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Vikram Bhandari

Platform & Community at Grayscale Ventures and Community Lead at Magicball

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About

I'm Vikram Bhandari, currently building India's largest GenAI community of founders and AI Engineers at Grayscale Ventures and a platform for AI founders and engineers at Magicball. My career has evolved from freelance business management to growth marketing and now community and platform building, with a strong focus on scaling impactful ecosystems. I'm passionate about translating complex AI technology into meaningful human outcomes and shaping how the next generation works with AI. I thrive on connecting with AI founders, senior engineers, and enterprise teams to understand their challenges and build communities that enable real-world solutions. I offer a curated network for knowledge sharing and collaboration, and I'm always looking to engage with like-minded builders who share a bias for action and innovation.

Networking

What I can offer

  • ›Community architect and platform builder
  • ›Curated community (via Grayscale and Magicball) as a nexus for connection, knowledge sharing, and showcasing products
  • ›Platform for startups to demo their products and for experts to share insights
  • ›Facilitation of high-quality networking at large-scale events

Looking for

  • ›expanding my professional network
  • ›exploring mutual opportunities in [their industry]

Best fit for

AI foundersSenior engineersEnterprise teamsInvestorsOperators

Current Interests

Artificial Intelligence (AI)Generative AI (GenAI)Community & Ecosystem BuildingProduct & Platform ThinkingAI in Production

Background

Career

Started as a freelance B2B Business Manager, moved to Growth Marketer at Wall, then Growth Marketing Manager at Olvy, while also serving as Core Team Member / Head - Offline Events at The Product Folks, and currently holds concurrent roles at Grayscale Ventures and Magicball.

Education

Bachelor of Technology (BTech) in Electrical Engineering from M.S. Ramaiah University of Applied Sciences, Bangalore; Pre University College (PCM) from JPS High School; Secondary education from St. Paul's Senior Secondary School.

Achievements

  • ›Scaled a curated AI community to 15,000+ members across founders, senior engineers, and investors at Magicball
  • ›Built in-house tools to automate community and event workflows
  • ›At The Product Folks: Launched an offline events series and expanded teams in US, APAC, and EMEA; orchestrated over 250 events, building a community in 25+ cities from scratch; secured partnerships with brands like JPMC, Microsoft, Ather, IITs, IIMs, and Draper; organized cohorts (e.g., Gen AI) attracting over 40,000 applications; led an e-book launch GTM achieving over 30,000 downloads

Opinions

  • "the future belongs to those who can translate complex technology into meaningful human outcomes"
  • Enjoys working with people who share a "bias for building, learning, and pushing what’s possible"
  • Believes the Magicball community has evolved into "arguably the most impactful AI ecosystem in the region" and is "the rare place where the best AI founders, engineers, and operators actually converge"
  • States that "AI is moving out of the playground and into the core of the enterprise. But it only stays there if it’s trusted, verified and governed"