Kavya G.
02/ 07
Page 02 · About

Who am I?

I'm a founder-operator with 2.5+ years across startups and venture ecosystems. Currently Chief of Staff at Unwind Ventures, building a community of 2,000+ founders.

I run TheBookShelves, a cafe-based book borrowing network, on the side. Right now I'm deep into AI Product Management through the Product Hood cohort, translating years of GTM, community, and ops chops into building AI-native products.

Kavya Gupta
that's me :)
Bengaluru, 2026
2,000+founders in community
15+brands shipped at AYM
45K0 → followers at JIS
300+readers at TheBookShelves
03/ 07
Page 03 · Experience

Where I've been.

Oct 2025 — Present
Bengaluru
● Current

Chief of Staff & Community

Unwind Ventures
  • Scaled Unwind's founder community to 2,000+ early-stage startups across East and NE India
  • Designed and ran 4 founder & investor meetups in Bangalore; part of the SuperMoney D2C SuperConnect team in Ahmedabad
  • Operated as sole on-ground hire to the founder: owned content, partnerships, events, and founder pipeline end-to-end
Apr 2024 — Dec 2025
Kolkata

Content & Growth

JIS Group
  • Drove the science Instagram page from 0 to 45K followers in 6 months as part of the content team
  • Owned scripting, format testing, and distribution strategy across reels and carousels for a Gen Z science audience
Jun 2023 — Oct 2025
Kolkata

Cofounder & Marketing

AYM Agency
  • Cofounded AYM in second year of college; built the agency from zero to 15+ early-stage brand clients in 2 years
  • Led brand strategy for clients including Upland Salt (cloud kitchen) and Laadish (Indian skincare)
  • Ran end-to-end performance marketing (Meta Ads, Google Ads, email) for D2C, F&B, and SaaS clients
04/ 07
Page 04 · Projects

What I've built.

07 March 2025

TheBookShelves

Cafe-based book borrowing ecosystem. 300+ readers, 7 cafes, launching v1 in Koramangala. Turning third places back into reading rooms.

View case study 300+ community · 7 cafes
14 October 2024

Local Mama · Durga Puja Campaign

1 lakh maps, 15 brands, UltraTech Cement as anchor partner, QR-powered chatbot for pandal discovery. A hyperlocal campaign that became infrastructure.

View case study 1L+ maps · 15 brands
22 August 2024

Jusbaat

A blindfolded conversation series. 8 events, ~20 attendees per session. Strangers, stories, no screens. Built to test how presence scales without product.

8 events held~160 attendees
06 June 2023

AYM Agency

Boutique marketing agency. 15+ brands, GTM playbooks, performance marketing across Meta & Google. The cofounder shop that taught me to read a dashboard.

Wound down 202515+ brands · 4 person team
05/ 07
Page 05 · Skills

What I know & learning.

01Product & Strategy

  • GTM Strategy
  • User Research
  • Community Building
  • Partnerships
  • Notion
  • Figma

02AI & Product

  • AI Product Management (Product Hood)in progress
  • Prompt Engineering
  • Claude
  • ChatGPT
  • Lovable
  • SQLin progress

03Marketing & Growth

  • Meta Ads
  • Google Ads
  • Instagram Growth
  • Content Marketing
  • Creator Partnerships
  • Analytics & Reporting
Pinned · Currently Learning
AI Product Management (Product Hood Cohort, May–Jul 2026) · SQL
06/ 07
Page 06 · Education

Where I studied.

Pre-MBA · 2025

IIM Udaipur

Summer Program in Management
Jun — Jul 2025
Undergrad · 2021–2024

Bhawanipur Education Society College

BSc Computer Science
Graduated 2024 · Kolkata

Stamps & Certifications

Product Hood● in progressAI PM Cohort
Google Digital GarageDigital Marketing
LinkedIn LearningCorporate Finance
LinkedIn LearningFinancial Modeling
LinkedIn LearningFinancial Statements
07/ 07
Page 07 · Contact

Let's connect.

Currently seeking APM, Product Operations, or Founder's Office roles in AI-native startups. The calendar's open, pick a slot.

MAY
17
Calendar Event
Coffee Chat with Kavya
Status · Open · APM, Product Ops, Founder's Office. Seed → Series A. Bengaluru & remote-friendly.
Built with love & caffeine in Bangalore, 2026