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Shruti Salkar

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Program Manager at Big Idea Ventures

Mumbai, Maharashtra, India

About

Program Manager with over a decade of cross-industry experience spanning digital marketing, media production, pharmaceuticals, and innovation. She works with early-stage founders on brand development and go-to-market strategies, with particular expertise in Southeast Asian e-commerce ecosystems.

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Experience

  1. Big Idea VenturesProgram Managercurrent2024 — present
  2. Big Idea VenturesMarketing Associate2022 — 2024
  3. Self-EmployedFreelance Creative and Influencercurrent2016 — present
  4. Serious MediaContent Strategist and Creative Video Producer2019 — 2021Singapore
  5. GivaudanCreative Frangrance Management - Junior Evaluator2013 — 2016Mumbai Metropolitan Region
  6. Robertet Flavours and FragrancesSummer Intern2012Mumbai, India

Education

  1. ISIPCAEuropean Fragrance and Cosmetic Master2011 — 2013
  2. University of MumbaiBachelor of Pharmacy - BPharm2007 — 2011

Skills & more

Chemistry1Raw Materials4Fragrance8Microsoft Office1Personal Care1Cosmetics3Strategic Planning1R&D1EnglishPowerPoint1Marketing2Microsoft Excel1
+6 moreProject ManagementFast-Moving Consumer Goods (FMCG)Video EditingFinal Cut ProOnline Content CreationYouTube

Languages English · Hindi

From Shruti's professional profile.

Same school

Also attended University of Mumbai110

Manish GuptaInvestor at IVP (Institutional Venture Partners)Ullas NaikFounder and General Partner at Streamlined VenturesAnshul SadanaCEO, Nexthop AI at EMERGENT VENTURESBhavana WaigankarCOO at LightboxHimanshi TailorAssociate, Legal at LightboxGautam MagoGeneral Partner at A91 Partners

+ 104 more

Shared employers

Also worked at Big Idea Ventures17

Tejas VijhSenior Investment Analyst at Boomerang VenturesHippolyte Durand SeidlImpact Leader at Shift4GoodChristian CadeoManaging Partner at Big Idea VenturesAndrew D. IveManaging Partner at Big Idea VenturesTom MastrobuoniVenture Partner at Big Idea VenturesVan N. TruskettInvestor at Big Idea Ventures

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Also worked at Serious Media1

Hippolyte Durand SeidlImpact Leader at Shift4Good

Also worked at Givaudan4

Chris ThoenChairman of the Scientific Advisory Board & IC Member (PeakBridge Growth II) at PeakBridge VCFabio CampanileSwitzerland Board Member at MassChallenge MexicoSom GanchoudhuriCo-Founder, AI Palette at TiE Women Global Pitch CompetitionTony MosesInvestor at At One Ventures

Colleagues at Big Idea Ventures

Adrien Villalonga
Associate at Big Idea Ventures
Andrew D. Ive
Managing Partner at Big Idea Ventures
Bill Arnold
Venture Discovery Director, Generation Food Rural Partners at Big Idea Ventures
Caroline Mak
Program Director, NYC Accelerator at Big Idea Ventures
Christian Cadeo
Managing Partner at Big Idea Ventures
Dhanesh Alagarsamy
Investment Associate at Big Idea Ventures
Elsa Swanson Sareen
Vice President, Generation Food Rural Partners at Big Idea Ventures
Emily Linett
Director of Investor Relations at Big Idea Ventures