Aqeel Ahmed, DPS Mathura Road 1981
Co-Founder & COO - EcoRatings | AI Enthusiast & Web 3 Aficionado
New Delhi, Delhi, India
Contact
Email: [email protected]
www.linkedin.com/in/aqeelahmed (LinkedIn)
Top Skills
Account Management
SaaS
Team Management
Summary
Entrepreneurship, Value Creation, Creation and management of high-performance teams, Strategy, Acquisition success etc.
In my last stint, as a member of the Founding team & its COO, helped build RateGain (A global SaaS company for Travel and Hospitality verticals) from ground up to 60m ARR. Designed, developed and operated complex B2B platforms using BigData and AI. Was actively involved in raising Series A and Series B investment rounds alongside integrating Tech and Operations of acquisitions in US. RateGain had an IPO in Dec 2021 and has a current market cap exceeding USD 1.25 billion.
Now, building EcoRatings - a Sustainability Gen AI startup. The vision is to build a sustainable future to fulfill the mission of a better planet.
Experience
EcoRatings
Co-Founder & COO
December 2022 - Present (1 year 7 months)
New York, United States
EcoRatings is a Sustainability Gen AI startup.
Top Tier Impact
Member
March 2023 - Present (1 year 4 months)
The global members-only ecosystem of impact and sustainability investors, entrepreneurs and experts. Top Tier Impact’s mission is to accelerate the global adoption of best practices in impact and sustainability.
RateGain
COO
May 2016 - March 2021 (4 years 11 months)
New Delhi Area, India
RateGain
COO
June 2005 - May 2015 (10 years)
New Delhi, Delhi, India
RateGain is a SaaS company in the hospitality and travel industry offering solutions across a wide spectrum of verticals including hotels, airlines, online travel agents, meta-search companies, vacation rentals, package providers, car rentals, rail, travel management companies, cruises and ferries. The Company offers a suite of inter-connected products that manage the revenue creation value chain for customers by leveraging its big- data capabilities and integration with other technology platforms thus helping hospitality and travel providers acquire more guests, retain them via personalized guest experiences and seek to maximize their margins.
Education
Indian Institute of Management, Bangalore
Executive Education Programme, Creating High Performance Organisations • (2010 - 2010)
College Of Technology, G.B.P.U.A&T, Pantnagar
B Tech, Mech Engg • (1983 - 1987)
Delhi Public School Mathura Road Senior Secondary Certificate • (1976 - 1981)