Baskaran Manimohan Email & Phone Number

Bengaluru

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Paris, Île-De-France, France

𝗤𝘂𝗶𝗰𝗸 𝗰𝗼𝗻𝘁𝗲𝘅𝘁INDEFI, with headquarters in Paris and New York, is a leading strategic advisor for the global investment management business. It is specialized in three areas; (1) Asset Management, (2) Private Equity, (3) Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG)𝗜 𝘄𝗼𝗿𝗸 𝗼𝗻 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗳𝗼𝗹𝗹𝗼𝘄𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗽𝗿𝗼𝗯𝗹𝗲𝗺 𝘀𝘁𝗮𝘁𝗲𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁𝘀→ Advising companies in making their business more sustainable→ Advising private equity clients on the strategic part of the buy/sell side→ Advising asset management companies in expanding into new markets and strengthening their existing ones𝗘𝗦𝗚 𝗽𝗿𝗼𝗷𝗲𝗰𝘁𝘀→ Analysed the ESG performance of a semiconductor firm in Switzerland, a food manufacturer in Portugal, an audio-equipment manufacturer in the UK, etc.,→ Advised investors and portfolio companies on their ESG impact and climate strategies→ Worked on a Master Thesis project - ‘Growth of Biodiversity and Conservation investment products’ (Oct 2019 – Jun 2020)𝗦𝘁𝗿𝗮𝘁𝗲𝗴𝗶𝗰 𝗽𝗿𝗼𝗷𝗲𝗰𝘁𝘀→ Conducted strategic due diligence to acquire a €100m turnover French housing renovation player for a PE client→ Advised one of the world’s largest AM firms to expand into the European insurance and real estate market→ Carried out market research on the European investment market

Certified Bubble Developer | Glide | Framer

India

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India

𝗤𝘂𝗶𝗰𝗸 𝗰𝗼𝗻𝘁𝗲𝘅𝘁GrowthX members are from the top companies in India such as Google, Razorpay, CRED, Flipkart, Canva, Meesho, OYO, Bloomberg, Zoho, Khatabook, Smallcase, Udaan, etc.,Because of GrowthX, I can own the following𝗔𝗰𝗾𝘂𝗶𝘀𝗶𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻: Prioritizing, solving & scaling four major acquisition channels: organic, ads, referral, and product integrations𝗢𝗻𝗯𝗼𝗮𝗿𝗱𝗶𝗻𝗴: Designing onboarding flows that hit activation metrics for web and mobile products𝗘𝗻𝗴𝗮𝗴𝗲𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁 & 𝗥𝗲𝘁𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻: Solve engagement metrics with detailed segmentation. Building campaigns and hooks to solve retention while reducing churn𝗠𝗼𝗻𝗲𝘁𝗶𝘇𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻: Identifying user segments to monetize, building pricing strategies, and running pricing experiments𝗖𝗮𝗽𝘀𝘁𝗼𝗻𝗲 𝗣𝗿𝗼𝗷𝗲𝗰𝘁: A 3-week capstone project. I worked with a team of founders, leaders marketers, designers, and PMs to build an end-to-end growth strategy from acquisition to monetization

Paris, Île-De-France, France

Mumbai Area, India

𝗤𝘂𝗶𝗰𝗸 𝗰𝗼𝗻𝘁𝗲𝘅𝘁ah! Ventures is one of the world’s largest curated sector agnostic fundraising platforms for early-stage startups.𝗣𝗿𝗼𝗯𝗹𝗲𝗺 𝘀𝘁𝗮𝘁𝗲𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁𝘀 𝗜 𝘄𝗼𝗿𝗸𝗲𝗱 𝗼𝗻→ Solving the challenges of fundraising for entrepreneurs→ Building the startup ecosystem in India by creating the biggest start-up event (STARUP)𝗔𝗰𝘁𝗶𝘃𝗶𝘁𝗶𝗲𝘀 𝗜 𝗱𝗶𝗱 𝗮𝘁 𝗮𝗵! 𝗩𝗲𝗻𝘁𝘂𝗿𝗲𝘀→ Performed screening, and due diligence of the start-ups→ Connected with HNI investors and family offices to raise funds (US $1–10 million) for the start-ups→ Managed in creating events (STARup) to build a platform for connecting entrepreneurs and investors

Singapore

𝗤𝘂𝗶𝗰𝗸 𝗰𝗼𝗻𝘁𝗲𝘅𝘁Art of Click is a mobile performance demand-side platform with an extensive network all across the APAC region. It got acquired by Xurpas for $45 million in 2016𝗣𝗿𝗼𝗯𝗹𝗲𝗺 𝘀𝘁𝗮𝘁𝗲𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝗜 𝘄𝗼𝗿𝗸𝗲𝗱 𝗼𝗻→ Building and managing the client's advertising campaigns𝗔𝗰𝘁𝗶𝘃𝗶𝘁𝗶𝗲𝘀 𝗜 𝗱𝗶𝗱 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗿𝗲𝘀𝘂𝗹𝘁𝘀 𝗶𝘁 𝗽𝗿𝗼𝗱𝘂𝗰𝗲𝗱 𝗮𝘁 𝗔𝗿𝘁 𝗼𝗳 𝗖𝗹𝗶𝗰𝗸→ Grew revenue by US $50K (+20%) in a month by improving the quality and performance of the campaigns→ Played an active role in solving daily issues while optimising the international and local campaigns→ Forecasted and managed the budget for every campaign at the beginning of each month→ Worked cross-functionally with sales and Art of Click’s partners to increase advertiser satisfaction

Chennai Area, India

𝗤𝘂𝗶𝗰𝗸 𝗰𝗼𝗻𝘁𝗲𝘅𝘁DICV is a subsidiary of the German Daimler AG and sells vehicles under the name of "Bharat Benz", "Mercedes Benz" and "Fuso". This company designs, manufactures, and sells commercial vehicles that cater to the demands of Indian customers and are designed with the nation's terrain in mind.𝗣𝗿𝗼𝗯𝗹𝗲𝗺 𝘀𝘁𝗮𝘁𝗲𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝗜 𝘄𝗼𝗿𝗸𝗲𝗱 𝗼𝗻→ Tackling the challenges of Manpower and Time management (lean manufacturing)𝗔𝗰𝘁𝗶𝘃𝗶𝘁𝗶𝗲𝘀 𝗜 𝗱𝗶𝗱 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗿𝗲𝘀𝘂𝗹𝘁𝘀 𝗶𝘁 𝗽𝗿𝗼𝗱𝘂𝗰𝗲𝗱→ Reduced the unwanted Financial investments in machineries, which is realised by the savings of ₹ 5,00,000 in the Transmission line→ Analyzed the Time Management in every assembly line of transmission by using Timer Pro Software→ Created new Standard Work Instructions(SWS) and Job Element Sheet (JES) to increase productivity and to work in an efficient way→ Learned about 5S, Kaizen and Lean Management

Msc In Strategy, Consulting & Digital Transformation, Finance & Investment Strategies

Product And Growth Program

GrowthX members are from the top companies in India such as Google, Razorpay, CRED, Flipkart, Canva, Meesho, OYO, Bloomberg, Zoho.

Master In Management, Business Management

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Bachelor Of Engineering - Be, Automobile Engineering - Madras Institute Of Technology (Mit) Campus