Gautam Varma

About Gautam Varma

Building Catalyst - a full stack application development cloud computing platform by Zoho. Taking Zoho’s next moonshot to market. Leading efforts in enhancing the customer offering, developing a route to market, and platform level integrations.Experienced eCommerce up close, the Brand side at McCain Foods India where I set up their eCommerce Sales & Marketing practice. The Retailer side at Snapdeal where I Led the Mobiles & Tablets business, scaled the Gift Cards category & was part of the launch team Books & Online Education.MIT Manipal & SIBM Pune alum.

Experience

1. Global Head

   Zoho For Startups

   Feb 2026 — Present

   Heading Zoho for Startups globally. The program supports early-stage founders with Zoho\'s product suite, credits, mentorship access, and a community built on trust over 8 years.My focus is on scaling the program across geographies, strengthening partnerships with accelerators, VCs, and government startup ecosystems, and making Zoho the business stack founders grow with — not out of.Open to connecting with anyone building in the startup ecosystem.

Education

• Symbiosis Institute of Business Management, Pune

  Master of Business Administration (MBA), Marketing

  2013 — 2015

• Manipal Institute of Technology

  BE, Electronics and Communication

  2005 — 2009

Skills

• Consumer Behaviour
• Analysis
• Online Sales Management
• Gsm
• Business Strategy
• Category Management
• Team Management
• 2g
• Customer Retention
• Business Process Design
• Creative Problem Solving
• Online Merchandising
• Business Analysis
• Sales Promotion
• Marketing
• Strategy
• E-Commerce
• Project Management
• Digtal Marketing
• Gprs
• Organizational Behavior
• Management
• P&L Management
• Planning & Organizing Skills
• Marketing Management
• Market Research
• 3g
• Online Marketing
• Leadership
• Business Process Improvement