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An engineering degree from NIT Silchar, followed by an MBA from IIM Calcutta where he was one of eight to receive a pre-placement offer.

Gaurav Harlalka
Experience

Worked across strategy, global expansion, and new business building projects • Birla Carbon (Atlanta, US): Supported $200M+ capital allocation decisions through financial modeling and growth strategy projects in emerging technologies. • Grasim Industries: Evaluated 30+ international markets and led GTM initiatives for export expansion. • Birla Pivot: Built the stainless steel trading category from scratch to a $10M+ annualized revenue run rate vertical.
1/8 amongst 35 candidates across IIM A/B/C/L/K to receive a pre placement offer. Revamped inventory planning systems for Peter England improving demand forecasting

Evaluated startups, spoke with founders, built investment theses in the pursuit of understanding what makes businesses scale.
Built and scaled a B2B construction materials procurement business focused on supply chain efficiency and financing access. • Scaled the business to ₹25Cr+ ARR by introducing structured financing within the construction materials value chain. • Onboarded 30+ B2B customers with ₹23L average order value and drove ecosystem-led customer acquisition through supplier partnerships. • Achieved 30% gross margins through commodity price forecasting during the Russia–Ukraine war and advance supplier order locking. • Led a 10-member cross-functional team to launch a real-time price discovery app in 4 months, improving retailer profitability.
The pandemic gave me the opportunity to work in my family business, where I helped grow revenue by 30% while identifying key pain points in the construction material procurement sector, eventually leading me to build my own startup in the space.

Collaborated with 30+ hospitals to improve insurance claim efficiency by 5% in Pristyn Care


Gaurav Harlalka
Skills
01
Research and Analysis
Primary Research Design
Expert Interview Structuring
Market Segmentation
Investment Thesis Development
Sector Mapping
02
Financial Modeling
Multi-Scenario Financial Modeling
IRR and Capital Allocation Analysis
Commodity Price Forecasting
03
Strategy and Market Entry
Go-to-Market Strategy
Export Market Identification
Adjacent Product Evaluation
Competitive Landscape Analysis
04
Business Building
Zero-to-One Category Building
Supplier Onboarding and Development
B2B Sales and Negotiation
05
Stakeholder Communication
Executive Presentation
Structured Storytelling

Gaurav Harlalka
Education

Indian Institute of Management, Calcutta
2023 - 2025

National Institute of Technology Silchar
2017 - 2021
Mechanical Engineering
Vibrant Academy
2014 - 2016
happy child high school guwahati