Pranay Srinivasan
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founder, father, salesman, writer.
incorrigible reply-guy. connoisseur of enthusiastic failure.
Los Angeles, California, United States
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Founder / CEOGDP IntelligenceMay 2026 - Current (6 months)GDP Intelligence (www.gdpi.ai) builds, operates and partners with mid-market businesses in the physical economy.
We build profitable, sustainable AI-native businesses in the mid-market. We work with experienced business operators to build new companies, to reinvent existing companies, or to turn around and rebuild distressed companies.
We do this with a human / agent hybrid operating model built on a custom Application stack, a custom Data stack and a custom Agentic stack that is purpose built by our Forward-Deployed Engineers for the business.
We charge a license fee on the business revenue and are true operating partners in the bu- OperatorHello World GroupOct 2025 - Current (1 year 1 month)helping Hello World Group operate distressed, licensed, and incubated brands with AI and private capital to generate free cashflow.
Key responsibilities:
- Operating Brands
- Building Software
- Managing AI Agents
- Raising Capital
- Solving Problems
- Recruiting Team Members - FounderManufacturedNov 2017 - Current (9 years)Manufactured financed inventory for growing brands. Manufactured ceased operations in April 2026.
- CEOManufacturedMay 2018 - Apr 2026 (8 years)MFD helped brands operate Global Trade with AI Agents.
We built AI & Technology tools to manage procurement, supply chains, distribution and cashflow
We financed inventory to stabilize cashflow thru revenue
Our Network of Vendors, End-Buyers, Service Partners helped accelerate your business
MFD set out to eliminate "inventory risk" by:
- Making #inventory predictably
(20 industries across 25 countries)
- Financing #inventory affordably
($25K - $100M per order)
- Distributing #inventory efficiently.
(Online, Wholesale, Institutional, License) - SFounder / CEOSourceeasyJan 2014 - Nov 2017 (3 years 11 months)Sourceeasy was a vertically integrated white label solution for Brands, Retailers and Designers to manufacture private label clothing.
- SFounderSourceeasyMar 2013 - Dec 2013 (10 months)The Sourceasy Project bootstrapped by business, folded later into Sourceeasy USA.
- eCo-FoundereVItaranSep 2012 - Mar 2013 (7 months)eVitaran tried to provide a cheap cost-effective Distribution Platform to revolutionize disorganized retail and aggressively disrupt ages-old supply chains.
We were 3 years early and didn't make it. - SOwnerSparkle FashionFeb 2010 - Mar 2013 (3 years 2 months)Sparkle Fashion was an Apparel Production Company based out of Mumbai, India.
Sparkle Fashion leveraged its low overheads, excellent industry networks, and long years of production expertise to offer great prices and steady quality / deliveries to it's growing base of customers.
Sparkle Fashion shut down in 2013. - Owner / Vice PresidentSaks International SBS UnitedJun 2006 - Jan 2010 (3 years 8 months)Responsibilities:
1. International Business Development, Tracking Product Trends, Customer Management
2. Production Planning, Vendor Management, Purchase of Raw Material
3. Operations - Banking, Documentation,Logistics, Income Tax, Accounts Reconciliation, Stock Management - Manager - International Business DevelopmentSaks International SBS UnitedJun 2004 - Jun 2006 (2 years 1 month)Responsibilities:
1. Drive New Business Development in USA; New Client Acquisition; Establish Market Position.
2. Responsible for Sales Process from Pitch to Order Confirmation; Ensuring Profitablity is maintained
3. Supervision of Production Process; Resolving Conflicts; Client Relationship Management - Operations / Logistics ManagerSaks International SBS UnitedJun 2001 - May 2004 (3 years)Responsibilities:
1. Supervising Accounts for Balance Sheets, Audit Queries; Managing General Accounts
2. Packaging, Pre and Post Shipment Logistics, and Customs Clearance
3. Government Paperwork; Managing AEPC, DGFT, DEPB, Excise, Sales Tax, and Banking - Administrative ExecutiveSaks International SBS UnitedJun 1996 - Jun 2001 (5 years 1 month)Responsibilities:
1. Day to day Administration; Document Pick up and Drop; Government Paperwork
2. Shipment Formalities; Logistics; Customs, Excise and Sales Tax Clearance
3. Shipment Packaging; Banking Paperwork; Incentive Management and Paperwork
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- B.Sc, Life SciencesSt Xaviers CollegeJan 1994 - Jan 1999 (5 years 1 month)
- OSSC, GeneralOUR LADY OF GOOD COUNSEL HIGH SCHOOLJan 1983 - Jan 1994 (11 years 1 month)