Prabhav S.

Early-career business professional launching a startup focused on luxury hospitality and F&B. I bring hands-on experience across marketing, HR, events, and business development, and my strongest asset is communicationI excel at public speaking, presentations, and persuading others to believe in a vision. I'm actively seeking co-founders, early-stage hires, angel investors, and advisors who want to scale a high-growth consumer venture. Actively looking for my next conversation in luxury F&B - feel free to message me directly.

Focused on business development and sales since mid-2024, working with startups and freelance projects in roles such as Business Development Associate and Sales Team Lead, including an Entrepreneur in Residence (EIR) role. I specialize in building partnerships, generating pipeline, and closing revenue opportunities for early-stage teams, and I'm now applying these skills to build my own startup—seeking partners, early hires, and angel investors.

Formal business education: BBA from University of Lucknow, a diploma in Sales Director Executive Program (2023) from Institute of Management, Technology and Finance, Portugal, and MBA-level study at the Indian Institute of Management Bodh Gaya (attended, program not completed). Cleared CAT twice — including a 99.03 percentile in QA — and cleared XAT on the first attempt with a 99th percentile in VARC; received admission offers from multiple top business schools including several IIMs.

Based in Lucknow, India, and active on LinkedIn to grow my professional network. I'm actively looking to meet founders, operators, angel investors, and senior operators—especially in luxury hospitality and F&B—who might join, advise, or invest in my startup so we can combine my ability to sell ideas with your skills to build impactful businesses.

In late 2023 to early 2024, I started my own venture, a tiffin brand called Focus Fuel, focused on food delivery. Despite efforts, the startup faced scalability and operational issues which led to its closure, providing valuable entrepreneurial experience.