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Varun Satia

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Founder & CEO at Kraftshala
📍 South Delhi, Delhi, India

Varun Satia is the Founder and CEO of Kraftshala, an EdTech platform designed to make students industry-ready for marketing and sales careers. An alumnus of FMS Delhi and BITS Pilani, he previously managed the MAGGI brand at Nestlé. People who have worked with him describe him as having a positive can-do attitude and a sharp focus on results.

His passion for entrepreneurship began in college, where he co-founded the Centre for Entrepreneurial Leadership. This drive continues through his work at Kraftshala, where he actively mentors students and professionals, aiming to solve the disconnect between traditional education and real-world job requirements by emphasizing practical, hands-on learning.

While in university, Varun set up the Indian arm of StudentBusinesses. com, a Harvard-founded platform later acquired by the Kauffman Foundation.

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Experience
15 Years
Current Role
Founder & CEO
Job Level
Leadership
Location
South Delhi, Delhi, India
Personality Overview

How Varun shows up

Hard To Convince
Fast But Analytical
Quality Focused

They have a unique set of diverse traits where they are decisive and methodical but can sometimes be extra cautious and skeptical They are not very likely to become strong advocates of your product or service They focus on the results, but can still be quite procedural and analytical about how to get there

Priorities

Topics Varun cares about

EdTech for Employability
He believes EdTech is the only scalable solution to bridge the wide gap between India's traditional education system and the practical skills required by employers.
Marketing Education
As the founder of Kraftshala, he is focused on creating India's most loved marketing and sales training programs with an outcome-oriented approach.
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Career

Work history

10-2016
Founder & CEO
Kraftshala
6-2015 - 3-2016
Co-Founder
Expertizo Education
4-2011 - 6-2015
Brand Manager, Maggi
Nestlé
1-2008 - 6-2009
Managing Director- India
StudentBusinesses.com
In the press

Media appearances

Varun Satia - Founder & CEO at Kraftshala by India GameChanger. Featured in India GameChanger Podcast (Spotify)
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Episode 97 | Building Next Gen Marketeers | Varun Satia @ Kraftshala. Featured in YouTube
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Education
2009 - 2011
MBA
Faculty of Management Studies - University of Delhi
2005 - 2009
BE (Hons.)
Birla Institute of Technology and Science, Pilani - Goa Campus
Social presence
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Behavioral profile

DISC profile (public)

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Calculativeness (C)

Calculativeness (C) reflects the degree to which a person is likely to be cautious, systematic and analytical. Those scoring high tend to emphasise quality and accuracy.

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