Founder · Product Manager · Builder

I build products,
acquire apps, and
ship AI systems

Head of Product at KalaGato. CPO of OpenHire. Building open-source tools for app intelligence and trend discovery. I operate where product, engineering, and business converge — from PRDs to shipped code.

20M+Users across portfolio
$150K+Monthly revenue
$310KTotal exits
90%Gross margins (OpenHire)
100xRevenue growth (Storyyell)

Two companies. One operator.

Head of Product

KalaGato

Singapore · Mobile App Acquisition · Nov 2022 – Present

Data-driven app acquisition company buying and scaling Android & iOS apps. Scaled Ryn VPN to 13M+ MAU, flipped profitability from -20% to +58%, built an ML-driven Ad-SDK delivering 300% ad revenue lift, and led a 67 to 6 workforce restructuring while maintaining revenue. Increased paying user retention from 12% to 50%, boosting MRR by 50%. Led AWS to GCP migration reducing infrastructure costs.

$150K+ MRR13M+ MAU 300% Ad Rev Lift67 to 6 Restructure -20% to +58% Profit$310K Exits
CPO & Co-Founder

OpenHire

India · AI Recruitment Agency · Ongoing

AI-first recruitment agency replacing manual recruiter workflows end-to-end. Built the full stack: AI voice caller for mobile phones, AI interview platform, WhatsApp Nanobot integration, and programmatic job search via JobSpy. AI agent saves 2+ hours/day per recruiter. Pivoted from recruiter marketplace to fully automated AI agency achieving software-like margins.

50+ Placements/mo90% Gross Margins AI Voice CallerWhatsApp Nanobot AI InterviewsYC Applicant

Apps I've managed, scaled & exited

Active · VPN

Ryn VPN

V2Ray-based VPN with stealth protocol support (VLESS, VMess, Trojan). Owned product for ~3 years — monetization, subscription optimization, retention, ASO, organic SEO, and first-party attribution system.

13M+ MAU~$15K/moV2Ray207 countries
Active · Entertainment

Voice Changer Auto Tuner

Real-time voice changing app. Led paywall optimization, A/B testing, and major AI voice integration update. Part of the Voice Changer portfolio generating ~$100K/mo combined.

~$100K/mo combinedAI VoicesAndroid
Active · Entertainment

Voice Changer Fast Tuner

Companion voice transformation app. Cross-platform expansion to iOS. Paywall optimization and creative A/B testing across Android and iOS.

Android + iOSSubscriptionCross-platform
Exited · $230K

Huge Digital Clock

Utility clock app scaled to 500K+ downloads through ASO-driven organic growth and viral sharing mechanics. Exited at $230K — 74K+ MAU across 207 countries.

500K+ Downloads74K MAU$230K Exit
Sold · $80K

Hammer Security

Mobile security app. Managed post-acquisition product roadmap, feature prioritization, and performance optimization. Completed full due diligence and sold.

$80K SaleDD CompleteAndroid
Active · Utility

EMI Calculator

Financial calculator app. Deep ASO analysis identifying three collapse events. Designed ML-driven ad optimization system using Firebase Remote Config.

ASO RecoveryML Ad SystemFirebase RC
Active · Gaming

Clone Armies

Action strategy game. Featured by Google Play on India's Independence Day. Product management and monetization optimization.

Google Play FeaturedStrategy Game
Active · Media

RadioMe

Radio streaming app. ASO localization across multiple countries, AI-generated screenshot localization, and marketing materials creation.

Multi-country ASOAI Localization
Personal · Flutter

CookIt

Fridge-first recipe app built with Flutter for a hackathon. Upload fridge contents, get AI-powered recipe suggestions.

FlutterAI RecipesHackathon

Find them on the stores

Tools I'm building in the open

open-trends

Trend discovery, open-sourced

Open-source trend discovery engine inspired by Exploding Topics and Rising Trends — fully transparent. Surfaces emerging topics before they peak using multi-source signal aggregation and ML-based trend scoring.

PythonGoogle Trends APIReddit SignalsTikTok TrackingMann-KendallSTL DecompositionExa AI
Discovery
Zero-input auto-discovery via category-level rising queries
Scoring
ML classification: Exploding, Growing, Peaked, Seasonal
Sources
Google Trends, Reddit, TikTok, Product Hunt, App Store charts

aso-appstore

App Store Optimization — the open-source way

AI-powered ASO toolkit built to compete with AppTweak and Sensor Tower. Keyword difficulty scoring with position-weighted competition, traffic estimation, SERP analysis, opportunity scoring, and automated keyword management — all free and open.

PythonKeyword ScoringSERP AnalysisAI AnalysisAppFollow APIFirebase
Difficulty
Position-weighted scoring, brand detection, developer authority tiers
Traffic
Autocomplete position, keyword clustering, seasonal adjustment
Intelligence
Opportunity scoring, ranking stability, localization gap detection

Other things I've built

Storyyell

Founder & CEO · 2020 – 2022

Grew revenue 100x from $1K to $100K in 18 months. Developed proprietary encryption technologies. Full product lifecycle from development through GTM and growth.

Lightray VPN

Founder · lightrayvpn.tech · 2023 – Present

AI-powered VPN that optimizes routing for speed and security using ML models. Accepted into Microsoft Founder's Hub (Level 2).

Sentinel Scout

Developer · scout.sentinel.co · 2023 – Present

AI-based web scraping tool built for Web3 RAG (Retrieval-Augmented Generation) use cases.

Seamless

Product Concept · PRD Complete

Conversational accounting platform for Indian SMEs using the "Rolly UX" framework. Natural language interactions replace traditional bookkeeping.

What I bring to the table

Product Strategy

PRDs, roadmaps, GTM, user research, A/B testing, retention optimization. End-to-end ownership from zero to scale.

ASO & ASA

Keyword research, store listing optimization, Apple Search Ads, paywall strategy, CRO. 80+ markdown knowledge base built from the ground up.

AI Systems

Voice AI (SIP + Gemini Live), AI interview platforms, WhatsApp Nanobots, n8n workflows, LLM integrations, AI agents, prompt engineering.

App Monetization

Subscription models, ad mediation, ML-driven ad placement, Firebase Remote Config, Apphud paywall tracking, revenue forecasting.

M&A / Acquisitions

App valuation, due diligence, portfolio management, deal negotiation, asset transfers, post-acquisition growth playbooks.

Technical Craft

Python, SQL, R, Flutter, React, Supabase, Firebase, GCP, Azure, Chrome Extensions, first-party attribution, DevOps.

The path so far

2026 — NOW

Building open-source app intelligence tools

Open Trends + ASO Appstore. OpenHire AI caller shipped. Transitioning KalaGato to firefighter mode via 3 key hires. Sold Hammer Security for $80K.

2025

Scaled OpenHire to 50+ monthly placements

Built AI interview platform, WhatsApp Nanobot, programmatic job search. Applied to YC. Exited Huge Digital Clock for $230K. Deep ASO work across the portfolio.

2023 – 2024

Deep in the KalaGato portfolio

Scaled Ryn VPN to 13M+ MAU. 300% ad revenue lift with ML Ad-SDK. Led 67 to 6 restructuring. Launched Lightray VPN (Microsoft Founder's Hub). Built Sentinel Scout.

NOV 2022

Joined KalaGato as Head of Product

Took ownership of app portfolio across Android & iOS — Ryn VPN, Voice Changers, Hammer Security, EMI Calculator, Clone Armies, RadioMe.

2020 – 2022

Storyyell — $1K to $100K revenue

Founded Storyyell with proprietary encryption tech. 100x revenue growth in 18 months. Full product lifecycle from scratch.

2019 – 2021

Craste — Product Manager

Built product strategy and supply chain for molded pulp disposable containers. Shipped products within 3 months of joining. Market research and SKU finalization.

2019

Sudarshan Chemical Industries — GET

Collaborated with McKinsey & Co. on system debottlenecking. Improved OEE for organic pigment production.

2015 – 2019

B.Tech Chemical Engineering — VNIT Nagpur

Published researcher. Granted Patent No. 537885 for biomass treatment process. Published in Journal of Molecular Liquids.

Academic foundation

B.Tech Chemical Engineering

VNIT Nagpur · 2015 – 2019

Visvesvaraya National Institute of Technology. Published researcher and patent holder. Foundation in systems thinking and process optimization that carries into product work.

Granted Patent
Patent No. 537885

Process for Treatment of Biomass for Pulping and Biorefinery Applications.

Journal Publication
Journal of Molecular Liquids (2019)

Determination of solubilization isotherm in micelles of non-ionic surfactant L62 for butanol extraction.

Conference Paper
Lycopene Extraction via ATPS

Lycopene extraction using non-ionic surfactant base ATPS. (Presented)