Nav Rajput

Originally from Pune, India, known as the Oxford of the East, Nav began his entrepreneurial journey by launching a rooftop solar SaaS inspired by pioneers like SunRun and Jigar Shah's SunEdison.

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Since 2017, Nav has served as a Partner at FirstPrinciples HoldCo, where he built, acquired, and invested in scalable tech products across real estate, fintech, insurance, and construction. His technical expertise spans cloud-native stacks like MERN/MEAN and enterprise ecosystems like SharePoint and O365. He is a certified PRINCE2 Project Manager (UK), an active IEEE member, and a Board Member at LanteriaHR.

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At SponsorCloud, Nav has been involved since inception, laying the foundation for the platform's architecture and product roadmap. Today, as Chief Product Officer, he leads product innovation, technology strategy, and cross-functional alignment for one of the fastest-growing SaaS platforms in the commercial real estate sector.

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Nav has previously mentored U.S.-based startups and founders through the Startup Virginia program and is an active member of the 1000 Founders community in Bangalore. He focuses on driving innovation using AI to build cutting-edge features for Sponsors, Investors, and Partners. Outside work, he volunteers with causes supporting orphaned children, environmental sustainability, and senior care, and frequently speaks at local startup events on software products, operations, execution, and tech-business alignment.