aadhi manivannan
Founder at Elm Lake
founder , elm lake
believe entrepreneur build business extension . need transition away business , tough expect someone else care way would . ’ founded search fund – elm lake ( http : //www.elmlakellc.com ) . ’ focused finding one great business united state buy . chop part like private equity firm . consume existing company like competitor . build foundation ’ worked hard lay . ’ keep company as-is , move , run day-to-day owner . goal grow extend legacy . ’ business owner looking transition next chapter life preserving peace mind come knowing company good hand – reach ( aadhi @ elmlakellc.com ) let ’ chat .
Elm Lake
https://www.linkedin.com/company/elm-lake
Elm Lake is a search fund looking to buy one great business in the United States between $5M - $50M in revenue. I’m the sole founder / operator of the fund and my goal is to provide a transition plan and liquidity for a business owner looking to move onto the next chapter of their life, while preserving their company as-is. I would move to the business as the new day-to-day owner.

I'm lucky to be backed by a set of 11 investors that would provide both capital to finance the transaction and coaching to help me grow into the CEO seat. My investors are comprised of institutional private equity firms & high net worth individuals who have decades of experience investing in lower middle-market companies.

I’m not your competitor. I’m not a private equity firm. I’m an entrepreneur looking to grow and extend the legacy you’ve built.
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States
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Founder
Protocol Labs
https://www.linkedin.com/company/protocollabs
First business operations hire at a 100-person organization. Led business planning and tackled strategic projects including:

-	Monetization strategies for emerging products
-	Building employee camaraderie in a remote-only company
-	Enabling free-flowing knowledge sharing

Most notable achievement was the design and launch of a company handbook that captured organizational knowledge and reduced time spent asking common questions between teams.
Greater Boston Area
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Business Operations
Dell Technologies Capital
https://www.linkedin.com/company/delltechcapital
Member of the corporate venture capital investment team that was tasked to source and invest in early-stage startups that supported Dell’s core business. Our team looked at emerging technology areas like internet of things (IoT), artificial intelligence and machine learning (AI/ML), augmented reality and virtual reality (AR/VR), and blockchain.

Personally involved in the firm’s investments in CNEX Labs (Series C), Foghorn Systems (Series A & B), Minio (Series A), and IoTech (Seed).
Hopkinton, MA
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Venture Capital
Dell EMC
https://www.linkedin.com/company/dellemc
Selected to be a part of a highly competitive 3-year leadership development rotational program in business operations at Dell EMC. Rotated through roles in pricing, supply chain, and sales compensation. Worked closely with salespeople throughout all my roles and developed an appreciation for the difficulty & fulfillment that comes with operating a business. 

Key accomplishments include:

- Led a strategic initiative to reduce Dell EMC’s inventory which resulted in inventory cost savings of $60M
- Identified and fixed a problem with renewals of our rental billings that added $10M in incremental annual revenues for Dell EMC
- Mitigated a potential incremental cost risk of $90M in Dell EMC’s 2017 sales compensation plan by receiving buy-in for an alternative proposal
Hopkinton, MA
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Business Operations Analyst
Master of Business Administration - MBA
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The Tuck School of Business at Dartmouth
https://www.linkedin.com/school/tuckschool/
Bachelor's degree
Finance
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Bryant University
https://www.linkedin.com/school/bryant-university/
Children
Big Brother Big Sister Foundation, Inc.
https://www.linkedin.com/company/big-brother-big-sister-foundation
I spend time weekly mentoring my Little Brother, whether it’s playing basketball, helping with schoolwork, or just talking about life.
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Big Brother
Science and Technology
TiE Boston
https://www.linkedin.com/company/tieboston
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Volunteer
https://www.linkedin.com/in/jbenetcs
Palo Alto, CA
Juan Benet
Founder, CEO at Protocol Labs, Inc.
https://www.linkedin.com/in/craigrcannon
United States
Craig Cannon
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https://www.linkedin.com/in/adeointeractive
Austin, TX
Chris Valentine
CEO at Adeo InterActive and Founder/CEO at Internet of Senses Institute
https://www.linkedin.com/in/anayladdha
Detroit Metropolitan Area
Anay Laddha
BBA Student at Michigan Ross | Analyst at Michigan Interactive Investments
https://www.linkedin.com/in/rgjamenyogbo
New York, NY
Ruben Amenyogbo
"Building software with friends is a great life”
https://www.linkedin.com/in/emily-vaughan
Washington, DC
Emily Vaughan
Head of Marketing Operations at Protocol Labs
https://www.linkedin.com/in/thekevinding
San Francisco Bay Area
Kevin Ding
Partner at DHVC | Hiring
https://www.linkedin.com/in/bradpholden
San Francisco, CA
Brad Holden
Investments at Protocol Labs
https://ie.linkedin.com/in/marrinan
Ireland
Brian Marrinan
Creating pathways for impactful investment and people-centric innovation in air, land, and sea transportation and tourism.
https://www.linkedin.com/in/michael-hammersley-a7166041
United States
Michael Hammersley
Sr. Failure Analysis Engineer at Cruise
https://www.linkedin.com/in/ethanbernstein
Boston, MA
Ethan Bernstein
Professor of Leadership and Organizational Behavior at HBS
https://www.linkedin.com/in/aschmahmann
Boston, MA
Adin Schmahmann
Go-IPFS Tech Lead @ Protocol Labs
https://www.linkedin.com/in/katiebiber
San Francisco, CA
Katie Biber
Chief Legal Officer, Board Member, Investor
https://www.linkedin.com/in/jasonprosenthal
Menlo Park, CA
Jason Rosenthal
Vice President Subscription Services at Google
https://www.linkedin.com/in/pooja01
New York, NY
Pooja Shah
Head of Product at Protocol Labs
https://www.linkedin.com/in/moalishaikh
Palo Alto, CA
Mo Shaikh
Building a Layer 1 for everyone @Aptos
https://www.linkedin.com/in/brendanfalk
San Francisco, CA
Brendan Falk
Co-founder & CEO at Fig - We're hiring!
https://www.linkedin.com/in/vheights
San Francisco Bay Area
Sandeep Thakur
Product | Entrepreneur
https://www.linkedin.com/in/navkaran
San Francisco, CA
Navkaran Singh Chadha
Hiring Currently | GM, Walmart Last Mile Delivery | Kellogg MBA
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Tamil Nadu, India
Aadhi Manivannan
Madras High court
Tuck Class of 2021
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Tuck School Alumni
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Bryant DECA Members and Alumni
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