India-based multi-asset alternative investment platform Grip has strengthened its leadership team by appointing Vaibhav Laddha as the Chief Business Officer.

In his role, Vaibhav will lead growth initiatives for the company and drive strategic business partnerships with other stakeholders of the ecosystem such as financial institutions, neo-banks, and wealth management outfits. In addition, he will also be responsible for formulating go-to market strategy for new products, acquiring new investors, and delivering impeccable investor experience on the platform.

With over 13 years of experience, Vaibhav has worked across industries in growth roles, building organisations and divisions from scratch. In his last stint at Prava, Vaibhav was responsible for conceptualising and launching a premium luxury home lifestyle brand from 0 to 1. At furniture subscription company Furlenco, Vaibhav headed the corporate finance vertical, where he led all fund-raising efforts and developed deep expertise in equity, structured debt, asset financing, and the private wealth ecosystem. 

Prior to Furlenco, Vaibhav worked with marquee companies such as Amazon, Coursera in the US. Vaibhav holds an MBA from Darden School of Business, University of Virginia and a B.Tech. from IIT Delhi.

On the new addition to the leadership team, Nikhil Aggarwal, Founder & CEO, Grip, said, “For achieving our larger goal, we are strengthening our core team. Vaibhav has demonstrated key ability in driving targeted and positive outcomes and we are confident that his leadership and operational excellence will help us scale our vision faster.”

Established in 2020, Grip has raised total funding of $4.8 million and $3 million in a Series A round led by Venture Highway and Endiya Partners in August 2021.