About
Early-stage investor and advisor in the Asia-Pacific ecosystem for over a decade and an Edmund Hillary Fellow. Co-founded Xelp, which went public in India in 2019, with prior roles at Coca-Cola and RBS.
Experience
- National Entrepreneurship NetworkExecutive Vice Presidentcurrent2025 β presentGurugram, Haryana, India
- XelpCo-Foundercurrent2017 β presentGurugram, Haryana, India
- Edmund Hillary Fellowship (EHF)Fellowcurrent2019 β presentNew Zealand
- MultipleGovernance | Advisory | Academic Engagementscurrent2017 β present
- HT Media Ltd- Internet BusinessCEO - Internet Business2016 β 2017Gurgaon, India
- HT Media Ltd- Internet BusinessChief Growth Officer, Internet Business2016Gurugram, Haryana, India
- HT Media Ltd- Internet BusinessSabbatical2015India
- HT Media Ltd- Internet BusinessHead-Revenue, Print2012 β 2015Gurugram, Haryana, India
- ABN AMRO Bank N.V.SVP & Head- Preferred & Personal Banking, India (Royal Bank of Scotland)2009 β 2012Gurugram, Haryana, India
- ABN AMRO Bank N.V.Head, Global NRI Business2008 β 2009India, Singapore, Dubai, Hong Kong & London
- ABN AMRO Bank N.V.VP & Head, NRI Business, India2005 β 2008Gurugram, Haryana, India
- The Coca-Cola CompanyHead- Innovation & New Beverages , India Sub Continent2004 β 2005Gurugram, Haryana, India
- The Coca-Cola CompanyGeneral Manager, South Region2002 β 2004Greater Visakhapatnam Area
- The Coca-Cola CompanyBusiness Head - Delhi2000 β 2002Greater Delhi Area
- The Coca-Cola CompanyManagement Trainee / Sales Manager1996 β 2000New Delhi, Punjab & Hyderabad
- ITC LimitedSummer Intern1995Greater Kolkata Area
Education
- Indian Institute of Management, CalcuttaMBA, General Management1994 β 1996
- Delhi UniversityBachelor of Science - BS (Honors), Mathematics1990 β 1993
- Kendriya Vidyalaya1978 β 1990
Skills & more
Venture Capital8Early-stage Startups8Growth Hacking7Product Development12Digital Marketing1Angel InvestingLean StartupGo-to-market StrategyPMFFundraisingStart-ups14Team Management20
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SalesMarketing StrategyIntegrated MarketingIncome StatementFinanceDirect SalesCompetitive AnalysisBusiness AnalysisVendor ManagementManagementLeadershipStrategic Planning- Fellow - Web 3 β Kernel
- ILSS Leadership Program β ILSS - India Leaders for Social Sector
From Vishal's professional profile.
Same school
Also attended Indian Institute of Management, Calcutta57
Veenu ChoudharyDirector, Investment at Vertex Ventures Sea Management Pte. Ltd.Madhur MakkarPrincipal, Asia at RTP GlobalSIDDHARTH DHONDIYALAdvisor at growX VenturesKiran KalluriPartner at Dallas Venture CapitalVarshnaya DuttAssociate at Dallas Venture CapitalSourav GuptaPrincipal at SV Angel
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Also attended Delhi University86
Rama KannanGeneral Partner Advisor at Beyond Capital VenturesAmrit RajPartner & Chief Marketing Officer at Jungle VenturesShunyam GuptaAnalyst, Asia at RTP GlobalAtul DhawanAudit & Strategy Mentor at SenseAI VenturesUtpal SharmaVice President at Titan CapitalShiv KapoorVice President at Titan Capital
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Also attended Kendriya Vidyalaya27
Piyush GuptaManaging Partner at SUVAN VENTURESUtpal SharmaVice President at Titan CapitalAnand BhaskarBusiness Transformation Consultant at SeafundUrmit ShahAssociate Investments at DSG Consumer PartnersAbhilasha MooleyManager β Finance & Accounts at Kae CapitalAbhishant PantInvestor at Pentathlon Ventures
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Shared employers
Also worked at Edmund Hillary Fellowship (EHF)25
Jeffrey PaineFounding Partner at Golden Gate VenturesTony LaiInvestor at StartXUri LopatinInvestor at Khosla VenturesRyan McIntyreFounding partner of FoundryAmitt MahajanManaging Partner at Presence CapitalGeoff LewisFounder & Managing Partner at Bedrock
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Also worked at HT Media Ltd- Internet Business3
Also worked at ABN AMRO Bank N.V.122
Iris WiggersFINANCE at Cottonwood Technology FundKyang YungInvestor at DaphniKobeFinance Director at Hummingbird VenturesNichapat ArkDirector, Head of Thailand at Openspace VenturesJasper VAN ROSSUMDirector | Compliance at DOMiNO VenturesBakley SmithDirector at Green Circle Foodtech Ventures
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Also worked at The Coca-Cola Company47
Jim MurphyPartner, Global Strategic Relationships at GreycroftDoug BandVenture Partner at AlleyCorpRohan OzaCo-Founder & Managing Partner at CAVU Consumer PartnersMichaΕ RokoszInvestor at Inovo VCEinat NemeshVenture Partner at TAU VenturesShubham TitarePrincipal at SenseAI Ventures
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