Managing Partner at Moneta Ventures, an early stage venture capital firm investing in innovative technology companies. Vaibhav is currently CEO of AppOrchid, a Moneta portfolio company. He also serves on the board at PayForward and Parrable.

Prior to joining Moneta, Vaibhav led the SAP Business Unit at KPIT as President, managing a global portfolio of over $100M in revenue. He was co-founder and partner at Sparta Consulting, where he served as Executive Vice President and played a key role in growing the company to $100M+ in five years.

He was Vice President of Corporate Development and Global Delivery at Fujitsu Consulting, a Fortune Global 500 company. Vaibhav holds a Bachelor’s of Science degree in Electronics and a Master’s Degree in Computer Management, both from the University of Pune.

Devendra is a visionary with an immense passion for technology and has 23+ years of IT experience. He is a venture partner with Fresco Capital, a global early-stage venture investor. He is also a Charter Member of TiE Pune Chapter.

Devendra mentors upcoming entrepreneurs and is frequently invited to deliver lectures on leadership and entrepreneurship at various forums and conferences. For his dynamic leadership and contribution, he was awarded the Rajiv Gandhi Excellence in IT Award.

Devendra holds an Engineering Degree in Electronics and Telecommunications and a Master’s in Business Administration with a specialization in Information Systems from the Welingkar Institute of Management Development and Research (Mumbai University). He is also a certified Gemba Kaizen from JMAM (Japan).

Gurnoor is the Vice President of TA Associates and a professional investor specialising in India-based commercial services firms. Prior to joining TA as a Growth Equity Investor, she was an associate in the telecom, energy, and healthcare areas at Rothschild & Co. She began her professional journey as an analyst for J. P. Morgan.
Gurnoor received a Bachelor's Degree in Commerce from Shri Ram College of Commerce, Delhi University, and a Master's Degree in Business Administration from the Indian Institute of Management, Kozhikode.

Reema is known as an agent of change in the Digital Business, Product Engineering, and Digital Transformation sectors, having dedicated over 26 years to the software industry. She holds extensive expertise in data analytics, machine learning, artificial intelligence, cloud services, the Internet of Things (IoT), and the Internet of Things (IIoT). She has garnered global experience as an intrapreneur, entrepreneur, board director, and C-level public officer for firms ranging from startups to Fortune 500 corporations.
Additionally, Reema was the Chief Product Officer at Teradata Corporation. Prior to that, she spent 14 years in various executive leadership positions at General Electric. She also has several prestigious business and leadership awards to her name.
Reema possesses a Master's Degree in Computer Science and Physics, specialising in nuclear physics and electronics.

Satish heads e-Zest US operations and has been with e-Zest since 2003. He leads our business development efforts and is instrumental in developing our customer relationships in North America.

Having played a pivotal role in conceptualization and development of multiple products and enterprise solutions for start-up & ISV customers, he brings with him a great understanding of product development & start-up ecosystem. His extensive knowledge and in-depth understanding of the nuances of product co-development enable e-Zest customers to successfully leverage its services.

Satish is a certified SCRUM Master and an avid agile practitioner. He has been instrumental in establishing the agile delivery model for distributed development based on transparency, highly disciplined agile and software engineering best practices.

Satish’s core area of interest lies in Digital Transformation, Business Strategy, Organization Development and mentoring technology startups.

He is a Graduate in Computer Science and has also pursued his Post Graduation in Management.

He spends his leisure time contributing to community causes and reading business & technology news. He enjoys writing blogs, driving and loves spending his free time with his family.

An HR professional with experience in HR Business, Employee Life Cycle Management and Training & Development with a focus on talent development, employee retention and optimal utilization of resources.

Resourceful in setting up the foundation of HR processes and systems in start-ups right from the stage of inception including making expansion plans to reach the up-to-the regional & national level

Skilled in maintaining effective employee relations by acting as the face of the department. 

Expertise in implementation of innovative HR initiatives to streamline processes and capitalize on organizational growth opportunities.

Delivery specialist & people manager with 16+ years experience in software industry. Background includes Global Delivery, Service Management, Project Management, Quality Assurance,  Account Management and People Management.

Education
Masters Degree in Computer Applications (MCA)

Certification
Scrum Master certified
Certified Internal auditor for ISO 9001 & ISO 27001

Delivery Management
Complete ownership of end to end delivery of projects.
Defined project objectives and statistically monitored project processes
Ensure appropriate review and approval of all project outputs from the client
Lead implementation of best practices, monitor & maintain agreed SLA’s
Managed customer relationship and ensured client’s success and a good CSAT.
Ramped up big teams within available budgets and deadlines
Ensured smooth execution of the engagement, consisting of multiple projects by combining business, technology and project management capabilities with the focus on addressing critical business challenges

Project Management
Project scoping, estimation , planning, tracking & risk management
Team mentoring,  appraisal and performance management
Effectively managed changes in the project (esp. in fixed bid projects)
Implemented effective Project Communication plan to achieve better stakeholder satisfaction
Delivered quality outcomes under time pressures
Effectively prioritized and executed tasks in a high pressure environment
Managed all project dependencies and critical paths
Defined and maintained onsite-offshore communication plan

Software Development Life Cycle (SDLC)
Interacted with client users during system study, requirements gathering, implementation, testing and rollout of the system.
Involved in architectural decision making in various projects.
Participated in end to end project activities, starting from conceptualization, Design, Build and maintenance of the project.
Account Management / Business Development
Built relationships and ensured continuous communication and coordination  with clients & stakeholders
Oversee day-to-day relationship with the client by providing thoughtful and pragmatic leadership
SPOC for client and delivery teams, managing the flow and quality of the work
Managed onsite logistics and coordination