Balu Nayar

The IPL. 2 multi-billion $ businesses from 0: mobile Internet and Sport. A 3rd from $270 mln to over $4.5 bln, in embedded software. Building businesses, Start-ups, Sport, Technology, Internet, Blood.

Balu Nayar is a dynamic professional with a diverse background across various industries including start-ups, brands, sports, internet, technology, and petroleum trading.

With over 20 years of experience, Balu has been deeply immersed in the startup ecosystem, having engaged in activities such as working, partnering, incubating, mentoring, investing, and creating start-ups in India, ASEAN, SV, and other markets.

His career journey has been a colorful mix, spanning roles in advertising, television, information technology start-ups, telecom, mobile internet, sports, venture capital entrepreneurship, fintech entrepreneurship, crypto entrepreneurship, investment banking, and business management consulting.

Balu Nayar's expertise lies in building businesses, with a remarkable track record of establishing two multi-billion dollar ventures from their start-up phase, notably in the mobile internet and sports sectors.

He has also played a pivotal role in driving the transformation of a global EV technology firm, facilitating a significant growth in market capitalization by over 1100% to reach a value exceeding $3 billion.

His skill set includes strategic partnerships, business transformation, corporate development, investment banking, petroleum trading, brand development, community development, talent development, and technology evangelism.

Educationally, Balu holds a B Tech (Hons) in Manufacturing Science from the Indian Institute of Technology, Kharagpur, and a PGDM in Marketing and Finance from the Indian Institute of Management Bangalore.

Throughout his career, Balu Nayar has been associated with various organizations in key roles, such as Co-Founder at Rudra Consulting, Advisor at o3 Capital, Co-Founder at Multinational Sports Venture, Founder of Blood Donors India (@BloodDonorsIn on Twitter), Co-Founder at Premier Futsal, Co-Founder at Morpheus Fund, Managing Director at IMG India, Regional Director at Yahoo! Mobile Asia at Yahoo! based in Singapore, Head of Value Added Services at Hutchison Telecoms, and VP of Marketing and Business Development at Star TV Network.