About

Mayank Pratap is the Co-founder of EngineerBabu and Supersourcing, with a passion for building businesses and helping startups achieve success. He has over 11 years of relevant experience and has been featured in Forbes and Fortune Magazine. Mayank's expertise lies in product building, problem-solving, and hiring, and he has contributed to YourStory and Entrepreneur.com to share his experience with others. Mayank's journey began with two failed ventures during his college days, which led him to move to Bangalore to take up a regular job. However, he soon became frustrated with the rigid culture at the tech company and started an IT agency focused on helping startups build their MVP. Over the last 7 years, more than 200+ of their portfolio companies have achieved 10 - 1000X growth, with 6 getting selected in YC, and a few others at MIT and Harvard Innovation Lab. Mayank has built great connections with founders and investors from different industries through his journey, and has helped connect many founders to relevant investors through events and assisted them in acquiring large scale companies by validating their tech scalability and security. He is also passionate about nature and plants, and has built a community of like-minded enthusiasts who have planted over 25000+ saplings. Mayank has won several awards and accolades for his work, including a top 10 startup company award for innovation at the Dubai Expo. He has also worked with several notable brands, including Samsung, Nike, Uber, and McKinsey. Currently, Mayank is a Friend of FC (Venture Partner) at Firstcheque, where he helps passionate founders build amazing products and raise their first round of investment. Mayank holds a Bachelor's degree in Computer Science from RGPV and has completed several growth and investment programs from GrowthX and Newchip Accelerator. His tech stack includes UI, and he has previously worked as an Angel Investor at customer.io and Lora DiCarlo. Mayank's passion for building businesses and helping startups achieve success is evident in his work and achievements.