In the context of the CoCreate Ventures role as a Venture Analyst, what were the key responsibilities and achievements of Pradyun P Rao during his tenure?
In his role as a Venture Analyst at CoCreate Ventures, Pradyun P Rao undertook key responsibilities that contributed to fostering innovation and entrepreneurship within the student community. One of his primary responsibilities was designing and leading a program aimed at nurturing innovative ideas and entrepreneurial ventures among students. This initiative involved guiding aspiring entrepreneurs through the process of ideation, validation, and execution, providing them with the necessary support and resources to bring their ideas to fruition. Additionally, Pradyun worked closely with 5 portfolio companies, assisting them in product development and refining their product-market fit strategies. Through his efforts, he played a pivotal role in helping these companies enhance their offerings and establish a stronger foothold in the market. Pradyun's tenure at CoCreate Ventures was marked by his dedication to driving innovation and fostering a culture of entrepreneurship, making a significant impact on the student startup ecosystem.
Recepient of Best Opportunity+Prototype - Level 1
Best Prototype+Best Overall - Level 2Led a diverse team of 10 - designers, marketeers, full stack and AI/ML developers to build 
The official website and Fan Army Experience for Salaar: Part 1 - Ceasefire (salaar.army); 1 Million+ site
traffic, 100,000 sign-ups - ReactJS, Tailwind CSS, MySQL, AWS, Azure Vision, MoviePy1.
An online audition portal (the first of its kind in India) for Kantara: Chapter 1 (kantara.film) - 200,000+
site traffic in 3 days; 25,000 submissions -  ReactJS, Dynamic Backend, GSuite Automations2.Sept 2023 - Feb 2024INTERNSHIP AT IIM-BENGALURUPradyun P Rao
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
EDUCATION & CERTIFICATIONS ACTIVITIES AND AWARDSKEY COMPETENCIES
PES University, Bengaluru, IndiaPROJECTS
3rd place Special Mention Prize - Electhon 2023
National Level Hackathon organised by the Election
Commmission of India (ECI), IISc and IIIT-B - 1000 teams
1st Place - Haul it A’way 2.0 2022
Hackathon to build a technology solution for a non-profit
at a college level with 250 participating teams IoTforHire (iotforhire.vercel.app) - Co-Founder Mar 2023 - May 2023
Built an e-commerce platform for students to simplify listing and renting Internet of Things components 1.
I handled sales, marketing, and finance; We helped 65 student teams build IoT research projects 2.
Jan 2023 - Jan 2024
Jul 2023 - Sept 2023Ph: +91 9663928924      Email: pradyunrc@gmail.com           
#1753, 7th main, Rajarajeshwarinagar, Bengaluru, India #560098
Date of Birth: 09/12/2002     Age: 21 Years
linkedin.com/in/pradyun-p-rao/
CoCreate Ventures (cocreate.ventures) - Venture Analyst May 2023 - Dec 2023
Designed and headed a program to enable innovation and entrepreneurship in the student community 1.
Worked with 5 portfolio companies on product development and product market fit strategies  2.
Crucible of Reseach and Innovation - PES University (CORI) - Research Assistant April 2022 - June 2023
Area of research - Photonics; Worked under the guidance of Prof. Gajanan V Honnavar (PhD-IISc)
Built a Brewster’s Angle Measurement set-up for optical property testing of glass materials 1.
Prepared and tested photo-impendence properties of chemically doped glass samples for the future viability
of their use in making photonic chips.2.
Young Leaders Programme - Fall 2023
HBR - Harvard ManageMentor