Swarup Sagi

About Swarup Sagi

With 15+ years of experience in the Engineering R&D industry, I am a business leader working at the intersection of semiconductors, deep-tech, and product engineering services. I am currently associated with Proxelera, where we partner with semiconductor and systems companies to support the development of customized ICs and hardware products. My professional journey has largely focused on building strategic partnerships, enabling product innovation, and helping technology companies scale engineering capabilities.Through my engagement with the semiconductor and deep-tech ecosystem, I regularly interact with founders, product builders, and technology leaders. This exposure has also sparked my interest in angel investing, particularly in deep-tech, semiconductor, AI, and hardware-driven startups where strong engineering and product differentiation create long-term value. Bringing in a rare mindset of product engineering and encompassing chip design, system design and silicon productization, my mission is to identify and capture new business opportunities, expand market presence, and build long-term customer relationships. I specialize in developing and executing business development strategies, contract negotiation, account mining, and customer relationship management, with a focus on Semiconductors, PoC/FPGA, IP Work, Full Chip Design, Physical Design, Fab Interface, Post Silicon, System Design, Software, Silicon Productization Services and Embedded Software, across industries like Semiconductor, Aerospace, Wireless, Consumer Electronics, Telecom, Networking and Automotive. I have a proven track record of driving revenue growth, profitability, and customer satisfaction, working with cross-functional teams and global stakeholders. I am passionate about leading business transformation initiatives, fostering business partnerships, and developing high-performing teams.My goal is to contribute meaningfully to ventures that are building globally relevant technology products from India.

Experience

1. Associate Director - Business Development

   Proxelera

   Jul 2025 — Present · Bengaluru, IN

   With close to 14 years of experience in the Engineering R&D industry, my expertise is to identify and capture new business opportunities, expand market presence and build long term customer relationships.PoC/FPGA | IP Work | Full Chip Design | Physical Design | Fab Interface | Post Silicon | System Design | SoftwareSystem Level Proof Of Concept, IP Design, Full Chip RTL, Spec to GDSII, Spec to Verified Silicon, Silicon Productization ServicesExpertise areas:Semiconductors: Analog & Mixed-Signal, ATE, Bench Characterization, Design Verification, DFT, FPGA Design, In-house Silicon Validation Lab, Physical Design, Prototyping & Emulation, RTL Design, Design Signoff, Silicon Validation, Synthesis & STAResponsibilities include.1) Instrumental in identifying the marquee logos across geographies and setting up the campaign in agreement with the Geo Country Managers, Sales Heads, Client Partners and Account Directors.2) Interact with the client leadership and review industry trends to identify opportunities within accounts in line with sales enablement teams3) Develop client specific account plan along with the key solutions, activities and planned revenue4) Drive the farming targets within the client account and hunting targets for opportunities in the assigned geographies5) Lead and drive meetings/interactions with key stakeholders at client organization to identify revenue opportunities6) Ensure seamless end to end proposal management for strategic bids/deals7) Own and stitch together an overall storyline for every unique RFP/RFI response8) Create winning themes in alignment with customer\'s requirements9) Facilitate pre-sales activities for the organization10) Perform market research for internal as well as external client needs

Education

• Bangalore University

  Bachelor, Business Management

  2003 — 2006

• Indian Institute of Management Kashipur

  Digital Strategy for Organization Transformation, Business Administration and Management, General

Skills

• Crm
• Team Leadership
• Pre-Sales
• Mobile Applications
• Project Management
• Management
• Customer Relations
• Team Management
• Rfp
• Social Media
• Business Strategy
• Customer Retention
• Customer Service
• Marketing
• Business Development
• Digital Marketing
• Social Intelligence
• Online Marketing
• Business Analysis
• Growth Hacking
• Customer Relationship Management (Crm)
• Product Marketing
• Business Management
• Social Networking
• Customer Acquisition
• Social Media Marketing
• Marketing Management
• Email Marketing
• Marketing Strategy
• Market Research
• Social Marketing
• New Business Development
• Analysis
• B2b Marketing
• Social Collaboration
• Strategy
• Requirements Analysis
• Entrepreneurship