Nikhil Bhargava

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Co-founder & COO at Lighthouse Data | ex-Tech Mahindra

Lighthouse Data
New Delhi, India · IST (UTC+5:30)
15+ years experience
Amity University
English, Hindi
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Overview

Co-founder & COO of Lighthouse Data, working on climate analytics. Previously built and sold a small climate analytics company. Before that: Tech Mahindra and Mphasis. Most at home with data and enterprise sales.

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Slower in the last week of each quarter

Skills
enterprise salesdataproductclimate techcarbon accounting
HiringHiring for a role
closes in 3 months

Looking for founding engineers to join Lighthouse Data early - climate analytics

Role
Founding engineer
Level
Senior
Type
Full-time
Work mode
Hybrid
Compensation
₹42-70 LPA
Team
Founding team, 5 people
Start
Within a month
Must have
Strong SQL and statistics Turns analysis into decisions Clear written communication
Process
3 conversations, no take-home

Comp ₹29-78 LPA. Three interviews over a week. Message me with one thing you shipped that you're proud of.

New Delhi, Indiacarbon accountingdataenterprise sales
Open
RaisingRaising capital
closes in 3 months

Series A round open - price monitoring for public hospitals, 263 paying customers

Stage
Series A
Raising
$3M
Instrument
SAFE
Committed so far
$414k from operators in the space
Lead investor
Lead in place
Traction
263 paying customers after 23 months
Use of funds
Go-to-market in two new countries

263 paying customers after 23 months. Looking for investors who know cybersecurity and can help with enterprise sales.

New Delhi, Indiadataproductcarbon accounting
Open

Experience

  1. Co-founder & COO
    Feb 2022 - Present
    Lighthouse Data · 4 yr 8 mo · Full-time · New Delhi, India
    • Took Lighthouse Data from zero to $1 million ARR.
    • Grew the team to 60 people across 5 countries.
    • Signed 131 paying customers, 20 of them enterprises.
  2. Financial Analyst
    Sep 2019 - Feb 2022
    Tech Mahindra · 2 yr 5 mo · Full-time · New Delhi, India
    • Saved $9 million a year renegotiating vendor contracts.
    • Built the operating model the board used for a $142 million raise.
  3. Finance Director
    Feb 2016 - Sep 2019
    Mphasis · 3 yr 7 mo · Full-time · New Delhi, India
    • Saved $5 million a year renegotiating vendor contracts.
    • Ran diligence on 12 acquisitions.
  4. Finance Director
    Sep 2013 - Feb 2016
    Hindustan Unilever · 2 yr 5 mo · Full-time · New Delhi, India
    • Ran diligence on 11 acquisitions.
    • Took forecast accuracy to within 2% for 10 straight quarters.
  5. FP&A Manager
    Oct 2011 - Sep 2013
    Boston Consulting Group · 1 yr 11 mo · Full-time · New Delhi, India
    • Closed the books in 4 days, down from 14.
    • Ran diligence on 9 acquisitions.

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Education

  1. Amity University
    B.Tech, Economics
    2002 - 2006

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