Meet Saparia
Co-founder and CEO of Tryo
About
I'm Meet Saparia, Co-founder and CEO of Tryo, a 'Try First, Pay Later' fashion marketplace based in Bengaluru. My journey has taken me from quantitative finance and data science roles to growth program management, and now to building my own venture. I'm passionate about solving consumer trust and friction in D2C through innovative models like ours, and I believe in honest marketing and creative growth hacking over big budgets. My mission is to contribute to taking Bharat to #No.1 GDP by 2055 by supporting successful consumer and SaaS companies. I'm always eager to connect with fellow founders, investors, and anyone interested in fashion tech, startup hustle, or the Indian ecosystem.
Networking
What I can offer
- ›Insights into startup growth hacking
- ›Fashion tech innovation
- ›Early-stage venture building
- ›Behind-the-scenes lessons
- ›Showcasing emerging D2C brands through the #TryoFinds series
Looking for
- ›Talent (actively hiring React Native engineers and interns)
- ›Potential users/customers for Tryo
- ›Engagement with the startup and VC community
Best fit for
Current Interests
Background
Career
Started as Quant Analyst at FareBond, then Deep Learning Intern at Aggois, Intern - Data Science at Innoplexus, Associate Data Scientist - Quant Research at Morningstar, Quantitative Researcher at Advantage Alpha Capital, Founder of an Ed-Tech startup, Growth: Program Manager at Uni Cards, Growth: Program Manager - II at Uni Cards, All things Growth at PowerUp Money, Co-Founder at a Stealth Startup, Co-Founder, CEO at Tryo
Education
Bachelor of Technology (B.Tech) in Biotechnology from the Indian Institute of Technology, Roorkee (2015 - 2019); Attended Gnyan Dham High School, Vapi (2004 - 2014)
Achievements
- ›Generated ₹100,000 in revenue and acquired approximately 10,000 users as founder of an early Ed-Tech startup
- ›Successfully raised a ₹3 crore pre-seed funding round led by Zeropearl VC at Tryo
- ›Launched a 'Try First, Pay Later' partnership with Jack & Jones in Bangalore at Tryo
- ›Executed a low-budget growth hack by attaching chocolates to flyers, which doubled scan rates overnight at Tryo
- ›Validated the 'try first, pay later' concept by manually fulfilling 70-100 orders using a Zara inventory hack, maxing out six personal credit cards to fund purchases prior to Tryo
- ›Managed over $1M in BTL (Below-the-Line) media spends across cities at Uber
Opinions
- Believes in 'honesty over hype' in marketing and branding
- Argues that physical, offline marketing (BTL) can interrupt and engage in ways digital ads cannot
- Strongly believes that growth isn't always about bigger budgets, but about earning attention through creativity
- Expresses that a core problem for D2C brands is not product quality but consumer trust and friction for the first purchase
- Has a stated life mission of 'being part of taking Bharat to #No.1 GDP by 2055' by supporting the creation of successful consumer and SaaS companies