Sumit Thakur
Available Q1 2026
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I build the partnerships and strategy that help startups scale.

I’m an operator-generalist. Whether I’m acting as a Chief of Staff to unblock a founder or building AI workflows to compress a GTM cycle, I focus on one thing: turning strategic intent into external results.

Let's talk about a mandate
How I Function
Action
Ambiguity
Mission
Assets
The Backstory

Operator's Manifesto.

I’ve always been drawn to moments where something new begins. That pull led me to entrepreneurship and later into strategy roles where I help teams find clarity and momentum.

My journey has crossed cities and cultures — India, Europe, the UK — teaching me that great ideas can come from anywhere if you listen well enough.

I like turning openness into opportunity.

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Sumit Thakur
The Human

Outside the Hustle

When I’m not working, you’ll probably find me experimenting in the kitchen, humming a tune, or behind a camera trying to capture stories that words can’t.

The Pivot

Force Multiplier

Jack of all trades, master of execution. I leverage agentic AI and cloud infra to solve high-ambiguity problems—from B2B2C pivots to automated venture deal-flow.

The Toolbox

The India AI Story

Focused on the India AI Story: Leveraging the country's cost advantage and B2B agent revolution to build high-performance, frugal systems for enterprise growth.

01 / Strategy & Partnerships

Ecosystem GTM

Building the alliances that open new markets.

Investor Relations

Bridging the gap between capital and operations.

High Agency

Owning 'figure-it-out' mandates from start to finish.

Chief of Staff Ops

Acting as a force multiplier for the Founder’s Office.

02 / Building

LEVERAGING AI AGENTS TO BUILD & LEARN
Python Python
Go Go
TensorFlow TensorFlow
Agentic AI

03 / Infrastructure

AWS AWS
GCP GCP
Digital Ocean Digital Ocean
Cloudflare Cloudflare
Problems I've Solved
Enterprise Scale

JLL / IDEA Labs

Available Q1 2026

Head of IDEA Labs

Architecting the bridge between 20+ founders and corporate stakeholders. I ram through red tape to turn startup pilots into enterprise deals.

  • Venture Ops
  • PropTech
  • Innovation Strategy
Hyper-Growth SaaS

Chargebee

Growth Partnership Specialist

Strategic advisor to Sequoia & Accel portfolio founders. Built revenue ops infrastructure to handle hyper-growth and complex partnerships.

  • Partnerships
  • RevOps
  • Series D Scale
Founder Scars

Untap'd

Founder & CEO

NITI Aayog Top 30 Mobility Startup. Built IoT platforms from zero. Learned the hard truth about execution vs. vision.

  • Hardware
  • Fundraising
  • IoT
Consulting

Moonraft

Alliance Manager

Managing high-trust partnerships and design-led digital transformation in the South East Asian market.

  • Design Thinking
  • Digital Transformation

Labs / Strategic Toolkit

The Signal Filter

Python scout identifying the 1% of opportunities where strategic leverage moves the needle.

The Force Multiplier

n8n + Oracle Cloud automation layer handling operational heavy lifting.

Ecosystem Scrapers

Custom vetting scripts ensured real-time signals for enterprise-grade partnerships.

Off the Clock

A collection of things that shape how I think and work.

Let's build.