Business Development & Growth · AI & Web3

Market intelligence,turned into closed deals.

BD and growth both start with intros. I’ve spent four years building the map:who needs to meet who, and who can actually get them in a room.

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Four years of building.
Here is what it added up to.

$1M+in client revenue
70+client proposals led
10+Launchpad clients onboarded
0→70Kcommunities scaled

The full BD & Growth motion.

Source. Qualify. Close. Grow.

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Pipeline

Sourcing early, high-potential AI and Web3 projects through ecosystem research, founder outreach and conference prospecting, then qualifying on traction, funding and strategic fit. 70+ end-to-end proposals across AI, DeFi, gaming, Bitcoin and infrastructure.

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Growth

Community building, creator programmes and GTM launch campaigns. Took de[Alpha] from 0 to 5,000 organic followers, scaled Polygen and Nitro League past 70K, and ran the full GTM rollout for the ForbesWeb3 Legacy Pass mint, creator programme and content calendar included.

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Partnerships

Onboarded 10+ Launchpad clients at Magic Eden and drove 12+ pre-mint launches across Solana, Ethereum and Polygon. Cross-chain partnerships at Claynosaurz, plus post-mint activations built off market research.

Six roles.
One track record.

Four years across Solana, Ethereum, Polygon, and Bitcoin.

Jun 2025 – Jun 2026

AP Collective

Business Development Manager
  • Contributed to client engagements generating $1M+ in revenue through proposal development and lead qualification.
  • Led 70+ tailored proposals end-to-end, within 250+ delivered by the BD team.
  • Ran GTM on client launches, including a trading app that reached #1 on Base with $123M in volume and $10M+ in token sale deposits, and an AI product that built a 423K waitlist in 90 days.
  • Restructured the company pitch deck: narrative, value proposition and proposal framework.
Dec 2023 – May 2025
CONTRACT

De Labs

de[Alpha] Operations & Partnerships
  • Ran DAO operations and secured cross-ecosystem partnerships.
  • Grew the de[Alpha] X account from 0 to 5,000 organic followers.
Dec 2023 – May 2024
CONTRACT

Forbes (ForbesWeb3)

Blockchain Advisor
  • Managed and executed key activations for the ForbesWeb3 Legacy Pass mint, driving organic engagement and amplifying major announcements.
  • Managed KOL relationships and the content calendar to build pre-mint buzz.
Jun 2023 – Apr 2024
CONTRACT

Claynosaurz

Business Development Manager
  • Led cross-chain partnerships across Solana, Ethereum, and Polygon to expand project reach.
  • Secured post-mint activation partnerships informed by market research.
Nov 2022 – Apr 2024

Magic Eden

Partnerships Manager
  • Secured strategic partnerships and onboarded 10+ Launchpad clients.
  • Drove 12+ pre-mint launches across Solana, Polygon, and Ethereum through on-chain community partnerships and market research.
Nov 2021 – Aug 2022

SL2 Capital

Community Management & Marketing Intern · Polygen.io, Nitro League
  • Scaled Polygen.io's community 1K → 9K and Nitro League's 5K → 70K in 3 months.
Ashish Ranjan — long-exposure portrait with red and blue light trails against a midnight mountain landscape
"His ability to deliver real-time user insights on product development, social strategy, and community dynamics truly exemplifies what it means to be 'in the trenches' of the crypto space."
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Open to BD & Growth roles— in Delhi

Have a deal worth doing?

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