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The Shortlist Edit 3 - Marketers you should know
The Shortlist Team
March 04, 2025
Welcome to The Shortlist Edit. We do weekly drops featuring tech talent profiles.
This week’s edit focuses on growth and marketing talent. Want to build a best in class marketing team? Keep these profiles in mind 👇
Abhishek Mishra
Growth & Marketing Leader for Startups
💪 Notable experience: Head of Growth @ Locofy.ai, Interim Head of Growth @ Tartan, Head of Growth & Marketing @ Waydev
✨ Great fit for: Marketing Leadership, Growth, ABM
👀 TL;DR:
⏩ Most recently led growth at Locofy.ai, an AI platform converting Figma designs to high-quality code used by 500k+ users globally.
⏩ Built robust growth and marketing processes at fintech Tartan and development analytics firm Waydev.
⏩ Proven track record in scaling revenue and customer acquisition across multiple tech sectors.
Abhishek has done it all — an experienced growth and marketing leader who most recently led growth at Locofy.ai, an AI platform that transforms Figma designs into production-ready frontend code.
Prior to Locofy.ai, Abhishek played a crucial role at Tartan, a fintech startup, where he set up growth and marketing processes from scratch, contributing to a successful $4.5M seed round. At Waydev, he doubled the sales pipeline through multi-channel lead generation and improved conversion rates significantly. His earlier experiences at Fortanix and Pluto7 further honed his ability to drive organic traffic, customer engagement, and revenue growth.
Founders and hiring managers on the look out for an early growth hire who can build effective growth engines from the ground up will find Abhishek’s expertise compelling.
Growth Leader for Impactful Brands
💪 Notable experience: Growth Marketing Manager @ Bodyswaps, Head of Growth @ Hybr
✨ Great fit for: B2C Growth Marketing, Brand Marketing
👀 TL;DR:
⏩ Leading at Bodyswaps, enhancing soft skills training with VR and AI.
⏩ Led growth at Hybr, a rental marketplace and lettings management platform.
Having led growth at several B2C startups like Hybr and Bodyswap, Sofia is experienced in brand and content marketing as well as experimenting with different channels and tactics for customer acquisition.
Before these roles, Sofia founded Musure, a D2C fashion brand where consumers actively co-create customized garments. This entrepreneurial journey not only honed her strategic marketing skills but also deepened her understanding of consumer engagement and brand building from the ground up.
Founders and hiring managers looking for a hands on growth & marketing person who combines creative strategy with practical execution will find Sofia a great potential fit for their team.
And that’s a wrap ✅
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