Ambar Shante

About

Founder-mode product leader with 10+ years building and validating 0-to-1 ventures across fintech, proptech, marketplaces, and logistics. Scaled a creator marketplace from zero to $1.2M ARR through lean validation and hypothesis-driven product development. Built production AI-enabled applications including a voice agent, a UAE mortgage affordability suite, and an ATS optimizer using rapid prototyping and no-code/agent tooling. Strongest in ambiguous mandates: define KPIs, run experiments, and graduate/kill with evidence.

Experience

• Founder & Product/ Operations Consultant · Zypher.Work01-01-2025

  Built Real Mortgage, a UAE proptech affordability suite enabling users to model mortgage eligibility, buy-vs-rent decisions, and investment scenarios — validated need through 20+ user interviews before building the first feature; live at realmortgage.xyz Built Ella, a production voice AI agent (ElevenLabs API + Claude Agents SDK) with voice intent recognition, personalized recommendations, and playback — zero to live users in under 6 weeks using rapid AI prototyping Built TailorResume, an AI-powered ATS optimization tool with UI and agent API access — solo-built using Claude Code and Codex; live at tailorresume.xyz Advised founders and portfolio companies at Mirai Capital and a UAE Royal Family office on market entry, GTM strategy, and 0-to-1 product definition for new market opportunities Led productization of MyTriageNetwork (healthcare), defining customer journeys and building automated onboarding flows to convert a service-led model into a scalable product

• Product Operations Lead · Atlas04-01-2024 – 11-01-2024

  Built a 0-to-1 collections engine from scratch: defined binary success gate (29% recovery rate within 30 days) before writing a line of code, iterated weekly on SQL + customer.io sequences — achieved 29% recovery rate in 3 months Improved activation rate by 90% by first running SQL funnel analysis to identify where users dropped off, then structured interviews with churned users to find root causes — diagnosed 3 friction points, shipped fixes incrementally, measured each independently Owned roadmap for rent reporting and credit bureau integrations (TransUnion, Equifax) — navigated regulated financial product constraints while hitting fundraise milestones Delivered average 30-point increase in user credit scores through product and lifecycle improvements, significantly improving retention; managed 1 direct report

• Director, Strategy & Operations · CrowdRiff04-01-2022 – 08-01-2023

  Scaled CrowdRiff Creators (creator licensing marketplace) from pilot to $1.2M ARR in 12 months — owned full P&L, pricing architecture, roadmap, and cross-functional execution across Sales, CS, and Growth Ran lean hypothesis validation cycles with enterprise accounts (government DMOs) — co-defined licensing models through structured workshops before engineering commitment, reducing rework and accelerating closes Built the marketplace operating system using Airtable + Zapier + SQL — reduced manual effort by 80% and enabled zero-headcount scaling across creator management and internal workflows Defined customer segmentation, digital asset licensing tiers, and pricing models that became the foundation for the platform's monetization strategy; managed 3 direct reports

• Senior Strategy & Operations Manager · Ninja Delivery11-01-2021 – 04-01-2022

  Built automated order batching system (Google Apps Script + Maps API) in 2 weeks with zero software budget — improved peak-hour orders per rider by 75% Designed rider incentive structures and shift planning systems (Deputy) to optimize utilization; standardized in-store picking workflows enabling single-pass picking via shelf-level Shopify integration

• Product Manager · Skylight (acquired by Opendoor)09-01-2020 – 09-01-2021

  Owned roadmap for internal operational tools supporting renovation workflows; delivered features that reduced project timelines by 60% through improved coordination and execution tracking Improved material procurement systems through better data tracking, reducing costs by 15%

• AVP, Product / Strategy & Operations (Multiple Roles) · Zomato04-01-2013 – 09-01-2020

  Built Hyperpure (B2B restaurant supply) from zero to a standalone Zomato business unit — ran as a protected new ventures bet with its own P&L, team, and north-star metric before graduating to core Led integration with Indifi (NBFC/SME lender) to enable working capital financing for restaurant merchants — built regulated financial product from scratch with 30-60 day credit cycles Built supply-demand forecasting models at subzone level using large-scale operational data, enabling efficient rider allocation across time windows Launched One-Click Onboarding via ecosystem merchant data integration — achieved zero CAC for thousands of restaurant partners while ensuring regulatory compliance Led multiple other projects and functions. Managed customer support and analytics teams (15 members); contributed to international expansion across Portugal, Turkey, Indonesia, and Brazil

Education

• Chitkara UniversityBachelor of Engineering, Computer Science

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