angel
Ishan Singh
5 portfolio companies indexed
MD & CEO at RevStart Cowork-Incubate-Accelerate. Investor, Board Member, Growth Hacker. I enjoy working with entrepreneurs to build businesses as an advisor / board member/ investor. Have built, scaled and exited from 10+ businesses to date. My core expertise is in understanding the big picture and breaking it down to actionable steps to achive transformational growth. Am the 5th generation of my family to have graduated from St. Stephens College in New Delhi. A financial planner by training, I enjoy water sports and outdoor activities, islikestoeat is my Instagram food blog and have travelled to over 60 countries.I enjoy working with entrepreneurs to build businesses as an advisor / board member/ investor. Have built, scaled and exited from 10+ businesses to date. My core expertise is in understanding the big picture and breaking it down to actionable steps to achive transformational growth. Selected professional achievements include - Earning my first rupee working part time during high school summer vacations - Top 10% of all students in India in my 12th. 4.0 GPA @ Kelly School of Business at Indiana University and 2.1 at University of Manchester - Identifying for PepsiCo that packaged Nimbu Pani would outsell cola in India - After an intership at FMCG major Reckitt & Colman in Hull (UK), being invited to join their global leadership development program - Winning " Rookie of the Year" - No. 1 New Sales Associate in my first year of living in USA in a new city (NYC) in a new industry - One of the youngest in history of AxA USA to be asked to join the district leadership team - At age 26 started a fintech firm, Itechglobal in New York. Achieved $2 m in first year sales. Later merged with listed Indian IT firm XNSE: MINDTECK. - In 1999 investing $60k in online ticketing venture eRSVP.com at a 500k valuation and raised $1m at $5m valuation six month later - At 30, joined WNS Global Services as Department Head, today WNS has 55,000 + employees - At WNS, brought home one of the first multi-year 1,000 + cr outsourcing deals signed by Indian IT vendor - Despite no prior experience, bought land, built and tenanted a 100,000 sf 12 level building now giving a 20+% yield - As an angel investor 2015 to 2018 invested in 10 start-ups, 8 of which raised follow on rounds- Already had 6 exits with a realized 40+% IRR. - Helped build India's largest chain, 41+pubs @ the beer cafe (sold to Biera) - Invested in and as board member built India's largest chain of 40+ branded banquets/ venues @bookeventz - Partnered with the team at 91 Springboard and helped build out India's largest co-working operator - As investor and board member steered Sirona to India's largest internet first female hygeine brand and gave investors a multi-bagger exit - In the eye of the Covid meltdown May 9.2021 got an oxygen plant financed and installed at a Government hospital in Delhi Am the 5th generation of my family to have graduated from St. Stephens College in New Delhi. A financial planner by training, I enjoy water sports and outdoor activities, islikestoeat is my Instagram food blog and have travelled to over 60 countries.