Ayyan Karmakar - Building TAFCO

Ayyan Karmakar

Building TAFCO

As a results-driven Clean-tech professional with over 13 years of experience, I have a proven track record of leading and innovating within the environmental services and products sector. My journey includes managing products and projects valued at $20 million, consistently delivering exceptional value through operational excellence, strategic planning, and brand building. Currently, I am building TAFCO which solves the problem of reliable filters for HVAC, industrial and domestic purposes.

In my recent role at Praan, I was heading the operations for a VC backed deep-tech startup functioning out of Mumbai. Although a short stint, I could infuse some instrumental changes across multiple dept. (sales to manufacturing). One of noteworthy achievements was to accelerate Praan's industrial sales through its first expo creating 100+ SQLs in just 3 days.

As the Chief Operating Officer at Airvoice (Intelligent CityAir India Pvt. Ltd.), I had successfully established a foundation for operations in India, focusing on market penetration, strategic sales, and operational efficiency. I spearheaded the introduction of Indoor Air Quality (IAQ) and ambient solutions, aligning them with cleantech industry trends to ensure a robust market fit. My efforts have significantly enhanced our industry reach and visibility through presentations at major conferences and summits, generating qualified leads and establishing our thought leadership in the cleantech sector.

Previously, at Oizom Instruments Pvt. Ltd., I played a pivotal role in scaling the company from 100 deployments in 2 countries to over 1500 deployments in 60 countries. My diverse roles included Chief Sales Officer, Chief Marketing Officer, Chief of Staff, and Project Manager, where I led initiatives that transformed our B2B marketing strategy, improved data quality, and drove significant business growth.

I am passionate about creating sustainable solutions and driving innovation in the environmental sector. I thrive in dynamic environments where I can leverage my strategic and operational skills to build high-performing teams and achieve organizational excellence.

Feel free to connect with me to discuss how we can collaborate and drive forward sustainable and innovative solutions in the cleantech industry.

As a person,I am always up for new initiatives and believe in constant learning. When not working, I would be found sipping a coffee and thinking about cricket, Indian politics or a scene from a movie. If in a good mood, I might just be humming a Bollywood song.As a results-driven Clean-tech professional with over 13 years of experience, I have a proven track record of leading and innovating within the environmental services and products sector. My journey includes managing products and projects valued at $20 million, consistently delivering exceptional value through operational excellence, strategic planning, and brand building. Currently, I am building TAFCO which solves the problem of reliable filters for HVAC, industrial and domestic purposes. In my recent role at Praan, I was heading the operations for a VC backed deep-tech startup functioning out of Mumbai. Although a short stint, I could infuse some instrumental changes across multiple dept. (sales to manufacturing). One of noteworthy achievements was to accelerate Praan's industrial sales through its first expo creating 100+ SQLs in just 3 days. As the Chief Operating Officer at Airvoice (Intelligent CityAir India Pvt. Ltd.), I had successfully established a foundation for operations in India, focusing on market penetration, strategic sales, and operational efficiency. I spearheaded the introduction of Indoor Air Quality (IAQ) and ambient solutions, aligning them with cleantech industry trends to ensure a robust market fit. My efforts have significantly enhanced our industry reach and visibility through presentations at major conferences and summits, generating qualified leads and establishing our thought leadership in the cleantech sector. Previously, at Oizom Instruments Pvt. Ltd., I played a pivotal role in scaling the company from 100 deployments in 2 countries to over 1500 deployments in 60 countries. My diverse roles included Chief Sales Officer, Chief Marketing Officer, Chief of Staff, and Project Manager, where I led initiatives that transformed our B2B marketing strategy, improved data quality, and drove significant business growth. I am passionate about creating sustainable solutions and driving innovation in the environmental sector. I thrive in dynamic environments where I can leverage my strategic and operational skills to build high-performing teams and achieve organizational excellence. Feel free to connect with me to discuss how we can collaborate and drive forward sustainable and innovative solutions in the cleantech industry. As a person,I am always up for new initiatives and believe in constant learning. When not working, I would be found sipping a coffee and thinking about cricket, Indian politics or a scene from a movie. If in a good mood, I might just be humming a Bollywood song.

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Aug
22
Fri
Building Consumer and D2C Brands : Ahmedabad Edition
Ahmedabad
GUSEC
6:30pm — 08:30pm
57 slots booked
Parth Sharma - Co-Founder & CEO, Thebabybo and orbitXhub Nadeem Jafri - Founder & Chief Mentor - Hearty Mart Mitesh Shethwala  - Founder - Currently.club Ananya Maloo - Co-Founder, Nuutjob Jatin Chaudhary - Co-Founder, eChai Ventures Malvika Rao - Founder - kloah Jay Sheth - Management Consultant, MXV Consulting Sumit Kasardekar - Business Manager - SAP Sales at SAR Digital India Sanyam Shah - Co-Founder at Manifest sujal raval - Software Developer, Freelancer Hiren - founder Manish Nayee - Founder , Wority Technology Nauka C - Founder and Design lead at Design Intent Studio Abdul Saigar - Copy writer Pooja Meena - Founder, Claymistry Garima Rajput - Founder Cleome Skin Care Vishal Patel - Freelance Recruiter | Software Engineer | Social Worker | Community builder | Web3 & Motorsports Enthusiast Shlok Chauhan - Founder, Vitanix Consumer pvt ltd Aayush Solanki - Software Engineer @ E2M Kunjan Thakkar (Atara) - Founder @ Keroluxe (Design beyond boundaries)
Aug
23
Sat
Meet the Founders Behind Ahmedabad’s Breakout Startups
Ahmedabad
IIMA Ventures
6:00pm — 08:00pm
103 slots booked
Saumya Shah - Founder, Tarrakki Jitesh Dadlani - Founder Ishitva Robotics Jatin Chaudhary - Co-Founder, eChai Ventures Nauka C - Founder and Design lead at Design Intent Studio Manish Maheshwari - Founder & CEO, APNA GHAR Yash Leuva - Founder of Kraze Sumit Kasardekar - Business Manager - SAP Sales at SAR Digital India Shreya Sachdeva - Founder, TOSS - the old slate studio Manish Nayee - Founder , Wority Technology Jay Demy - Automation engineer , AMIPL Guru Prasad Mohapatra - CEO, Smartters Shubham Mondal - Revenue Growth Executive, Studio Carbon Aayush Thakkar - AI ML Engineer, Inferenz Jay Rathod - Allevents.in Bhagat Aakash - MRCAD Yogesh Trivedi - General Partner Jinal Soni - Founder,Webcrux Technology Rudransh Tripathi - Founder, Zeon Games & Studio
Aug
23
Sat
Food & Beverage Startups Meetup: Building What India Eats & Drinks - Ahmedabad Edition
Ahmedabad
iHub Gujarat
6:00pm — 08:00pm
47 slots booked
Sahil Shah - Founder- Hungrito & Netsavvies. Digital Marketing Evangelist Kunjan Thakkar (Atara) - Founder @ Keroluxe (Design beyond boundaries) Er. Pranav Veerani - FSIDM.in and Unity Sangam, Founder Nilay Jobanputra - GleamKart Prempal Pal - BRANCH MANAGER Sumit Kasardekar - Business Manager - SAP Sales at SAR Digital India Mihir Kothari - Founder, Tutonomy Janvi Khombhadia - Editor, Foodism Shihab Sheikh - Co-founder & Chief Brand Officer - Salad Time Sakina Merchant - Co-Founder, Goodbelly Malvika Rao - Founder - kloah ASHIL SHAH - CA, ICWA - Founder - Ashil Shah & Associates Jay Sheth - Management Consultant, MXV Consulting Dhairya Thakkar - Stupid storytellers Kavan Patel - Founder, TerraBloom By KVN Sweety Patel - Director, Dolphin Web Solution Pvt. Ltd.  | Co-Founder at FactsScan
Aug
27
Wed
Fashion, Beauty & Lifestyle Startups Meetup : Ahmedabad Edition
Ahmedabad
GUSEC
6:30pm — 08:30pm
16 slots booked
Ishani Upadhyay Dave - CEO & Co Founder, Shaadivibe Nauka C - Founder and Design lead at Design Intent Studio Er. Pranav Veerani - FSIDM.in and Unity Sangam, Founder Nitesh Gadige - Recruitment consultant at searchstrings Darshit Parmar - Co-Founder & CTO, TRIIIYE Rohera Juhi - Cofounder at Kapda Kulture Anuj Dalal - Founder & CEO, Zestard Technologies Abdul Saigar - Copy writer Manish Nayee - Founder , Wority Technology Rikin Shah - Founder - Simply You Fashion LLP Deep Patel - Co-Founder | Meola® Reeturaj Verma - Managing Partner, S V J K and associates, Chartered Accountants Akshit Middha - Co-founder and CPO, Re-verse Green Clothing Private Limited Nirav Solanki - Co-Founder of Hayati's Craft & Couture
Aug
27
Wed
Product Growth Playbook: Insights from Top Product Leaders and Founders - Ahmedabad Edition
Ahmedabad
Currently HQ
7:00pm — 09:00pm
4 slots booked
Mitesh Shethwala  - Founder - Currently.club Deep Patel - Co-Founder | Meola® Viraj Chapani - Founder and CEO of kathiyawadi Design Akshit Middha - Co-founder, Re-verse Green Clothing Private Limited
Aug
28
Thu
eChai Startup Demo Day in Ahmedabad: August Edition
Ahmedabad
GVFL Ahmedabad
6:30pm — 08:30pm
50 slots booked
Jeet  Patel - Backend Engineer Jignesh Thakkar - Cofounder at LoudRevel Jay Bhavsar - Founder Harsh Vasoya - Agriculture import Advisor - Agriculture Import Adviser At Golokam Group Er. Pranav Veerani - FSIDM.in and Unity Sangam, Founder Sumit Kasardekar - Business Manager - SAP Sales at SAR Digital India Sujal Raval - Software Developer, Freelancer Krupesh Mistry - Founder & Creative Director Akanksh Joshi - Founder: 2op.gg | Gamer at heart & Entrepreneur by Profession | Strategy Maestro, Digital & Paper Marketer | Creator: JOYNNJOY - Gam'O'Verse | Dream, Hard work, Sacrifice, Struggle, Faith, Patience & Passion Jayesh Anandani - Co-founder, Webelight Solutions Private Limited Kritesh Kaushal - Strategy Associate Arun Varghese - Product Manager, KAINest Sikunj Savaliya - Founder, Oprim Inc. Aditya Goel - Founder Ajaykumar Vannal - VP of Sales, Dinjan Infotech
Aug
28
Thu
Sales Masterclass for Startups : Ahmedabad Edition
Ahmedabad
Upsquare Technologies
6:30pm — 08:30pm
35 slots booked
Nauka C - Founder and Design lead at Design Intent Studio Er. Pranav Veerani - FSIDM.in and Unity Sangam, Founder Kavan Patel - Founder, TerraBloom By KVN Sumit Kasardekar - Business Manager - SAP Sales at SAR Digital India Arjav Shah - Founder, Impixal Media Mihir Kothari - Founder, Tutonomy Utsav Agrawal - STONE KONCEPT GLOBAL Sakina Merchant - Co-Founder, Goodbelly Manish Nayee - Founder , Wority Technology Nitesh Gadige - Recruitment consultant at searchstrings khushi agrawal - Tutor CA Nemin Vora - Content Creator in Business and Finance space Rakesh Panchal - Director - Sales at Securis360 Infotech Private Limited Jay Sheth - Management Consultant, MXV Consulting Nishith Vasavada - Director of Alliances & Partnerships @ Upsquare
Aug
30
Sat
Ahmedabad Startup Day — Where the City’s Entrepreneurial Spirit Comes Alive : August Edition
Ahmedabad
iHub Gujarat
5:00pm — 09:00pm
78 slots booked
Jatin Chaudhary - Co-Founder, eChai Ventures Shihab Sheikh - Co-founder & Chief Brand Officer - Salad Time Sumit Kasardekar - Business Manager - SAP Sales at SAR Digital India Raj Vekariya -   Strategic Partnerships Dheeraj Kumar Pandey - CEO, DatAInfa Solution Private Limited Aditya sain - Founder Ad on Head & Student Viraj Chapani - Founder and CEO of kathiyawadi Design PARTH DEVARIYA - Founder & CEO, GFuture Tech Pvt Ltd Dhrumil Thakkar  - Founder, Alphatron Electric Mobility. A last mile Mobility and Logistics company. Kunjan Thakkar (Atara) - Founder @ Keroluxe (Design beyond boundaries) Nirali Khoda - Senior Data Scientist, Gen AI developer   Kavan Patel - Founder, TerraBloom By KVN Mohit Adlakha - Sales Director At Superworks.com Ashutosh raval - Cyber Security Professional & Founder RedHacks1 IT Security Anuj Dalal - Founder & CEO, Zestard Technologies Shaan Soni - Founder
Sep
06
Sat
eChai Women Founders Initiative in Ahmedabad: September Edition
Ahmedabad
iHub Gujarat
6:00pm — 08:00pm
18 slots booked
Kunjan Thakkar (Atara) - Founder @ Keroluxe (Design beyond boundaries) Preksha Shah - Senior Full Stack Engineer/ Tech Lead Jignesh Thakkar - Cofounder at LoudRevel Shyam sudani - Cord4 technologies Er. Pranav Veerani - FSIDM.in and Unity Sangam, Founder Harsh Vasoya - Agriculture import Advisor - Agriculture Import Adviser At Golokam Group Jinal Soni - Founder,Webcrux Technology Sakina Merchant - Co-Founder, Goodbelly Bharat Zalavadiya - Web Designer & WordPress Developer Ishani Dave - CEO  & Co Founder of Shaadivibe Ishani Upadhyay Dave - CEO & Co Founder, Shaadivibe Manish Nayee - Founder , Wority Technology Viraj Chapani - Founder and CEO of kathiyawadi Design Urvashi Khandhediya - Business Development Manager
Sep
25
Thu
eChai Startup Demo Day in Ahmedabad: September Edition
Ahmedabad
GVFL Ahmedabad
6:30pm — 08:30pm
11 slots booked
Jignesh Thakkar - Cofounder at LoudRevel Jay Bhavsar - Founder Er. Pranav Veerani - FSIDM.in and Unity Sangam, Founder Harsh Vasoya - Agriculture import Advisor - Agriculture Import Adviser At Golokam Group Sumit Kasardekar - Business Manager - SAP Sales at SAR Digital India Jinal Soni - Founder,Webcrux Technology Yash - Senior Software Engineer Ajaykumar Vannal - VP of Sales, Dinjan Infotech Mohit Adlakha - Sales Director At Superworks.com
Oct
04
Sat
eChai Women Founders Initiative in Ahmedabad: October Edition
Ahmedabad
iHub Gujarat
6:00pm — 08:00pm
7 slots booked
Preksha Shah - Senior Full Stack Engineer/ Tech Lead - Enspirit Technologies Jignesh Thakkar - Cofounder at LoudRevel Shyam sudani - Cord4 technologies Harsh Vasoya - Agriculture import Advisor - Agriculture Import Adviser At Golokam Group Jinal Soni - Founder,Webcrux Technology
Oct
30
Thu
eChai Startup Demo Day in Ahmedabad: October Edition
Ahmedabad
GVFL Ahmedabad
6:30pm — 08:30pm
8 slots booked
Jignesh Thakkar - Cofounder at LoudRevel Jay Bhavsar - Founder Er. Pranav Veerani - FSIDM.in and Unity Sangam, Founder Harsh Vasoya - Agriculture import Advisor - Agriculture Import Adviser At Golokam Group Sumit Kasardekar - Business Manager - SAP Sales at SAR Digital India Romil Monpara - Student, Co-owner of Yamuna Industries
Nov
01
Sat
eChai Women Founders Initiative in Ahmedabad: November Edition
Ahmedabad
iHub Gujarat
6:00pm — 08:00pm
6 slots booked
Preksha Shah - Senior Full Stack Engineer/ Tech Lead - Enspirit Technologies Jignesh Thakkar - Cofounder at LoudRevel Shyam sudani - Cord4 technologies Er. Pranav Veerani - FSIDM.in and Unity Sangam, Founder Harsh Vasoya - Agriculture import Advisor - Agriculture Import Adviser At Golokam Group
Nov
27
Thu
eChai Startup Demo Day in Ahmedabad: November Edition
Ahmedabad
GVFL Ahmedabad
6:30pm — 08:30pm
7 slots booked
Jignesh Thakkar - Cofounder at LoudRevel Jay Bhavsar - Founder Er. Pranav Veerani - FSIDM.in and Unity Sangam, Founder Sumit Kasardekar - Business Manager - SAP Sales at SAR Digital India Jinal Soni - Founder,Webcrux Technology Romil Monpara - Student, Co-owner of Yamuna Industries
Dec
06
Sat
eChai Women Founders Initiative in Ahmedabad: December Edition
Ahmedabad
iHub Gujarat
6:00pm — 08:00pm
7 slots booked
Preksha Shah - Senior Full Stack Engineer/ Tech Lead - Enspirit Technologies Jignesh Thakkar - Cofounder at LoudRevel Shyam sudani - Cord4 technologies Er. Pranav Veerani - FSIDM.in and Unity Sangam, Founder Jinal Soni - Founder,Webcrux Technology
Dec
25
Thu
eChai Startup Demo Day in Ahmedabad: December Edition
Ahmedabad
GVFL Ahmedabad
6:30pm — 08:30pm
8 slots booked
Jignesh Thakkar - Cofounder at LoudRevel Jay Bhavsar - Founder Er. Pranav Veerani - FSIDM.in and Unity Sangam, Founder KARNATAKAM SREENIVAS - Assistant Manager Sumit Kasardekar - Business Manager - SAP Sales at SAR Digital India Jinal Soni - Founder,Webcrux Technology Romil Monpara - Student, Co-owner of Yamuna Industries
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