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Sanil Jain

Mumbai

Summary

A Two-time Entrepreneur. Previously bootstrapped my startup to $1.5Mn Annual Revenues profitably. 10+ years of experience across Business Development, Events, Partnerships and Operations. I thrive on solving multiple challenges simultaneously and enjoy generating new ideas and implementing them.

Overview

15
15
years of professional experience

Work History

Co-Founder

CupShup
Mumbai
09.2014 - 09.2021
  • Co-founded CupShup (An Advertising Start-up) in 2014
  • Bootstrapped to 10Cr Profitable Annual Revenues by 2020
  • Worked with 200+ Brands including Amazon, Uber, Google, Zomato, Swiggy, HotStar, HUL, among others
  • Executed 10K+ Brand Sponsored Events/Activations
  • Led Business Development, Team Building and Partnerships
  • Won numerous awards including Start-up of the Year and IP of the Year

Founder and CEO

Blingg
Mumbai
09.2021 - 09.2023
  • Launched Blingg - A Rewards and Privileges Platform for Working professionals
  • Partnered with 500+ D2C Brands including Swiggy, Zepto, Cult.Fit, Mamaearth, Box8, Rebel Foods among others
  • Raised Pre-Seed Money at $1.5Mn Post Money
  • Acquired 25k+ Transacting Users and Sold 10K+ Subscriptions
  • Launched Discovery Marketplace for D2C Brands.

Founder and CEO

The Better Shop
Mumbai
10.2023 - Current
  • Launched the Better Shop – A marketplace for clean-label foods and grocery, to solve $88Bn Indian packaged food, which is officially the unhealthiest in the entire world
  • Partnered with 50+ FnB Brands and Onboarded 300+ clean, healthier foods and snacks.
  • Launched Zero Junk Snack Station in corporates which currently runs on auto-pilot.

Business Development

Amazon
Bengaluru and Delhi
05.2015 - 09.2015
  • Joined as Sales Specialist to expand the apparel category at Amazon
  • Spent my days achieving my monthly targets at Amazon and nights building CupShup
  • Consistently achieved my monthly targets and eventually onboarded the second-highest number of sellers within the team.
  • Eventually, the entrepreneur in me got the better of the Business Development Manager.

Business Development Manager

MapmyIndia
Mumbai
04.2014 - 04.2015
  • My first-ever sales role - Closed new e-commerce accounts, selling software and GPS devices, and achieved my sales targets
  • Eventually, moved on in search of more exciting challenges.

System Engineer

Infosys
Mysore and Chennai
02.2010 - 05.2012
  • I joined Infosys at the Mysore Training Centre for 6 months training program.
  • Relocated to Chennai to work on mainframes
  • Worked on multiple projects JC Penney, BNSF, and RBS
  • Received RnR Award for my work in BFSI domain.

Teacher

The Career Hub
Bhopal
06.2009 - 01.2010
  • I joined The Career Hub for a short stint in Bhopal while waiting for my delayed Infosys joining
  • Trained students in Data Interpretation, Logical Reasoning and Quantitative Analysis
  • Mentored and counselled over 500 students for different competitive exams

Education

MBA (Marketing) -

NMIMS
03.2014

B.E. (Electronics-comm) -

SVITS
05.2009

Skills

  • Alliances and Partnerships
  • Leadership Skills
  • Business Development
  • General Management

Awards

  • Exhibit Startup of The Year - 2017
  • Business World: IP of the Year 2018
  • Exchange4Media 40 Under 40 (2019)
  • Exchange4Media: IP of the Year 2019
  • YourStory: TechSparks Top 30 Startups of the Year 2021

Socials

https://www.linkedin.com/in/sanil-jain/, 

https://twitter.com/JainSan87

Timeline

Founder and CEO

The Better Shop
10.2023 - Current

Founder and CEO

Blingg
09.2021 - 09.2023

Business Development

Amazon
05.2015 - 09.2015

Co-Founder

CupShup
09.2014 - 09.2021

Business Development Manager

MapmyIndia
04.2014 - 04.2015

System Engineer

Infosys
02.2010 - 05.2012

Teacher

The Career Hub
06.2009 - 01.2010

MBA (Marketing) -

NMIMS

B.E. (Electronics-comm) -

SVITS
Sanil Jain