Fractional growth leadership · B2B marketplaces

Growth becomes repeatable when the team can see the real constraint.

I'm Arjun Mehta. I help founder-led marketplaces move from disconnected campaigns to a measurable acquisition system that sales, product, and marketing can operate together.

AM
“Arjun gave the team a common language for growth—and helped us focus on the two moves that changed the quarter.”
Founder, B2B services marketplace
3.2×qualified pipeline in 9 months
42%reduction in blended CAC
11markets launched across APAC
₹48 Crannual GMV influenced
Selected impact

Evidence before adjectives.

Representative work distilled from verified source material. Client-sensitive details remain private.

01 · Growth system

Rebuilt acquisition around buyer intent

Replaced channel-level reporting with an intent-stage model, aligned sales follow-up, and redirected spend toward high-conversion segments.

3.2× qualified pipeline
02 · Market expansion

Built a repeatable launch playbook

Created a market scoring model and a 12-week launch cadence covering supply, demand, trust, and local partnerships.

11 successful launches
03 · Unit economics

Found and fixed the CAC leak

Connected source quality to downstream contribution margin, then changed bidding and qualification around profitable cohorts.

42% lower blended CAC
Experience

Operator perspective, not just recommendations.

2022—Now

Independent fractional growth leader

Advising B2B marketplaces and services businesses on positioning, acquisition systems, market entry, and growth-team design.

2018—2022

VP Growth · Meridian Marketplaces

Led a 24-person cross-functional growth group across India and Southeast Asia. Owned acquisition, lifecycle, analytics, and market launches.

2013—2018

Growth & strategy leadership

Built marketplace supply and demand programs, launched category teams, and introduced the company's first contribution-margin dashboard.

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