Surobhi Das

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DISC Type : ci

Co-Founder at LAT Aerospace

India

Overview

Surobhi Das is the Co-founder of LAT Aerospace, a deep-tech startup building a new generation of Short Take-Off and Landing (STOL) aircraft. A graduate of IIM Ahmedabad and the School of Planning and Architecture, her career path includes being the COO at Zomato and a Senior Associate Consultant at Bain & Company.

Surobhi is passionate about solving complex, long-cycle engineering problems. She took a two-year career break for parenting, which she used to travel extensively, live in Goa, read, write, and rediscover forgotten hobbies. People who have worked with her describe her as driven by passion and enthusiasm.

She made a significant career pivot from the high-velocity consumer internet world of Zomato to the precision-driven field of aerospace engineering.

Personality Overview

Assertive

Curious

Value Driven

They are generally strong communicators and are not easy to convince.  They are likely to ask many questions and look heavily for supporting information. They can sound friendly and charming but can quickly change gears to become inquisitive and probing.

Topics They Care About

Deep-Tech Aviation
Co-founded LAT Aerospace to build next-generation, hybrid-electric STOL aircraft, focusing on making regional aviation accessible and affordable.
Indigenous Defence Tech
Acquired a defence robotics startup as a first step toward building indigenous defence capabilities grounded in core aviation technologies.
Career Sabbaticals
Took a multi-year break to focus on parenting, travel, and personal growth, and has spoken publicly about the value of such pivots.

Media Appearances

LAT Aerospace's Surobhi Das On Engineering The Next Generation of Aerospace Systems from India. Featured in BW Disrupt

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Work History

1-2025
Co-Founder at LAT Aerospace
11-2023 - 12-2024
Full-time parenting at Career Break
7-2011 - 11-2023
Building Eternal at Eternal
9-2009 - 6-2011
Senior Associate Consultant at Bain & Company
6-2009 - 8-2009
Intern at Clinton Foundation

Education

MBA from Indian Institute of Management Ahmedabad
B. Arch from School of Planning and Architecture, New Delhi

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Insights For Selling To Surobhi

During A Call Or A Meeting

DO's

  • Build rapport, it will come handy to handle hard questions later
  • Help them understand the risk aspect fully while inspiring confidence
  • Help them realize that there is no personal risk in making this decision

DONT's

  • Don’t try to rush them into a decision, provide all necessary information first
  • Don’t rely excessively on your relationship with them to win the deal
  • Don’t be too objective but make sure to pad your storytelling with data points

When Cold Calling

When Writing An Email

While Negotiating & Closing

    The secret to closing fast with Surobhi is

  • Proven value, strong testimonials are important to them, relationships will have some weightage.
  • Will you ever get a clear answer from Surobhi

  • They are practical yet friendly, don’t expect a clear no very often.

Insights For Deal Planning

    How fast (or slow) will Surobhi move?

  • They like to analyze well and then make their decisions.
  • Can Surobhi take some risk or not?

  • They evaluate their decisions systematically and are less likely to take risks.

You And Surobhi

Personality Compatibility


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