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ARUNPRASAD DURAIRAJ

ARUNPRASAD DURAIRAJ

Sseasoned Business Leader & Entrepreneur
Chennai

Summary

Seasoned business leader, entrepreneur and an Ivy League graduate with experience in strategic planning and execution across various business functions including Human Resources, Marketing, Sales, Product Development and Partnerships. Experience spans across industries such as EdTech, SaaS, HR, and healthcare, in strategic and financial advisory roles. A trusted advisor to Startup Community in India. Bringing forth proven expertise in guiding business operations, management, strategy, and profitability. Adept in dealing with complex issues and challenges, advising clients in a way that enhances performance.

Overview

13
13
years of professional experience
6
6
years of post-secondary education
2
2
Languages

Work History

CEO & Cofounder

Flintoclass
Chennai
01.2013 - Current
  • Spearheaded Flinto's position as a market leader across daycare/preschool and home-based early learning market in India.
  • Raised USD 16M from global top-tier venture/PE funds
  • Turned around Flinto from a COVID collapse to USD 30M ARR revenue in a span of 15 months.
  • Created scalable systems and processes across HR, supply chain, sales, customer acquisition, and customer support
  • Built a team of 200 people across 4 geographies

Manager, Corporate Development and M&A

Samsung C&T
Seoul
06.2011 - 12.2012
  • Led a task-force team to perform due diligence to acquire €115mn German power engineering firm.
  • Developed project finance models for equity partnership in $2.2bn Nickel-Cobalt mine in Australia; Consortium MoU signed in September '11
  • Identified and established joint venture and consortium partnerships with local partners in strategic markets including India
  • Led information security risk management initiative; developed and implemented processes to strengthen information security for Mergers & Acquisitions

Venture Development Intern

Partners Innovation Fund
Boston
04.2010 - 09.2010
  • Performed due diligence of early-stage investment opportunities in healthcare IT and medical devices
  • Developed blueprints for new business models in health care delivery post-healthcare reform act
  • Supported the CEO of portfolio company in development and commercialization of mobile-based solutions for wellness industry

Education

MBA - General Management

Tuck School of Business At Dartmouth
Hanover, USA
06.2009 - 05.2011

BACHELOR OF ENGINEERING - Electrical & Electronics

Madurai Kamaraj University
India
05.1999 - 05.2003

Skills

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Timeline

CEO & Cofounder

Flintoclass
01.2013 - Current

Manager, Corporate Development and M&A

Samsung C&T
06.2011 - 12.2012

Venture Development Intern

Partners Innovation Fund
04.2010 - 09.2010

MBA - General Management

Tuck School of Business At Dartmouth
06.2009 - 05.2011

BACHELOR OF ENGINEERING - Electrical & Electronics

Madurai Kamaraj University
05.1999 - 05.2003

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