Anil Dharni

Co-Founder/CEO @ Sense

About

- Mobile development - iOS, Android, user acquisition, mobile analytics - Expert in developing mobile platform tools that include creating beta products, A/B testing framework, app analytics & user behavior analysis, and Content Management Systems for mobile - Social Games Mobile - Developing games for iOS, Android, Facebook - Fundraising and M&A (Led Funzio's seed round and Series A raise and $210M acquisition to GREE) - Consumer Internet: Product Management, hi5.com. Board of Director, OpenSocial Foundation & Board Member, Infoaxe. Co-Founder, AnswerU, Product Management Intern, Broadband group, Yahoo Inc. Worked on wide range of projects covering Y!'s IPTV Strategy, online storage and partnership analysis - Enterprise Software - Ariba Inc., Member of a team of developers, quality assurance engineers and product managers to create the industry's leading Strategic Sourcing product. Specialties: Mobile, Social Games, Internet Technologies, Managing Innovation, Working with emerging technologies, Consumer Internet Software

Country

United States

City

San Francisco

Industry

Computer Software

Skill

Social Games, Mobile Games, Social Networking, Emerging Technologies, Product Management, Strategy, Enterprise Software, Management, Strategic Partnerships, Entrepreneurship, SaaS, Mobile Applications, Business Intelligence, Competitive Analysis, Start-ups, Business Development, Mobile Devices, Analytics, E-commerce, Recruiting

Experience

Co-Founder/CEO

Sense

2015 - Present · 11 yrs

San Francisco

Sense—the leading AI-powered Talent Engagement & Automation Platform— redefines the recruitment process by seamlessly blending personalized, omnichannel candidate experiences with enhanced recruiter efficiency. Trusted by over 1,000 organizations, Sense offers a comprehensive suite of features, including Recruiting Automation, Talent CRM, Campaigns, Candidate Scoring & Matching, AI Chatbot, Text Messaging, Interview Scheduling, and Referrals. Optimize every step of the talent acquisition journey with Sense, where cutting-edge technology converges with intuitive functionality. We’re backed by Accel, Google Ventures, Softbank, as well as a great group of angel investors, who believe in our mission.

Angel Investor

Self Employed

2013-1 - Present · 13 yrs 9 mos

Investor/Advisor - DeFi Alliance (crypto), Skydio, Amplitude, OpenFX (fintech), 100ms, Sprinto, Levro (fintech), Oslash, Anrok, Metamask (crypto), Epoch, Uvaro, Ohana, Triller, HeyMarket, Leanplum, Helpshift, Consumer Physics, Palantir, Nimble, Pulse.io (acquired by Google), Terrarium (acquired by Dropbox), PayByGroup, Domo, 500 Startups, Locket, Social Weekend (acquired by AdKnowledge), Intuary, Flipora

Mentor

500 Global

2011-1 - 2018 · 7 yrs

Chief Operating Officer

GREE International Entertainment, Inc.

2012-5 - 2014-7 · 2 yrs 3 mos

San Francisco Bay Area

Ran Marketing (User Acquisition, PR/Events, Communications), Business Intelligence/Analytics, Growth & Revenue, Bus Ops, Consumer Operations and QA

Co-Founder, President & COO

Funzio

2010 - 2012-5 · 2 yrs

San Francisco Bay Area

Created the leading mid-core mobile social gaming company in the space before $210 million acquisition to GREE. Led Funzio's seed round and $20M Series A raise and eventual sale to GREE. Within 1.5 years of launch of our first game, Funzio reached $50M+ run rate and became profitable. Scaled the team from 20 employees to 125 employees in just over 1 year. Recruited and led some of the key organizations in the company including: - Business Intelligence - Marketing/PR and User acquisition - Business Development - Quality Assurance & Customer Support - Recruiting, Finance, Legal and HR

Board of Directors

OpenSocial Foundation

2008-10 - 2009-7 · 10 mos

Vice President, Product

hi5.com

2007-6 - 2009-6 · 2 yrs 1 mo

Drive product strategy, initiatives and roadmap for hi5.com. Responsible for Product Management and User Design teams at hi5. • GM/VP for hi5's Virtual Good strategy. Reponsible for growth and monetization of hi5 services via direct to user payments. • Oversee hi5.com’s growth: ~30M uniques to 60M+ that has placed hi5 as the #3 SN in the world • Manage product launches including games channel, virtual currency platform, gifts, OpenSocial platform, IM, mobile site (m.hi5.com), photos, friends, friend update systems

Co-Founder

Storm8

2009-6 - 2009

Co-Founder

AnswerU

2006-5 - 2007-6 · 1 yr 2 mos

Product Management, Summer Intern

Yahoo

2005-6 - 2005-8 · 3 mos

Recommended market-entry strategy for Yahoo-SBC IPTV initiative by evaluating the Satellite/Cable TV market. Presented roadmap for Yahoos next-generation storage product offering by conducting competitive analysis of online storage sector. Developed an economic profitability model by analyzing impact of churn rate and gross consumer additions.

Education

MIT Sloan School of Management

Business

2004 - 2006 · 2 yrs

Teaching Assistant, Innovation-Teams at the Entrepreneurial Center at MIT for Spring 2005, Fall 2005 2006 Winner of MIT's Patrick J. McGovern’59 Entrepreneurship Award