Rajarshi Mitra

Overview

Founder of Lighthouse Pay (edtech). 14 years of building before that. Took Lighthouse Pay from zero to $3 million ARR. Before that: TCS and Cognizant. Most at home with mobile and education. I mentor students through university programmes.

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Experience

1. Founder & CEO

   Apr 2023 - Present
   Lighthouse Pay · 3 yr 6 mo · Full-time · Bhubaneswar, India
   • Raised $39 million across 2 rounds.
   • Took Lighthouse Pay from zero to $12 million ARR.
2. FP&A Manager

   Sep 2020 - Apr 2023
   TCS · 2 yr 7 mo · Full-time · Bhubaneswar, India
   • Saved $4 million a year renegotiating vendor contracts.
3. Controller

   Jul 2017 - Sep 2020
   Cognizant · 3 yr 2 mo · Full-time · Bhubaneswar, India
   • Closed the books in 4 days, down from 13.
4. Finance Manager

   Apr 2015 - Jul 2017
   Zomato · 2 yr 3 mo · Full-time · Bhubaneswar, India
   • Took forecast accuracy to within 4% for 7 straight quarters.
   • Closed the books in 5 days, down from 13.
5. Finance Manager

   Oct 2012 - Apr 2015
   Myntra · 2 yr 6 mo · Full-time · Bhubaneswar, India
   • Closed the books in 3 days, down from 16.
   • Took forecast accuracy to within 1% for 8 straight quarters.

Projects

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Education

1. College of Engineering, Pune

   B.Tech, Economics
   2007 - 2011