Chief Executive Officer and Co-Founder
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Birth & Early Life
Vivekananda Hallekere is the CEO and co-founder of Bounce, a dockless scooter-sharing platform situated in Bangalore, India.
Bounce facilitates users to conveniently access scooters from any location and drop them off at any legal public parking area, offering flexibility and ease of transportation.
With a focus on enhancing user experience, Vivekananda and his team developed an innovative keyless entry system, simplifying access to Bounce scooters.
The core vision of Bounce is to combat traffic congestion by promoting the use of mass rapid transit and public transport for longer trips, while Bounce serves as a solution for first mile, last mile, and intermediate commutes.
Under Vivekananda's leadership, Bounce has emerged as a prominent contributor in the mobility sector, offering sustainable and efficient transportation options in urban environments.
Prior to co-founding Bounce, Vivekananda likely garnered experience across various domains, including executive positions at other organizations and potentially in auditing, as evidenced by his career history.
Vivekananda holds a Bachelor of Commerce degree from Vijaya College and has completed the Chartered Accountant program from The Institute of Chartered Accountants of India, underscoring his diverse educational background and expertise.
Education
Institution | Degree | Duration |
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The Institute of Chartered Accountants of India | Chartered Accountant | Not specified |
The Institute of Chartered Accountants of India | Chartered Accountant | Not specified |
Vijaya College | Bachelor of Commerce (B.Com.) | 2002 - 2007 |
United Academy | Not specified | 1993 - 2002 |
careers
Position | Company | Duration |
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CEO & Co-Founder | Bounce | Apr 2014 - Present |
Partner | Suchindra and Vivekananda | Mar 2012 - Mar 2014 |
Executive | B S R & Co (KPMG) | Mar 2011 - Mar 2012 |
Audit assistant | Badari, Madhusudhan and Srinivasan, CA | Feb 2007 - Feb 2010 |
Total no. of Investment
14
Vivekananda Hallekere has made 14 investments.
Date | Company | Sector | Round | Investments | Co-Investors |
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2021-12-22 | Technology | Seed Round - Minko | $ 1.5 M | Amit Ranjan, Kunal hchv, Shyam Mohan, Parminder Singh, Kudos Finance & Investments, Jaimin Bhatt etc | |
2021-10-27 | Real Estate | Seed Round - Stoa | ₹ 110 M | Gagan Biyani, Ganesh Rao, John Danner, Harpreet Singh Grover, Kunal hchv etc | |
2021-09-22 | E-commerce | Seed Round - BeepKart | $ 3 M | Vertex Ventures Southeast Asia & India, Chiratae Ventures, Stellaris Venture Partners etc | |
2021-08-31 | Finance | Seed Round - Jar | $ 4.5 M | Adam Nash, Prophetic Ventures, Yes VC, Force Ventures, Folius Ventures, Pantera Capital etc | |
2021-08-16 | Technology | Series A - speakX | ₹ 440 M | First Cheque, Titan Capital, Kunal Bahl, Rohit Bansal, Elevation Capital, Deepak Gaur, Vidit Aatrey, Alok Mittal, Vivekananda Hallekere, India Quotient etc | |
2021-08-12 | Technology | Seed Round - Locale.ai | $ 1.3 M | Vivekananda Hallekere, Krish Subramanian, Khadim Batti, Better Capital etc | |
2021-07-14 | Technology | Seed Round - OneCode | $ 5 M | WaterBridge Ventures, Surge, Ashish Jain, Rajan Anandan, Madhusudanan R, Vikas Choudhury, Reddy Futures, Sanjeev Barnwal etc | |
2021-01-28 | Finance | Seed Round - Wint Wealth | $ 2 M | JJ Beshara Angel, 3one4 Capital, Unitary Fund, Billion Brains, Eight Roads Ventures, Blume Ventures etc | |
2020-12-22 | Technology | Pre Seed Round - Voosh Software technologies | - | Unpopular Ventures, Voosh Software Technologies, Matilde Giglio, Y Combinator, Vivekananda Hallekere, Hitesh Ahuja etc | |
2020-12-01 | Angel Round - StockGro | $ 1 M | Hindustan Media Venture, Trifecta Venture, Roots Ventures, Japan Vyas, Itai Tsiddon, Ankush Gera etc | ||
2020-11-26 | Finance | Seed Round - speakX | $ 1.3 M | First Cheque, Titan Capital, Kunal Bahl, Rohit Bansal, Elevation Capital, Deepak Gaur, Vidit Aatrey, Alok Mittal, Vivekananda Hallekere, India Quotient etc | |
2020-10-01 | Education | Pre Seed Round - Questbook | $ 625 K | Arjun Sethi, Raj Gokal, Balaji Srinivasan etc | |
2022-11-14 | Technology | Seed Round - Selligion Technologies | ₹ 30 M | Malpani Ventures, Nishchay AG, Vivekananda Hallekere, Prashant Priya | |
2022-08-23 | Healthcare | Series A - Mojocare | ₹ 1.6 B | B Capital, Surge, Karan Mohla, Sajid Rahman, Vineet Jain, Adrian Aoun, Vivekananda Hallekere, Better Capital etc |