Pradeep Varadaraja Banavara
Head of Product - Geo @ Grab. Let's map the world!
About
Pradeep Varadaraja Banavara, also known as pradeepbv.eth, is a seasoned engineer, entrepreneur, and executive with over 20 years of experience in building and scaling platforms, products, and organizations. Currently serving as an Entrepreneur in Residence at nsrcel, Pradeep is passionate about building products that customers love, teams swear by, and businesses cannot live without. Pradeep's expertise lies in bridging the gap between web3 and web2, empowering individuals through web3 technology. He believes that web3 is far from being as usable as web2 and is committed to making it more accessible and user-friendly at Obvious, where he is building a Crypto Super Wallet. Throughout his career, Pradeep has worked in government, academia, startups, and multinational corporations with experience across education, mapping, consumer internet, real estate, e-commerce, mobility, and deliveries. He has built, scaled, and managed high-performance cross-functional teams spanning multiple geographies, cultures, languages, and time zones. He has also led successful fundraising efforts, negotiated business acquisitions, and put together joint ventures while managing multi-million dollar P&Ls. Pradeep has advised several early-stage startups, including Akiro, Bhuh Pramaan, Cunomial, Gigsy, NextBillion AI, and Veloscope. He has also served as the Head of Product, Geo at Grab. Pradeep holds a degree in Electronics and Communication from The National Institute of Engineering, Mysore, and an Executive General Management Program degree from the Indian Institute of Management, Bangalore. He attended Sri Ramakrishna Vidyashala, Mysore, for his pre-university and secondary education. Pradeep's tech stack includes web3, AI, and product management. With 15.79 years of relevant experience, he is a seasoned professional who is committed to building a better web3 ecosystem.
Education
• harvard business school
• iim bangalore indian institute of management bangalore
• the national institute of engineering mysore
• sri ramakrishna vidyashala mysore
Companies
• grab
• obvious technology
• swiggy
• nsrcel
• ola
• flipkart
• commonfloor
• yahoo
• mapunity
Experience
15 Years
Experience
Vice President Of Products, Marketplace and Fulfilment
swiggy | Bengaluru, Karnataka, India
2021 - 2022
Skills
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Agile Methodologies
Analytics
Big Data
Cloud Computing
Community Development
E-commerce
E-Learning
Education
financial services
Founder
Fundraising
Geographic Information Systems (GIS)
GIS
GPS Navigation
HTML 5
HTML5
Internet Entrepreneur
JavaScript
Large Scale Systems
Machine Learning
Maps
Mobile Applications
Mobile Devices
Open Source
PHP
Product Management
product manager
Remote Sensing
Ruby on Rails
Satellite Communications
Social Graph
Start-ups
Traffic Management
Vision
Web Development
Web Services
Contact Details
Email (Verified)
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944XXXXX72Education
harvard business school
Executive Leadership Programme
2018 - 2019
iim bangalore indian institute of management bangalore
Executive General Management Programme
2011 - 2012
the national institute of engineering mysore
BE
1997 - 2001
sri ramakrishna vidyashala mysore
PUC & SSLC
1992 - 1997
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