Sajju Jain
About Sajju Jain
I've helped build several social impact startups in their early stages that have grown to deliver large-scale global impact. Dlight's solar lights have impacted 100+million people, Embrace's infant warmer helped 300,000+ babies, and Chirag has illuminated 500+ villages.My ventures have been featured or awarded by Wall Street Journal, Financial Times, The Economist, CNBC, Forbes, BBC, CNN, USA Today, 60 Minutes, Times of India, ET, Fast Company, and numerous other organizations across the world.Iβm an alumnus of the Harvard Business School and The University of Iowa.π π¬ π¦π§π’π₯π¬β’ Started my first business at age 18 with $25, assembling computers in my garage, achieved $100,000 sales by the 3rd year, sold the business to pursue an MBA in the USβ’ Post-MBA led my family businesses from 2000 to 2008; conceptualized and built a "first of its kind" integrated polymer film based resin-to-product manufacturing facility in India, achieved a 20X increase in revenueβ’ In 2008, I found my "purpose" in for-profit social entrepreneurship; since then played pivotal roles in building several high-impact social venturesπ₯ππππ π’π¨π§ π§π’ π π ππYou are the founder of an impact startup who is passionate about solving global challenges through social entrepreneurship.Most of my startups have Design Thinking derived products OR founders with engineering backgrounds AND who have recently raised their Seed or Series-A funding and NOW need to grow rapidly/globally.ππ«π£ππ₯π§ππ¦π > π¦ππ§-π¨π£ π’π₯ π¦ππππSALESProduct launch, creating distribution and after-sales serviceOPERATIONSBuilding manufacturing facilities and global supply chainsFINANCEFundraising pitch decks, data room docs, term sheet negotiations; Creating budgets, forecasts, and financial control systemsHUMAN RESOURCESHiring the core team; Creating appraisals, retention, and training processesPRODUCT DEVDesign for Manufacture and Assembly (DFMA)QUALITY MANAGEMENT (QMS)ISO 9001, ISO 13485GENERAL MGMTManagement Processes, Control Systems & Strategic Business Planningπ ππ§ππ’πI guide several startups, my role varies from general advisor to mentor to team member.I help fill gaps in 'key skills' missing within the founding team, solve critical roadblocks and build key capabilities needed to scale and reach your next round of funding.Using my 25-years of experience and global network, my aim is to help convert your idea and passion into a business that delivers timely results.ππ’πππππ π¦π§ππ₯π§π¨π£π¦ ππ‘India, USA, UK, Africa & Australia