Paavan is the CEO and co-founder of WinZO, one of India’s largest vernacular social gaming and entertainment platforms backed by marque investors. Paavan is a second-time entrepreneur. His first venture was Zostel and ZO Rooms, a Tiger Global backed aggregator model that is now Asia's largest chain of backpackers hostels. An alumnus of NSIT and IIM Calcutta, Paavan has had stints with Bain & Company, Abbott Labs, and Bank of America - Global Trading Desk.