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Narendran Sivakumar

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Investment Manager at Downing Private Equity · Head of Marketing & Partnerships at Mela Ventures

Greater Bengaluru Area

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About

Narendran Sivakumar is Head of Marketing & Partnerships at Mela Ventures, a venture capital firm focused on early-stage startups. He has over 10 years of experience across four early-stage startups in the investing, personal finance, and healthcare sectors, working in marketing, communications, operations, and business strategy roles.

Experience

  1. Mela VenturesHead of Marketing & Partnershipscurrent2025 — presentBengaluru, Karnataka, India
  2. StrataSenior Strategy Manager2023 — 2025Bengaluru, Karnataka, India
  3. StrataMarketing Manager2021 — 2023Bengaluru, Karnataka, India
  4. StrataDigital Marketing Manager2019 — 2021Greater Bengaluru Area
  5. MinanceDigital Assets Manager2017 — 2019Bengaluru Area, India
  6. Narayana HealthSenior Executive Marketing2016 — 2017Bengaluru, Karnataka, India
  7. AnavaraDigital Marketing Executive2015 — 2016Greater Chennai Area
  8. Kings LearningEnglish Trainer2014 — 2015Greater Chennai Area

Skills & more

Go-to-Market StrategyStrategic PartnershipsProject ManagementBrandingGrowth StrategiesBusiness PlanningDigital Marketing8Social Media Marketing7Content Strategy5Content Management2Business Development1Marketing2
+12 moreFacebook MarketingRecruitment AdvertisingSocial MediaBusiness StrategySearch AdvertisingDisplay AdvertisingSEOCorporate BrandingStrategic PlanningPublic SpeakingManagementTeam Management

Languages English · Tamil

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  • Inbound Certification — HubSpot
  • Business English Certificate - Higher - Pass A — University of Cambridge
  • CELTA — University of Cambridge

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Who is Narendran Sivakumar?
Narendran Sivakumar is Head of Marketing & Partnerships at Mela Ventures, a venture capital firm focused on early-stage startups. He has over 10 years of experience across four early-stage startups in the investing, personal finance, and healthcare sectors, working in marketing, communications, operations, and business strategy roles.
Where does Narendran Sivakumar work?
Narendran Sivakumar is Investment Manager at Downing Private Equity.
Where did Narendran Sivakumar go to school?
Narendran Sivakumar studied at GrowthX®; Panimalar Engineering College (Bachelor of Technology (B.Tech.), Information Technology); Padhama Sarangapani MHSS (High School, Maths).

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