Growth operator with 4 years in crypto and Web3. Cofounded a DeFi product (40K users, 12K community), then scaled ecosystem growth at Aptos Foundation across India. I turn builder communities into distribution engines and help protocols ship to market.
Aptos Foundation
Remote
Co-built and scaled Move Club India to 400+ founders and contributors. Designed growth playbook: bounty challenges, city chapter ambassadors, monthly meetups, gamification system. Led Winterschool 2025 at IIT Delhi: 7-day builder residency, 273 applications, 16 products shipped, 9 teams into Assembly (up to $50K grants), 20 mentors, 11 creators, $30K prize pool. On-ground ops for Aptos at India Blockchain Week 2025: 10 booths, 1,500+ visitors, 4 side events, creator program, full stage programming, $135K budget managed. Hosted and judged 5+ national hackathons across India (Pune, Bangalore, ETHGlobal Delhi). Coordinated cross-functional programs across 15+ cities in India, working with global Aptos Labs team on strategy, creator ops, and regional expansion.
Avex Defy (Web3 Startup)
Secured grants from the Aptos ecosystem. Onboarded 40,000 users via Galxe quests and multi-channel growth campaigns. Built community of 12,000 members across Discord and Telegram. Grew Twitter from 0 to 12,000 followers organically. Closed 25+ strategic and technical partnerships with protocols, DAOs, and infrastructure providers.
Porfo
Led product brainstorming and translated ideas into actionable roadmaps. Designed waitlist campaigns that onboarded 50,000+ users. Created pitch decks for fundraising rounds. Built partnerships with DeFi protocols and crypto media outlets.
Wells Fargo
Built NLP/LLM model for Customer Excellence team. Transcribed and classified 100,000+ customer complaints by tags and urgency levels.
IIT Madras
Built global model for electrolytic cell at 89% accuracy. Improved previous model by 40% using ANNs with 4 hidden layers.
B.Tech
Active contributor to crypto Twitter and Web3 ecosystem research. Published ecosystem analysis and KOL research.