Gaurav Sikka

Current

• Managing Partner at Michigan Partners

Past

• Writer at Percept Picture Company
• Web Strategist at Virgin Comics, LLC
• Production Associate at MusicplusTV

• Summer Analyst at Merrill Lynch

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Education

• University of Michigan
• Mallya Aditi International School

Recommended

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Connections

334 connections

Industry

International Trade and Development

Gaurav Sikka’s Summary

Looking to forge partnerships with global businesses to create an "Innovation Tunnel" into India.

Gaurav Sikka’s Specialties:

Market Entry Strategy, Cross Boarder Business Management, Fusion Management, Finance, Legal, Branding and Planning.

Gaurav Sikka’s Experience

• Managing Partner

  Michigan Partners

  (Partnership; International Trade and Development industry)

  July 2009 — Present (5 months)

  Michigan Partners is a new venture creation firm that shortlists successful businesses around the world and migrates them to the Indian market as Joint Ventures. We work with entrepreneurs and leading companies to co-create an enduring Indian platform for commercializing products and services based on promising processes, inventions and patents.

• Writer

  Percept Picture Company

  (Entertainment industry)

  November 2008 — April 2009 (6 months)

  – Script writing for film promos and other independent projects.
  – Concept development for Horrotainment, the upcoming slate of 8 horror films.

• Web Strategist

  Virgin Comics, LLC

  (Privately Held; 51-200 employees; Entertainment industry)

  September 2006 — September 2008 (2 years 1 month)

  Developed and implemented Virgin Comics' digital strategy with a focus on new media and digital asset management.

• Production Associate

  MusicplusTV

  (Broadcast Media industry)

  June 2005 — August 2005 (3 months)

• Summer Analyst

  Merrill Lynch

  (Public Company; 10,001 or more employees; MER; Financial Services industry)

  June 2003 — August 2003 (3 months)

Gaurav Sikka’s Education

• University of Michigan

  BA , Economics, Film and Video Studies , 2002 — 2006

• Mallya Aditi International School

  A-Levels , English, Math, Physics, Economics, Computing , 2000 — 2002

Additional Information

Gaurav Sikka’s Interests:

Entrepreneurship, Technology Transfer, New Venture Creation, Hospitality, Real Estate, Lifestyle, Biotech, Filmmaking, Writing, Social Media, Yoga, Photography

Gaurav Sikka’s Groups:

•    Institute for Int'l Film Financing (IIFF)
•    BIO International Convention
•    Technology Transfer
•    University of Michigan Alumni
•    Global Golf
•    Global Private Equity & Venture Capital
•    Twitter
•    The Indus Entrepreneurs (TiE), Bangalore
•    Media & Entertainment Professionals
•    India Real Estate Development & Investment
•    Overseas Property Investment Network
•    Emerging Markets Real Estate Investors (EMRI)
•    SpinOut
•    University of Michigan Tech Transfer
•    EuroBiO 2009
•    Global Academic Innovation Network (GAIN)
•    CleanTech Innovation Forum
•    Global Investment Network
•    India Investor Network
•    University of Michigan India Alumni Association

Gaurav Sikka’s Contact Settings

Interested In:

• career opportunities
• consulting offers
• new ventures
• job inquiries
• expertise requests
• business deals
• reference requests
• getting back in touch