Vivek Kumar

Experience

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  Cognizant

  Jul 2011 - May 2016

  Associate Program Manager

  — Offshore delivery lead for 3 global projects with annual revenue of $9.5M+ for 2 years; 10+ successful deliveries, and managed a team of 6 members— Bridge between external & internal stakeholders for all business-related queries & tasks from start till delivery; supported 5 projects end-to-end across it’s lifecycle— 10+ successful deals closures from Retail & eCommerce, BFSI, and Travel & Hospitality by responding to proposals— Shouldered additional responsibility of Lead Innovation POC at BU level; achieved 100% Innovation Index, only account in vertical to do so spread across 3 cities consisting of 200+ associates for 15 months— Launched several initiatives in line with fostering innovation, process improvement, and better recall — Support activities: Research, documentation, case studies, collaterals, capability building, and any ad-hoc needsAwards & Recognitions:— Awarded with “Masterstroke “in recognition of demonstrating Delivery Excellence at Cognizant Retail practice— Awarded with Exemplifiers, the best intake batch at Cognizant for the year 2011— National Winner of Slogan writing contest organized by Cognizant; an Independence Day event— CSR volunteer Show less

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  Catalyst Management Services

  Apr 2018 - May 2018

  MBA Summer Intern

  — Designed an end-to-end business plan for setting up a new consulting portfolio— Delivered an extensive business plan and in-depth report, research & findings, and 100+ use cases across sectors

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  Noble House Consulting Pte.

  May 2019 - Mar 2021

  CEO’s Office

  Strategy & growth | Consulting | Business development | Fundraising and investor relations | Product— Identification, feasibility assessment, and response to growth opportunities— 4x growth in revenue between FY20 and FY21; 400%+ in B2C and 200%+ in B2B— Expansion to SEA market and service line expansion from 1 to 11 domains— Offerings expansion from 1 to 4 catering to different business needs and established PMF— Led SGD 1M fundraising round along with investor relations and stakeholder management Show less

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  Rage.Fan

  Dec 2020 - Jun 2021

  Co-Founder

  One-stop GameFi platform for fantasy sports, sports NFTs, predictions, and crypto play— Raised $1.6M in private fundraising round from prominent investor viz. Genesis Block Ventures (GBV) Capital, X21 Digital, Chronos Ventures, Magnus Capital, Moonrock Capital, AU21 Capital, Spark Digital, Ascensive Assets, Moonwhale Ventures, Momentum 6 and Vendetta Capital— Raised $160K in public round via launchpad sale (IDO)— Onboarded reputable advisors with likes of Lester Lim (Founder, X21 Digital), Crypto Daku (Owner of Crypto channel; 131K+ Telegram subscribers, 185K+ Twitter/X Followers), Garlam Won (Managing Partner, Momentum6)— Lead POC for fundraising, investor relations, BD, and Marketing & Community— Led and closed 10+ strategic B2B partnerships, launched 3 product lines— Built Marketing and Business functions from scratch to an 8+ member team— Socials grew from 0 to 55K+ and established a major footprint across Asian countries— Onboarded Dinesh Karthik, a world-recognized international cricketer as a brand ambassador— Launched 10+ successful initiatives aimed at user onboarding and better brand recall— Featured in 30+ large public appearances, helped alleviate media presence across channels and global PR coverage Show less

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  ZeroSwap Labs

  Jun 2021 - Dec 2022

  Chief Business Officer (CBO)

  A suite of multi-chain DeFi offerings: Token launchpad (ZeeDO), Cross-chain bridge, Smart contract development as a service (DeFi Wizard), DEX aggregator (ZeroswapDEX)— Responsible for top-line growth, business development, team building & management, fundraising & investor relations, relationship building, and process excellence — Raised $3M+ for projects through ZeeDO after careful assessment of 100+ projects— Closed 20+ deals in DeFi Wizard resulting in 50+ successful on-time deliveries— Generated $1M+ as top-line revenue from ZeeDO and DeFi Wizard combined— 6 additional chain integrations from the existing 2 for bridge and ZeroswapDEX— 35+ additional introductions with a scope of potential business, partnership, or integration— Led the 2nd planned fundraising round attempt from scratch (strategy & planning, research, data room materials, investor, and VC connect & co-ordination) — Investor relations and stakeholder management with timely updates & communication— Launched new initiatives & processes, and streamlined the existing ones for better ROI— Established networks, built connections, and fostered long-term relationships— Represented Zeroswap at the global and regional scale; guest speaker, and invitee at several events, corporate engagements, and media appearances Show less

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  DripVerse Protocol

  Dec 2022 - Jan 2024

  Core contributor

  A no code NFT toolkit provider for creator and collectors to enhance their post mint experience by adding programmable capabilities (called utilities) in their static NFTs across EVM chains— Team scaled up to 10 members on its peak; all bootstrapped & self-sustainable— 202K+ on-chain users, 590K+ NFT mints, 1640+ NFTs with utilities, and 110K+ socials— Protocol live across 3 chains in Mainnet and 13 chains in Testnet— Platform capabilities: Login: Wallets, DNS, and social; Post login: NFT mints (Standard NFT, Collection, Project); Post Mint: 4 utility support across 3 ERC standards, fully functional Marketplace, social share; User view: Profile, Dashboard, P2P chat— Milestones campaigns with Omni: Contributed 58%+ on-chain users & 62%+ NFT minting in Testnet V1 and 360K+ NFT mints in Testnet V2— Rendered services to 6 B2B clients and onboarded 10+ strategic partners— Letter of Intent for Grant by SKALE Network (NODE Foundation) Show less

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  Bion

  Feb 2023 - now

  Mentor

  Bion provides a comprehensive solution across crypto as a payment solution and credit line to experience a wholistic new shopping experience— 360-degree strategic inputs across the whole business and product lifecycle— Helped set up initial core team, designed essential materials viz. pitch deck, and tokenomics— Introduced to ecosystem enablers and potential strategic partnership opportunities— Key highlights: App live in Google Play Store with 100+ brands; Recipient of grants from Stellar and Push protocol; Winner (1/6, out of 100+ applications) of 0xCamp#3, an incubation program by Foundership; National finalist (1/10, out of 175 applications) in #AlgoImpactSummit by Algorand; Reward and an honorable mention by Stellar— Notable performances: Accelerator programs (graviton, ZK Advancer, Hedera) Show less

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  InterSwap Labs

  Feb 2023 - now

  CSO: Business & Growth

  InterSwap facilitates bridgeless Liquidity Unification & Transportation across EVM, Cosmos, Solana, and BitcoinIt aims to unify the liquidity spread across chains & dApps, eliminate associated risks, boost capital utilization, and provide a seamless user experience— Setting up vision, establishing roadmap, and designing end-to-end actionable execution approach (strategy, resource alignment, milestones, GTM, risks, contingency plan)— Lead POC for fundraising, investor relations, deal negotiation & closure, and partnerships — Relationship building and nurturing with key stakeholders viz. VCs, Advisors, Chains, Liquidity Providers, Market Makers, Launchpads, CEXes, Strategic Partners, and other essential enablers — Additionally, leading the Marketing & Communications Show less

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  XionSpace

  Jan 2024 - now

  Contributor

  XionSpace is the first AI-enabled digital asset platform powered by Chain Abstraction, built natively on XION— NFT Track winner of ABSTRACTATHON, the first ever edition hackathon of XION— The first project from XION to integrate Account Abstraction and on-chain AI of Nesa — 35,000+ users, 10,000+ AI Digital Asset mints, and 35,000+ socials