Mahesh Bhalla

E‑commerce & D2C platform builder: Mahesh has been centrally involved with ZEPP, a Zeitgeist Retail product that enables brands to sell direct-to-consumer through closed-store APIs for enterprises and institutions, emphasizing brand control over pricing, catalog and customer experience. yourstory+1

Senior consumer-tech and retail executive: Over a multi-decade career he has held leadership roles across consumer technology and retail—including President at Qwikcilver, executive roles at Dell (noted in profiles), and a short-term Head of Business role at Uber India—demonstrating experience in scaling consumer-focused go-to-market and business development functions. techcircle+2

Investor, mentor and startup ecosystem participant: He has served as Managing Partner at M3B Capital, been listed as an advisor to Innoventure Partners, and acted as Chief Mentor to StartupsClub, indicating active participation in startup investing, mentoring and ecosystem development. yourstory+2

Executive educator and public commentator: Listed as Guest Faculty at Stanford Seed and has authored/co‑authored industry-facing pieces (e.g., on ONDC and D2C), signaling involvement in executive education and public thought leadership on e‑commerce topics. inc42+1