Building at Roushan Venture Studio

Hey, I'm Rakesh Roushan

Entrepreneur, Product Leader & AI Innovator

Building a portfolio of AI-powered products at Roushan Venture Studio. Previously led product and growth at Paytm, Ninjacart, and Bharti Airtel. IIM Calcutta MBA.

About

With a proven track record across leading Indian startups and corporates, I've held strategic roles in product, marketing, and business growth. Now building the future at the intersection of AI and scalable SaaS.

Core Expertise

Product Strategy & 0-1 Builds AI/ML Product Development Growth & Distribution Startup Operations & Leadership

Experience

From building 0-1 products to managing multi-crore P&Ls across fintech, agri-tech, and telecom.

Founder @ Roushan Venture Studio

Bengaluru, India

Current Jan 2025 - Present

Building a portfolio of 20+ AI-powered SaaS products. Leveraging Cloudflare's edge infrastructure to ship fast with near-zero infra costs.

AI/ML Venture Studio Product Strategy
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Founder @ AudioPod AI

Bengaluru, India

Current Nov 2024 - Present

Unified AI audio workstation — Like Canva for Audio. Seamless and accessible audio tools for all content creators.

AI/ML Audio Processing Product Strategy
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Founder @ UnQuest AI

Bengaluru, India

Nov 2023 - Oct 2024

Built an AI knowledge management platform — the world's best knowledge companion.

AI/ML Knowledge Management NLP
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Deputy General Manager @ Paytm

India

Jan 2023 - Nov 2023

Led Business Product for Paytm Soundbox service team. Drove strategy and growth for fintech product lines.

Strategy Growth Fintech

Strategy & Growth @ Ninjacart

Bengaluru, India

Oct 2021 - Dec 2022

Led 0-1 initiatives for Ninjacart Fintech business. Built and scaled new revenue streams in agri-tech.

Strategy Agri-tech Operations

Marketing Manager @ Bharti Airtel

India

Nov 2020 - Sept 2021

Managed 500+ cr topline marketing for Airtel Karnataka. Digital marketing, brand strategy, and analytics.

Digital Marketing Brand Strategy Analytics

Zonal Sales Manager @ Bharti Airtel

India

Aug 2019 - Nov 2020

Managed 5+ cr topline sales across semi-urban Hyderabad territory.

Sales Operations Team Management

Management Associate @ Singtel

Singapore

Jun 2019 - Jul 2019

Product marketing campaigns for prepaid services across South East Asian markets.

Product Marketing Telecom Analytics

Young Leader @ Bharti Airtel

India

Jun 2018 - May 2019

Sales and marketing across rural and urban Indian markets as part of Airtel's leadership program.

Sales Marketing Leadership

Blog

Thoughts on building products, AI, and the startup journey.

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Let's build together

I'm always interested in hearing about new opportunities, collaborations, and ambitious ideas. Whether you want to build something together, invest, or just say hi — drop me a line.

Based in Bengaluru, India. Open to remote collaboration worldwide.