Navneet Misra - 3X Founder, Fund Manager- Barbershop With Shantanu, EiR-Bombay Shaving Company

Navneet Misra

3X Founder, Fund Manager- Barbershop With Shantanu, EiR-Bombay Shaving Company

Idea to Scale execution | Startup Funding @The Barbershop With Shantanu | Building Salon Channel For The Bombay Shaving Company | 3X Founder

With over 16 years of experience in various domains, I am a seasoned and versatile professional with a passion for creating and scaling new businesses. I am currently the Enterpreneur-In-Residence at Bombay Shaving Company, where I lead the strategy and execution of launching and growing new distribution channels and ventures for the men's grooming brand.

Prior to this, I was a serial entrepreneur and co-founder of three successful startups in different sectors, including WagonBee, a car rental platform acquired by Goomo, and RawKing, a cold-pressed juice company acquired by MonkeyBox. I have a proven track record of ideating, validating, and executing innovative solutions that address market needs and deliver value to customers and stakeholders. I am a certified Project Management Professional (PMP) and a graduate of NIT Trichy.

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