James Selvam

Background

About James Selvam

OVERVIEW: James is an Innovator Entrepreneur and Leader who excels working at the convergence of technology and business with keen interest in product/ business model innovation business building and creating strong teams and setting them up for success. STARTUPS: As founder of multiple deep-tech startups James specializes in 0→1 startup journey taking initial idea/ validation stage startups to traction/ funding/ growth stage before setting them up for a successful scaleup journey. He has orchestrated several concept-to-market product & business cycles incorporating cutting edge technologies like cloud AI and XR for IOT Logistics Enterprise Retail Industry 4.0 and Cybersecurity domains. He also advises and consults for startups in development of coherent product and business strategy while aligning operating models. CORPORATE: As a corporate professional James has been part of senior leadership at a high-growth FinTech company where he built the consulting organization besides developing delivery and business strategy. As management consultant at a leading strategy consulting practice James was part of teams that advised global telecom and technology clients on business transformation and operational strategy. As system architect and lead engineer James has designed developed and deployed several consumer electronic products. EDUCATION: James has an MBA with specializations in Strategy Marketing and Entrepreneurship from the Indian Institute of Management and a Masters in Electronic Design and Technology from the Indian Institute of Science.