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Siddharth Venkataraman (born 30th August 1986) is an Indian business executive. Currently he is the Vice President at Welike India app. He is heading the Indian operations of Welike which is one the first of it's kind social media application based on the vision of Made in India. As one of the first employee of Welike, Siddharth joined Welike in 2018 before which he has worked for brands like NDTV, Times of India, Cheetah Mobile and Bytedance.

Early Life and Education

Siddharth was born in Delhi, to a middle class family. His father worked with Sringeri Mutt in Delhi and mother worked with an NGO. Siddharth went to Tagore International School in Vasant Vihar, New Delhi. He finished his graduation from Delhi University and masters in Mass Communication from the Times School of Journalism, Delhi.

Career

Siddharth started his career with Times of India, one of the top newspapers in India, as a trainee reporter. After his stint there, he moved to PTI or Press Trust of India which the top wire agency of India where he was working in the business desk. He later moved to NDTV where he initiated mobile journalism arm of the company which was a new concept in India in 2008-09. After 5 years at NDTV, Siddharth moved to India TV, where he headed the mobile editorial desk of the company.

After receiving an offer from Cheetah Mobile, Siddharth moved to the US to explore the world market of digital journalism and marketing. After spending time in the US understanding the market, Siddharth returned to India and joined Bytedance, the parent company of TikTok and Vigo Video. Siddharth started Vigo Video in India which has been accepted by the Indian audience in large numbers. In 2018, when Welike started operations in India, Siddharth was one of the first employees to join the organisation. The app currently has over 20 million downloads and is fastest growing made in India app. The app promotes Indian talent and is exclusively for Indian audience which caters to their social media needs.

Awards and Honours

Best Emerging Marketer of The Year Award 2018: ITS College, Ghaziabad Guest of Honour at IBS Hyderabad

Personal Life

Siddharth is married to Kavisha and has one daughter. He is a trained classical singer and has key interests in sports. He has promoted sports amongst the youth in Delhi with a few activities organised with an NGO.

Links

https://www.business-standard.com/article/news-ani/welike-initiates-vision-of-swachh-bharat-abhiyaan-stay-safe-and-stay-connected-campaign-for-mahakumbh-119011400393_1.html https://abpnews.abplive.in/uttar-pradesh/kumbh-mela-2019-social-media-app-welike-launches-welike-at-kumbh-people-will-get-the-best-facilities-1049271 https://khabar.ndtv.com/news/faith/kumbh-mela-2019-social-media-we-like-app-live-feeds-and-content-1977334