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Mandar Karande

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I scale mobile apps and digital products through full-funnel paid acquisition, creative testing, and cohort-led growth.

India
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I’ve run paid acquisition and growth for 22+ businesses across gaming, subscription, fintech, Web3, and D2C. At Rocketship HQ, I owned five app accounts across gaming, SaaS, and subscription products.

I cut blended cost per purchase from $90 to $51 for a real-money gaming account, scaled a fintech subscription app to $14K in daily Meta spend, and ran a $61K subscription account to 10,061 installs and 745 purchases. I use structured creative testing, attribution diagnosis, and Day 90 ROAS cohorts to guide budget decisions.

Previously at Joyride Games, I managed Rs 3.5Cr+ in paid user acquisition, cut acquisition cost by 30%, and drove 300% user growth to 1.16M+ acquisitions across 30+ markets. I also build conversion-focused campaigns, lifecycle programs, reporting workflows, and go-to-market plans for mobile products.

Experience

Work history, roles, and key accomplishments

YC

Marketing Intern, Branding & Partnerships

Your Space Co-Living

May 2021 - Jul 2021 (2 months)

Built a roadmap for 80+ brand partnerships including MX Player, Red FM and Pee Safe to expand reach across students. Launched the YouTube channel with 3+ videos generating 1.21M impressions and SEO work on 40+ published videos.

Education

Degrees, certifications, and relevant coursework

Indian Institute of Management, Kozhikode logoIK

Indian Institute of Management, Kozhikode

MBA, Marketing & Business Analytics

MBA in Marketing and Business Analytics from the Indian Institute of Management, Kozhikode, completed in 2022.

Shri Ram College of Commerce, Delhi University logoSU

Shri Ram College of Commerce, Delhi University

B.Com (Hons), Commerce

Bachelor of Commerce (Hons) from Shri Ram College of Commerce, Delhi University, completed in 2020.

Indian School of Business logoIB

Indian School of Business

Certification, Business Analytics and Digital Media Strategy

Certification in Business Analytics and Digital Media Strategy from the Indian School of Business.

Henry Harvin logoHH

Henry Harvin

Certification, Marketing Analytics, R and Excel

Certification in Marketing Analytics, R and Excel from Henry Harvin.

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