Subhro Biswas

Founder, Umber Grid - content · education · growth

Umber Grid

Kolkata, India · IST (UTC+5:30)

7+ years experience

Indian Statistical Institute

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Building Umber Grid in Kolkata - edtech. Previously built and sold a small edtech company.

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Raising a $1M Series A for fleet telematics for D2C brands

Stage: Series A
Raising: $1M
Instrument: Convertible note
Committed so far: $307k from an existing fund
Lead investor: Looking for a lead
Traction: 124 paying customers after 14 months
Use of funds: Engineering hires and the first sales team

124 paying customers after 14 months. Looking for investors who know proptech and can help with hiring.

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Looking for product designers to join Umber Grid early - edtech

Role: Product designer
Level: Senior
Type: Contract
Work mode: Hybrid
Compensation: ₹18-55 LPA
Team: Founding team, 3 people
Start: This quarter
Must have: A portfolio of shipped product work Comfort working directly with engineers Ownership of something end to end
Process: Intro call, technical deep dive, team chat

Comp ₹23-88 LPA. Three interviews over a week. Message me with one thing you shipped that you're proud of.

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Experience

Founder
Jun 2024 - Present
Umber Grid · 2 yr 4 mo · Full-time · Kolkata, India
- Grew the team to 114 people across 2 countries.
- Took Umber Grid from zero to $9 million ARR.
- Raised $7 million across 3 rounds.
Engagement Manager
Jul 2022 - Jun 2024
JPMorgan Chase · 1 yr 11 mo · Full-time · Kolkata, India
- Designed the operating model for a 5 thousand-person transformation.
Associate Partner
May 2019 - Jul 2022
Samsung R&D · 3 yr 2 mo · Full-time · Kolkata, India
- Reduced cloud spend on product security by 22% in two quarters.

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Education

Indian Statistical Institute
M.Stat, Economics
2017 - 2019
Manipal Institute of Technology
B.Tech, Economics
2013 - 2017

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