College of Arts & Commerce (Master of commerce/ (M.Com), Business Administration and Management); Symbiosis College of Arts & Commerce (Bachelor of Commerce (B.Com.), Cost & Works Accounting).
Founder mafias
Cisco mafia215
Also came through, then founded or led a company.
Russ d'SaEngineerFounded LiveKit +3Sujay JaswaCorporate DevelopmentFounded Superunlimited +2Ed BaumIndependent Strategy ConsultantFounded Chai Vault +2Don WilliamsVice President Central Core Engineering - USAFounded Foresite +1Sundeep AhujaEcommerce InternFounded Blissmo +1Ben GilbertTelepresence Exchange Test EngineerFounded Acquired +1
Riverbed Technology mafia12
Also came through, then founded or led a company.
Arvind JainFounding EngineerFounded Glean +2Paul BradySVP and General Manager Riverbed Performance ManagementFounded Network to Code +1Mark FloydBoard memberFounded CyanincChen-Ping YuResearch Engineering InternFounded PhiarDeclan ConlonSoftware ArchitectFounded WagetapRich FarisDirector of Product Management - Whitewater Cloud BackupFounded Britecore
