Kumar Ravi is a Web3 operator and growth leader focused on ecosystem expansion, capital formation, and product scaling. He has led multi chain DeFi growth initiatives, scaling TVL from $8M to $200M and supporting startups in raising over $15M in venture funding. His work spans token design, incentive architecture, partnerships, and go to market execution across DeFi, gaming, and NFT platforms.
Operating at the intersection of product, ecosystem strategy, and marketing, he builds scalable growth engines that align incentives, user behavior, and capital flows. With experience from the CEO’s office at Bharti Airtel on 0 to 1 business integration and distribution scale, he brings a systems driven approach to execution. Deeply embedded in crypto communities for over five years, he combines narrative positioning with structural incentive design to drive durable adoption beyond short term hype.
Experience: 4 years
Yearly salary: $42,000
Hourly rate: $40
Nationality: 🇮🇳 India
Residency: 🇮🇳 India
Experience
Head of Ecosystem & Partnerships
Symbiote (Accelerator - backed by Momentum6 VC) 2023 - 2025
Built and scaled a global Web3 ecosystem of 400+ partners, enabling startups to activate relationships across chains, infrastructure, exchanges, grants, market makers, investors, and communities. Supported fundraising for 12 startups across DeFi, RWAs, AI, Gaming, and Infrastructure by driving GTM readiness, investor outreach, partnership and growth roadmaps, and refining pitch decks and narrative alignment, contributing to $15M+ in venture funding. Advised early-stage protocols on growth models and tokenomics, and built repeatable integration, community, and incentive playbooks (grants, liquidity, co-marketing) to drive adoption and network effects. Hosted ecosystem events at Token2049 and Coinfest with Tier-1 partners (BitGo, Bitlayer, BOB, New Tribe Capital, Wintermute, EigenLayer), shaping narratives and connecting startups with investor and partner networks. Connected founders with investors, protocols, and advisors through AMAs and mentorship programs, and built investment comms (decks, demos, data rooms, funnels, investor updates) to accelerate fundraising.
Co-Founder (Product & Strategy)
OCG Technology (bootstrapped Web3 R&D firm) 2021 - 2023
Built and launched an Ethereum NFT marketplace for Mob.land, designing a tokenized in-game asset economy and driving $2M+ in primary and secondary sales. Led product vision, roadmap and delivery for token and NFT powered platforms across gaming, collectibles, and engage-to-earn ecosystems. Researched and implemented best practices across token auctions, one-click checkouts, flash sales, and whitelist mechanics to enable fair launches, liquidity, and user adoption. Led enterprise product development with Samsung for a galaxy branded NFT marketplace, designing revenue-sharing, royalties, analytics, and admin & creator tooling to support creator ecosystems. Consulted with major conglomerates including Maruti, MX Player, T-Series, Kohler, and Vodafone on NFT-driven engagement use cases and long-term blockchain adoption aligned with core business objectives.
Young Leader Program
Bharti Airtel Ltd. 2020 - 2021
Operated from the CEO’s office on a 0→1 business integration, unifying DTH and Prepaid into a new vertical; designed scalable operating processes, tooling, and KPIs and piloted them across 700+ distributors prior to full rollout. Led regional marketing and GTM for Airtel Broadband, expanding into 26+ towns by building inbound channels and structuring end-to-end lead management funnels, achieving the highest national lead-to-conversion ratio. Built scalable growth and incentive systems for 350+ sales reps, implementing gamified compensation, intent-based lead scoring, and funnel analytics to improve execution velocity and precision. Scaled distribution performance across 50+ distributors and 2,500+ retailers, deploying structured growth systems and performance tracking to drive predictable execution. Built lead-generation engines leveraging internal and external channels—including targeted advertisements and SMS broadcasts—focusing on high-demand geographies and customer personas to accelerate pipeline creation.
Skills
business-development
marketing
partnership
gtm