Praveen Kumar

Critic
DISC Type : C

Co-founder at HyperVerge Inc.

New York, New York, United States

Overview

Praveen Kumar is a Co-founder and the Head of International Business at HyperVerge, a company born out of the Computer Vision Group at IIT Madras. He is the architect of the companys global presence, having successfully built its Southeast Asia business and now leading its expansion into the United States.

Driven by a desire to see people reach their full potential, Praveen contributes to the HyperVerge Academy, which empowers learners from under-resourced backgrounds. He finds his personal balance and center through silence, meditation, and reflection, practices that support his customer-first leadership mindset.

Unique fact: While at IIT Madras, he won a Student Innovation Prize for proposing novel technical and policy solutions to control the mosquito menace and curb malaria.

Personality Overview

Objective Thinker

Critic

Information Seeker

They like to take decisions independently and do not seek others' support often.  Unless the value is proven by data, they are unlikely to value fancy features. It is very likely that they will negotiate pricing or other important terms.

Topics They Care About

Global Business Expansion
As Head of International Business, he scaled HyperVerge's Southeast Asia operations from scratch and is now spearheading the company's entry into the US market.
Identity Verification
Co-founded HyperVerge to combat online fraud by creating reliable identity infrastructure, a core focus that has helped verify over 900 million users worldwide.
Fintech Innovation
Actively engages with the fintech industry by attending major conferences like Money20/20 to connect with peers and explore the latest trends.

Media Appearances

Praveen has no verified media appearances

Work History

5-2014
Co-founder at HyperVerge Inc.
5-2013 - 7-2013
Intern at NetApp
5-2012 - 7-2012
Intern - Intellectual Property Analyst at GE Global Research

Education

2010 - 2014
Bachelor of Technology (B.Tech.) from Indian Institute of Technology, Madras
2005 - 2010
Education details unavailable from D.A.V Senior Secondary school, Mogappair.

More Information

Social Presence :

Prographics :

Exp : 12 Location : New York, New York, United States Job Level : Leadership Designation : Co-founder at HyperVerge Inc.
URL has been copied!

Insights For Selling To Praveen

During A Call Or A Meeting

DO's

  • Be ready for penetrating questions and critical examination of your pitch
  • Be formal and objective, they will appreciate it more
  • Tell them what ROI they can expect

DONT's

  • Don’t rush them till they have clearly gotten all the necessary information
  • Do not use very emotional or colorful language
  • Avoid pushing them too much to involve other stakeholders unless it is critical

When Cold Calling

When Writing An Email

While Negotiating & Closing

    The secret to closing fast with Praveen is

  • Proof of ROI, low pricing and objective proof points are the important factors for them.
  • Will you ever get a clear answer from Praveen

  • They do not mind saying no if they believe that it is the right decision.

Insights For Deal Planning

    How fast (or slow) will Praveen move?

  • Their decision-making is neither very fast nor very slow, they are somewhere in between.
  • Can Praveen take some risk or not?

  • They can take risks if their analysis shows that it would be worth it.

You And Praveen

Personality Compatibility


More Profiles

Discover additional public profiles from our index.

Search more profiles

Looking for someone else? Search here for anyone.

Or visit Humantic AI to know more.