Sriram Kannan (ex-AWS, ex-IBM, ex-PwC)

Accelerating cloud, digital, & AI transformation for enterprises

📍 India🔄 Updated September 2026💼 3 investments📅 11 years investing🗓 Last invested Dec 2020
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Early stage Venture investor
Dec 2020
Siply helps – the underserved masses inculcate savings behaviour through a tech-enabled micro savings platform where the investment can, for the first time in India, be as low as Re.1 to build a more productive and financially secure country
Early stage Venture investor
Dec 2015
Venture Capital Private Equity Investment Management
Early stage Venture investor
Dec 2015
Price Elasticity Modeling. Price Optimization. Demand and procurement planning. Impact of price changes on demand. Determining what promotions to run and when. Determining how much of each product to buy within your capital budgets. Mapping and tracking competitor pricing. And how they impact demand, and pricing. Better store ordering /store allocation (pull vs push) – to meet store needs and not overdo it. And allocating across stores in an optimal manner. Better production recommendations – going beyond “those who bought this also bought this..” All of this enabled by AI (Artificial Intelligence) and Machine Learning. That’s what NextOrbit can do for you. Evidence: Clients in the Fashion, eCommerce, Store Pick firms, Retail Store owners benefited by enhanced demand planning, coupled with improving customer experience, loyalty, average basket size, cash flows and reduced store labor. NextOrbit Implementation leads to the following benefits: • 5% -15% improvement in same store sales /online sales • 5% reduction in inventory • Same headcount can manage higher volumes/growth. No need to add people to the planning teams • Higher customer basket size • Lower lost opportunity – right stock at the right place • Higher full price sell through (lesser markdown) • Better optimization of your capital Need a Platform demo, drop a note to: Sugandha@nextorbit.com Learn more by visiting our site: www.nextorbit.com Our Founder, CEO can be reached at: kishore.rajgopal@nextorbit.com Accolades: NextOrbit was featured as the top provider in CIO, Insight Success and a host of other worldwide retail publications and exchanges. One such link is here to explore: http://insightssuccess.in/nextorbit-accelerating-growth-and-enhancing-operational-effectiveness-of-brands-and-retailers/ Recent Update: Grocery Exchange, USA partners with NextOrbit to help Independent Store Owners. Stay tuned for the PR & the website launch.
Experience · 5 entries
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2020
Early stage Venture investor
Dec 2020
Siply helps – the underserved masses inculcate savings behaviour through a tech-enabled micro savings platform where the investment can, for the first time in India, be as low as Re.1 to build a more productive and financially secure country
2015
Early stage Venture investor
Dec 2015
Venture Capital Private Equity Investment Management
Early stage Venture investor
Dec 2015
Price Elasticity Modeling. Price Optimization. Demand and procurement planning. Impact of price changes on demand. Determining what promotions to run and when. Determining how much of each product to buy within your capital budgets. Mapping and tracking competitor pricing. And how they impact demand, and pricing. Better store ordering /store allocation (pull vs push) – to meet store needs and not overdo it. And allocating across stores in an optimal manner. Better production recommendations – going beyond “those who bought this also bought this..” All of this enabled by AI (Artificial Intelligence) and Machine Learning. That’s what NextOrbit can do for you. Evidence: Clients in the Fashion, eCommerce, Store Pick firms, Retail Store owners benefited by enhanced demand planning, coupled with improving customer experience, loyalty, average basket size, cash flows and reduced store labor. NextOrbit Implementation leads to the following benefits: • 5% -15% improvement in same store sales /online sales • 5% reduction in inventory • Same headcount can manage higher volumes/growth. No need to add people to the planning teams • Higher customer basket size • Lower lost opportunity – right stock at the right place • Higher full price sell through (lesser markdown) • Better optimization of your capital Need a Platform demo, drop a note to: Sugandha@nextorbit.com Learn more by visiting our site: www.nextorbit.com Our Founder, CEO can be reached at: kishore.rajgopal@nextorbit.com Accolades: NextOrbit was featured as the top provider in CIO, Insight Success and a host of other worldwide retail publications and exchanges. One such link is here to explore: http://insightssuccess.in/nextorbit-accelerating-growth-and-enhancing-operational-effectiveness-of-brands-and-retailers/ Recent Update: Grocery Exchange, USA partners with NextOrbit to help Independent Store Owners. Stay tuned for the PR & the website launch.
2013
Practice Partner – CxO Consulting & Services | Analytics
Jan 2013
Wipro Limited (NYSE: WIT, BSE: 507685, NSE: WIPRO) is a leading AI-powered technology services and consulting company focused on building innovative solutions that address clients’ most complex digital transformation needs. Leveraging our consulting-led approach and the Wipro Intelligence™ unified suite of AI-powered platforms, solutions, and transformative offerings, we help clients realize their boldest ambitions and build intelligent, sustainable businesses. The Wipro Innovation Network—part of the Wipro Intelligence™ suite—underpins our commitment to client-centric co-innovation and co-creation by bringing together capabilities from the innovation labs and partner ecosystems, academia, and global tech communities. With over 230,000 employees and business partners across 65 countries, we deliver on the promise of helping our customers, colleagues, and communities thrive in an ever-changing world.
2004
Associate Consultant (Business Analyst) – BFSI
Apr 2004
Intellect Design Arena Ltd. has the world’s largest cloud-native, API-led microservices-based multi-product platform for Global leaders in Banking, Insurance, and Capital Markets. eMACH.ai, the most comprehensive open finance platform is at the forefront of the BankTech Wave 5, a significant phenomenon that enables banks and financial institutions to move from product and process to design and experience to compose their unique “My Signature Solution”. With over three decades of deep domain expertise, Intellect is the brand that progressive financial institutions rely on for digital transformation initiatives. It offers a full spectrum of banking and insurance technology products through its three lines of businesses – Intellect Global Consumer Banking (iGCB), Intellect Global Transaction Banking (iGTB), and IntellectAI. Intellect pioneered Design Thinking to create cutting-edge products and solutions for banking and insurance, with design being the company’s key differentiator in enabling digital transformation. FinTech 8012, the world’s first design center for financial technology, reflects Intellect’s commitment to continuous and impactful innovation, addressing the growing need for digital transformation. Intellect serves over 270 customers through offices in 57 countries and with a diverse workforce of solution architects, and domain and technology experts in major global financial hubs around the world. For further information on the organisation and its solutions, please visit www.intellectdesign.com
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2015–2020 · 3 investments
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