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Mumbai
Now
Founding team, Escalara

NevilParekh

I took a studio from two clients and near‑shutdown to fifteen in a year. Now I’m taking Zerqo to market.

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Nevil Parekh — GTM & Growth
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Real estateInteriorsProductFashionFoodHealthcareEdTech
01 · In numbers

Big numbers, real work.

Highlights from Kopper Flame Studio, Mastical and Escalara.

5,000+
signups for Zerqo
Escalara · 2026
2→15
paying clients in one year
Kopper Flame Studio
100%
retention of existing clients
Kopper Flame Studio
20+parents in Zerqo's preview and feedback rounds
+40%clients, with +25% revenue, in one quarter at Kopper Flame
5+clients won in 6 months at Mastical
40%MRR growth at Mastical, 100% on-time delivery across 8+ builds
02 · About

How I got here.

Four chapters, from a studio on the brink to a founding-team role in EdTech.

01
Kopper Flame Studio · 2024

A do-or-die shot

When I started, the studio had just two paying clients and was about to shut down. I took one last shot at it. A year later we had 15 paying clients, a profitable business and 100% retention of existing clients, which is the hard part in any agency.

Read the brief →
02
Mastical · the tech arm

Completing the cycle

Next I introduced Mastical as a tech service provider. Kopper Flame handled brand and media, Mastical handled tech, so each client got one end-to-end ecosystem. Clients include leading doctors and large real-estate advisory firms.

Read the brief →
03
ANTRAM / AGNI · passion project

Something original

ANTRAM started as a side project because I wanted to build something unique, not a copy. AGNI is a research-first gut-health wearable concept, built from India, where marketing meets science.

Read the brief →
04
Escalara · now

Taking Zerqo to market

I joined Escalara's founding team in June 2026. I was Zerqo's product manager while it was being built, spoke to 20+ parents, then moved to GTM: the ICP, the media strategy and the brand. We're at 5,000+ signups.

Read the brief →
04 · Campaign briefs

The work, brief by brief.

Each project as a campaign brief: objective, audience, levers, execution and results. Screenshots link to the live sites.

01

Kopper Flame Studio

Managing Director · Mumbai
Brand & mediaApr 2024 – Mar 2026Creative studio · brand & media
Context

A Mumbai creative studio covering brand management, social media management, creative production and web development. When I started, it had two paying clients and was close to shutting down.

My role

Managing Director, working across execution, strategy and operations. I owned P&L and delivery, led client acquisition and built the team.

Objective

One final, do-or-die shot at turning the studio into a profitable business.

Audience

Brands in real estate, interiors, product, fashion and food.

Levers
Client acquisitionClient retentionBrandingSocial mediaSOPs
Execution
  • Led the client-acquisition strategy.
  • Scaled branding work across real estate, interiors, product, fashion and food.
  • Kept every existing client, which is the hard part in an agency business.
  • Set up SOPs that improved turnaround time and delivery quality.
Results
2 → 15paying clients in one year, now a profitable business
100%retention of existing clients
+40%clients and +25% revenue within one quarter
kopperflamestudio.com
Screenshot of the Kopper Flame Studio (kopperflamestudio.com) homepage

Kopper Flame Studio homepage. Visit site ↗

Paying clients215When I startedOne year later
02

Escalara: building Zerqo's GTM

Founding Team Member · Mumbai
CurrentJun 2026 – presentEdTech
Context

Escalara Pvt Ltd is a Mumbai EdTech company that helps students see where they stand and what to work on next. Zerqo is its product: a learning platform for Class 9–10 students, with progress tracking for parents.

My role

Founding team member. I worked as Zerqo's product manager in the early days while it was being built, then moved to go-to-market. I lead PMF discovery, user research, marketing and GTM strategy.

Objective

Find product-market fit for Zerqo and take it to market.

Audience

Parents are a key user group. Escalara builds for students, parents, educators and institutions.

Levers
ICPMedia strategyBrandParent researchProduct feedback
Execution
  • Built Zerqo's strategy: the ICP, the media strategy and the brand.
  • Spoke to 20+ parents in the first product preview and feedback rounds.
  • Found their common pain points and tech-knowledge gaps, and turned them into suggestions for the tech team.
  • Ran product in the early build, then pivoted to GTM.
Results
5,000+signups
20+parents in preview and feedback rounds
zerqo.io
Screenshot of the Zerqo (zerqo.io) homepage: learning, tests and progress for Classes 9–10

Zerqo homepage. Visit site ↗ escalara.io ↗

How the work unfolded1Product managerearly days, while Zerqo was built2Parent rounds20+ parents, pain points to tech team3StrategyICP, media strategy, brand4Go-to-market5,000+ signups
03

ANTRAM / AGNI: gut-health wearable

Founder & product owner · built from India
Passion projectantram.mastical.comHealth-tech · pre-launch
Context

ANTRAM started as a passion side project: I wanted to build something unique, not a copy. It's being built from India and combines marketing and science. AGNI is an in-development gut-health wearable concept: a soft abdominal patch meant to study gut-sound activity during wear and set it beside meal, symptom, sleep, stress and routine notes. It's research-first and not diagnostic.

My role

Founder & product owner. I own research and planning against a staged validation roadmap.

Objective

Build early interest and trust for a pre-launch health-tech concept while being honest about its status.

Audience

People who want to understand bloating, constipation, energy and food, or food response, plus potential investors through the investor-relations page.

Channels
WebsiteEarly-access waitlist2-min check-insGut-health libraryResearch libraryInvestor relations
Execution
  • Honest, research-first positioning: "Patterns, not verdicts" and "Honest about status".
  • Evidence rule: "cite the source, name the limitation, and never borrow another device's result."
  • Four 2-minute private check-ins (bloating, constipation, energy & food, food response) that people can use today.
  • Cited gut-health and research libraries, each with its limits spelled out.
  • A 4-stage roadmap: bench → repeatability → feasibility → usefulness.
Results
Pre-launchAn early cohort is forming. No traction numbers are public yet.
antram.mastical.com
Screenshot of the ANTRAM / AGNI (antram.mastical.com) gut-health wearable homepage

ANTRAM / AGNI homepage. Visit site ↗

Funnel as built on the siteContent libraries2-min check-insEarly-access waitlistCohort & investors
04

Mastical

Founding Team Member · Mumbai
Tech armNov 2024 – May 2026Tech arm · product studio
Context

I introduced Mastical as a tech service provider alongside Kopper Flame, so each client gets one end-to-end ecosystem: Kopper Flame for brand and media, Mastical for tech. That completes the cycle. Mastical also builds its own products (Mastical OS, AGNI, Propstical AI, AI Closet).

My role

Founding team member across go-to-market, client acquisition, operations and delivery.

Objective

Cover each client's needs end to end, from brand and media through to tech.

Audience

Leading doctors and large real-estate advisory firms, such as Dr. Gaurang Gaikwad (homeopathy, Mumbai). Sectors also included healthcare, SaaS and real estate.

Levers
End-to-end ecosystemGTM gap analysisOps systems & SOPsAI-driven onboarding
Execution
  • Supported leading doctors and large real-estate advisory firms with tech.
  • Found go-to-market gaps across healthcare, SaaS and real estate.
  • Built and scaled ops systems across 8+ product builds, with SOPs and workflows for cross-functional teams.
  • Built an AI-driven fix for slow onboarding.
Results
5+clients secured within 6 months
40%MRR growth; 100% on-time delivery across 8+ builds
−30%onboarding time, with engagement up 25%
mastical.com
Screenshot of the Mastical (mastical.com) homepage with its product ecosystem

Mastical homepage. Visit site ↗

Completing the client cycle1Brand & mediaKopper Flame Studio2TechMastical3Win clients5+ in 6 months4Deliver8+ builds, 100% on time
05 · Journey

From analyst intern to founding team.

Internships, a studio MD role, two founding-team roles and a passion project.

APR – MAY 2023

Acuvers

Portfolio Intern · Delhi

Portfolio analysis and market research.

JUL – SEP 2023

Density Exchange

Capital Market Analyst Intern · Bangalore

Financial and market analysis, business-model evaluation.

APR 2024 – MAR 2026

Kopper Flame Studio

Managing Director

2 → 15 paying clients in a year, 100% client retention.

NOV 2024 – MAY 2026

Mastical

Founding Team Member

The tech arm: 5+ clients in 6 months, 40% MRR growth.

MAY 2025

Graduated, KJSIT

B.Tech, AI & Data Science

2021–2025 · CGPA 8.5 · Sports Secretary · Mumbai University Football Team.

PASSION PROJECT

ANTRAM / AGNI

Founder & product owner

Research-first gut-health wearable concept, built from India.

JUN 2026 – NOW

Escalara

Founding Team Member

Zerqo: PM in the early build, then GTM. 5,000+ signups.

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06 · Toolkit

What I bring.

Skills from my CV and from the work above.

01Growth & brand

ICP definitionMedia strategyBrand buildingClient acquisitionClient retention

02Strategy & GTM

GTM strategyMarket researchCompetitive analysisBusiness case structuringUser research

03Product & ops

Early-stage product managementSOP designProject managementCross-functional leadershipStakeholder management

04Finance & analysis

P&L managementFinancial & market analysisPortfolio analysisBusiness model evaluation

05Tools

ExcelPower BITableauPythonPostgreSQL

06Sectors

Real estateInteriorsProductFashionFoodHealthcareSaaSEdTech
EducationKJ Somaiya Institute of Technology (KJSIT), MumbaiB.Tech, Artificial Intelligence & Data Science · 2021–2025 · CGPA 8.5
LeadershipSports Secretary, KJSITBudgets, logistics, cross-team coordination · Mumbai University Football Team
07 · Quick facts

Quick facts, short answers.

Short, factual answers about who I am and what I do.

Who is Nevil Parekh?

Nevil Parekh is a GTM, growth and brand professional based in Mumbai, India. He is on the founding team of Escalara Pvt Ltd, an EdTech company, where he takes its product Zerqo to market. He was previously Managing Director of Kopper Flame Studio and on the founding team of Mastical.

What does Nevil Parekh do at Escalara?

Since June 2026, Nevil has been on Escalara's founding team, leading product-market fit, marketing/GTM and user research for Zerqo (zerqo.io), a learning platform for Class 9–10 students with progress tracking for parents. He started as Zerqo's early product manager, spoke to 20+ parents in early feedback rounds, then moved to GTM and built Zerqo's ICP, media strategy and brand. Zerqo has 5,000+ signups.

What did Nevil Parekh achieve at Kopper Flame Studio?

As Managing Director of Kopper Flame Studio (April 2024 to March 2026), Nevil took a branding studio that was close to shutting down from 2 to 15 paying clients in one year, made it profitable and kept 100% of existing clients. The studio's branding work spans real estate, interiors, product, fashion and food.

What is Mastical?

Mastical (mastical.com) launched as the tech arm of Kopper Flame Studio, so clients could get brand, media and tech from one team. Nevil was on Mastical's founding team from November 2024 to May 2026. Its clients include leading doctors and large real-estate advisory firms.

What is ANTRAM / AGNI?

ANTRAM / AGNI is a gut-health wearable and Nevil Parekh's passion project. He is its founder and product owner. More at antram.mastical.com.

Where did Nevil Parekh study?

Nevil Parekh has a B.Tech in Artificial Intelligence & Data Science from K J Somaiya Institute of Technology (KJSIT), Mumbai, completed 2021–2025 with a CGPA of 8.5.

How can I contact Nevil Parekh?

Email Nevil Parekh at nevilparekh2003@gmail.com or message him on LinkedIn at linkedin.com/in/nevilparekh. He is also on Instagram at instagram.com/nevilparekh_10 and on X at x.com/Nevil357633. He is based in Mumbai, India.

08 · Contact

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