Clara Kurian

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Founder & CEO at Alder Analytics · Edtech

Alder Analytics
Thiruvananthapuram, India · IST (UTC+5:30)
15+ years experience
IIIT Bangalore
English, Hindi, Malayalam
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Overview

Founder & CEO of Alder Analytics, working on edtech. Grew the team to 120 people across 3 countries. Weekend cricket, weekday chai.

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Skills
mobilegrowthcontenteducation
RaisingRaising capital
closes in 3 months

Raising a $4M seed for compliance automation for logistics fleets

Stage
Seed
Raising
$4M
Instrument
SAFE
Committed so far
$857k from operators in the space
Lead investor
Looking for a lead
Traction
39% month-on-month growth after 12 months
Use of funds
18 months of runway to Series A milestones

39% month-on-month growth after 12 months. Looking for investors who know gaming and can help with hiring.

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HiringHiring for a role
closes in 3 months

Hiring our first product designer at Alder Analytics - Thiruvananthapuram or remote

Role
Product designer
Level
Senior
Type
Full-time
Work mode
Remote
Compensation
₹36-60 LPA
Team
Founding team, 6 people
Start
This quarter
Must have
A portfolio of shipped product work Comfort working directly with engineers Good judgment about what not to build
Process
3 conversations, no take-home

Comp ₹31-84 LPA. Three interviews over a week. Message me with one thing you shipped that you're proud of.

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Experience

  1. Founder & CEO
    Apr 2022 - Present
    Alder Analytics · 4 yr 6 mo · Full-time · Thiruvananthapuram, India
    • Grew the team to 42 people across 4 countries.
    • Signed 36 paying customers, 5 of them enterprises.
    • Took Alder Analytics from zero to $10 million ARR.
  2. FP&A Manager
    Oct 2019 - Apr 2022
    Myntra · 2 yr 6 mo · Full-time · Thiruvananthapuram, India
    • Took forecast accuracy to within 3% for 6 straight quarters.
    • Ran diligence on 11 acquisitions.
  3. Finance Director
    Apr 2016 - Sep 2019
    EY · 3 yr 5 mo · Full-time · Thiruvananthapuram, India
    • Built the operating model the board used for a $154 million raise.
  4. Finance Manager
    Feb 2014 - Apr 2016
    Axis Bank · 2 yr 2 mo · Full-time · Thiruvananthapuram, India
    • Closed the books in 3 days, down from 16.
    • Ran diligence on 9 acquisitions.
  5. Finance Director
    Dec 2011 - Feb 2014
    Dream11 · 2 yr 2 mo · Full-time · Thiruvananthapuram, India
    • Ran diligence on 11 acquisitions.

Projects

Side project: a reading list app
2025

Built with mobile and education. 4621 people used it last year.

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Education

  1. IIIT Bangalore
    M.Tech, Engineering
    2003 - 2005
  2. IIIT Hyderabad
    B.Tech, Engineering
    1999 - 2003

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