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267 people in our graph share verified history with Makesh — schools, employers, funds. One of them is your warm intro.
Shinjan DasguptaunlockedMakesh: together at Cognizant (2010–2013)
×5Makesh: together at Cognizant
×5Makesh: together at Indian Institute of Management Bangalore
Makesh: together at Anna University Chennai
About
Former Microsoft partner/business-development lead; co-founded SimpliContract as CPO.
Founder at Simplicontract
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Co-founders at Simplicontract
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Guru VenkatesanFounder
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Jinaraj Patinjakkara GopalanCo-Founder & CTO
Experience
- SimpliContractCo-Foundercurrent2019 — presentBengaluru, Karnataka, India
- Microsoft IndiaBusiness Development/ Partner Account Manager2017 — 2019Bengaluru, Karnataka, India
- Microsoft IndiaPartner Sales Executive, Dynamics (Business Applications)2015 — 2017Mumbai Metropolitan Region
- Cognizant Technology SolutionsProgrammer Analyst2010 — 2013Chennai
Skills & more
Business Planning10Sales Management8Partner Management8Management Consulting6Business Analysis15Supply Chain Management4Logistics4Business Strategy6Project Management6Business Intelligence5Market Research5Sales
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Go-to-market StrategyBusiness DevelopmentSolution SellingCustomer Relationship Management (CRM)Marketing StrategyChannel PartnersStart-upsMicrosoft CRMTeam ManagementStrategyMicrosoft OfficeManagement- Insight Selling — Microsoft
- Microsoft Digital Transformation: Manufacturing & Resources — Microsoft Digital Transformation
- C-Suite — Wharton Executive Education
- Microsoft & Accenture: Digital Transformation by Retail, Consumer Goods, & Hospitality — Accenture
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Frequently asked questions
- Who is Makesh Kumar?
- Former Microsoft partner/business-development lead; co-founded SimpliContract as CPO.
- Where does Makesh Kumar work?
- Makesh Kumar is Founder of Simplicontract.
- What companies did Makesh Kumar found?
- Makesh Kumar founded Simplicontract.
- Where did Makesh Kumar go to school?
- Makesh Kumar studied at Indian Institute of Management Bangalore (Post Graduate Programme in Management, Business Administration and Management, General); Anna University Chennai (Bachelor of Engineering (B.E.), Electronics and Communications Engineering).
Founder mafias
Indian Institute of Management Bangalore mafia58
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Clément DelanguePGPFounded Hugging FaceKamesh RaghavendraMBAFounded Geminus +1Amardeep SibiaBusiness Analytics and IntelligenceFounded 0-1 +1Henrique WeaverMBA creditsFounded Pagaleve +1Tonmoy Shingal (Building Binocs)Master of Business Administration - MBAFounded Mettl +1Ranvir SinghMBAFounded Kissht +1
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Cognizant mafia37
Also came through, then founded or led a company.
Anurag ArjunProgrammer AnalystFounded Polygon +2Ajith GovindProgrammer AnalystFounded Cactus +1Deepak AnchalaSenior Manager, Business IntelligenceFounded Slintel +1Roby Thomas JohnAssociateFounded Super Gaming +1Arindam PaulConsultantFounded AtombergAjoy MallikAVP, Head and Founding Team, Global Innovation EcosystemFounded Centrical
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Anna University Chennai mafia32
Also came through, then founded or led a company.
Rajagopal NatarajanB.TechFounded Curefit +2Vaikkunth MugunthanBachelor’s DegreeFounded DynamoFL +1Jonathan SiddharthBachelor’s DegreeFounded Turing Enterprises +1Sarathy NaickerB ArchFounded KlueSahitya SridharBachelor of Engineering - BEFounded Synthio LabsNeha SureshBachelor’s DegreeFounded ProcIndex
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Same school
Also attended Indian Institute of Management Bangalore151
Clément DelangueCo-founder & CEO of Hugging FaceMegha PrakashVenture Partner at Episode1Ashu GargInvestor at Foundation CapitalVinay SinghCo-Founder & Partner at Fireside Ventures Advisory LlpRahul MehtaCo-founder at DST GlobalNishit GargPartner, Asia at RTP Global
+ 145 more
Also attended Anna University Chennai51
Pavan OngoleAdvisor at MFV PartnersSeshadri SundaramChief Technology Officer at APXConnor DuffyInvestment Manager at Clean Growth FundLakshman Pachineela SeshadriIndependent Consultant at The Yield Lab Asia PacificAravind GanesanDirector of Capital Markets at Hum CapitalSpyros PapageorgiouSenior Investment Analyst at Glafka Capital
+ 45 more
Shared employers
Also worked at SimpliContract3
Also worked at Microsoft India2,000
Reid HoffmanCo-founder of LinkedIn; Partner at GreylockGarry TanPresident & CEO of Y CombinatorNat FriedmanCo-lead of Meta Superintelligence Labs; co-founder of NFDGKai-Fu LeeChairman of Sinovation Ventures and CEO of 01.AIBill GatesCo-founder of Microsoft; Chair of the Gates FoundationMike KriegerCo-founder of Instagram; Chief Product Officer at Anthropic
+ 1,994 more
Also worked at Cognizant Technology Solutions79
Shinjan DasguptaSenior Analyst at Cottonwood Technology FundNick GasbarroChief of Staff at QED InvestorsPrayag MohantyPrincipal at Fireside Ventures Advisory LlpAnkur KhaitanPrincipal at Fireside Ventures Advisory LlpRia BhutoriaVenture Partner at Castle Island VenturesAditi JainAssociate Financial Operations at Titan Capital
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